Ron Elkins was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio. After a career with the U.S. Department of State, which took them away from Ohio, Ron, his wife, and their son returned to Youngstown. Ron has completed years one and two of the Fellows program. Subsequently, he served as a mentor for year one Fellows and on the Advisory Board with CSLI. Ron is currently the Men’s Program Director at the Pregnancy Help Center in Youngstown.