Van recently retired as the Chief Financial Officer and a Principal of Meadows & Ohly, LLC, a healthcare real estate firm. During his career at Meadows & Ohly, Van served clients in the core areas of strategic planning, development, acquisitions, property management, financing and investor relations.

Van graduated from Georgia Tech in 1981 with a degree in Civil Engineering and from Emory University in 1988 with an MBA.

Van has been married to Lisa for more than three decades, and they have three adult children. Through the years, Van has served various churches as Deacon, Elder, teacher and small group leader. Van has coached numerous youth athletic teams. He enjoys golf, traveling, and anything connected with his family.

Van and Lisa have supported Mission: Hope for more than two decades, and Van has been on a mission trip to Nicaragua.