Our Team

We are a group of people passionately committed to bringing focus to fathers across the country.   We strive to improve the lives of children and establish a positive fathering and family legacy that will impact future generations by inspiring and equipping fathers and father figures to be actively engaged in the life of every child.

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Ken R. Canfield, Ph.D.

Dr. Canfield is a nationally known leader and scholar and founded the National Center for Fathering – fathers.com – in 1990. He is the author of twelve books on fathering and family life and has keynoted and presented at dozens of state and community conferences and led hundreds of seminars.
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Lucy Bloom

Lucy has directed and supported over 11,000 fathers and daughters at Father-Daughter Summits in 30 locations nationally and internationally. She has spent 28+ years developing programs in nonprofit and government sectors on behalf of vulnerable youth, adults and families.
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Brock Griffin

Brock is Executive Editor and Writer for the National Center for Fathering – fathers.com. He serves as editor and contributing writer for the Center’s writing projects and has been with the organization since 1991.