In addition to being a Residential Director at Southern Preparatory Academy, Mr. Gatzman is an ordained pastor of Living Stones Community LLC with four years experience and has been the youth pastor at Lake Community Church for three years. Mr. Gatzman has been working with teens and young adults since 2008, primarily through youth ministry. Mr. Gatzman also served four years as a house parent in the Alabama Sheriff’s Youth Ranches organization from 2021-2025. Mr. Gatzman served four years on active duty for the United States Air Force as a Security Forces airman. Mr. Gatzman was stationed at Minot AFB, North Dakota as part of the Air Force’s Global Strike Command nuclear security mission, ensuring uncompromising security for America’s strategic deterrence.