Elevate USA
Ron Klopfenstein is an experienced life and leadership coach and public speaker, currently serving at Road2Legacy since May 2010. In addition to this role, Ron holds the position of Certified Leadership Coach at Elevate USA from February 2023 and previously served as Senior Vice President of Leadership Development at Timber Ridge Church from May 2015 to October 2021. Prior to these roles, Ron was the Senior Pastor at Timber Ridge Church and the President and Owner of CG Klopfenstein Builders, Inc. from May 1991 to April 2012. Ron's academic background includes a B.S. in Economics from Taylor University and an MSBA in Business Administration from the University of Saint Francis, complemented by certifications from the Halftime Institute and the Professional Christian Coaching Institute.
Elevate USA
Across America’s hard-to-serve urban areas, public school students drop out of school in alarming numbers, and for those that do graduate, the road to post-secondary education is filled with obstacles. Too many of American’s high school students are underserved and, as a result, are underperforming. A large majority of urban youth lack even one caring adult in their life, leading directly to increased crime, gang, drug activity and other roadblocks to self-sufficiency. The Colorado UpLift model has proven effective in changing these trends and transforming lives of our nation’s youth. Elevate USA supports current UpLift models (Elevate Orlando, Elevate Phoenix, Elevate New York City, and Elevate Indianapolis) while launching new affiliates in cities throughout America.