Keith and Julie met at Ohio University and married in 2000. They have lived in Strongsville, Ohio since 2006 and are active members of Strongsville United Methodist Church. Keith is an IT Security Professional at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Julie is a Civil Engineer at ARCADIS in Akron, Ohio. Maya is in 3rd Grade and Ava is in 1st Grade, both at Royal Redeemer Lutheran School.

Maya enjoys all things Super Mario and Minecraft, biking, swimming, board games, crafts, art, and music, singing in the church choir. She is involved in the Girl Scouts as a Brownie and is currently taking piano lessons and is in softball. She has considered careers as an artist, teacher, or pastor, but is currently undecided.

Ava enjoys Lion King, Minecraft, swimming, fishing, climbing, crafts, art and music, singing in the church choir. She is involved in the Girl Scouts as a Daisy and hopes to take gymnastics soon. She would like to grow up to be a lion tamer and the President of the United States.