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Phillip Dacus
Executive Director
Phillip Dacus is the founder and Executive Director of Avoidant Personality Research Center (APRC). He has attended Boise Bible College in Idaho as well as the University of Illinois and the University of Maryland. He has served as a Youth Pastor and is currently a Mental Health Pastor for APRC. Phillip has suffered from Avoidant Personality Disorder (AVPD) for 40+ years. He has found the path to recovery from it and now is on a mission. His mission is to:
- Raise awareness for Avoidant Personality
- Help those that suffer from Avoidant Personality
- Help “Loved Ones” that are desperately trying to be in a relationship with someone that has, or they suspect has, Avoidant Personality.
- Bring awareness to the realities of Mental Health
Phillip was married for 15 years until his marriage ended in divorce due to Avoidant Personality. He remarried the same woman and now lives with his wife and daughter in Meridian, Idaho.
Eric Wilson
Board Member
Eric Wilson is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty books, ranging from suspense novels and movie novelizations to biographies and memoirs. He holds a B.A. in Biblical Studies from Life Pacific University, where he graduated with high honors.
He lived in Austria, England, and India as a child, and has traveled to forty countries. He has been married thirty years, with two grown daughters and two grandchildren.
He and his wife ran their own espresso business for four years, served as youth pastors for five years, and both serve on the board of Home Street Home Ministries. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, they make their home in Nashville, Tennessee.
His website: Eric Wilson
John Gehred MD
Board Member
John Gehred MD has been a physician since 1995, obtaining his MD at University of New Mexico School of Medicine. He practiced Family Medicine until a combination of mental health issues and addiction forced an early retirement from medicine. Since that time he has poured himself into mental health and wellness. He currently tutors and works in retail and spends his free time outdoors with his girlfriend and their dog in Phoenix, Arizona.