Born and raised in the Bay Area, Albert has been chasing a lifelong ache to experience family as God intended it. He received his MA in Christian Spirituality from the Graduate Theological Union and a Master of Divinity from the American Baptist Seminary of the West. He received his training as a spiritual director from San Francisco Theological Seminary. He is married to Shauna and considers being a father to his three children (Alana, Kai, and Corrie) as his primary vocation.