Dr. Brian Foreman has worked for over twenty years with teenagers and their families. In addition to work on Social Media Parents, Brian teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in Youth Ministry, leads workshops about social media and social media marketing for organizations. He is a frequent presenter for schools, faith groups and business, discussing how to engage teenagers, employees and the community through social media. Dr. Foreman has been fascinated with social media since the early days of MySpace and Facebook. His interest led him to create new opportunities for connecting with the teenagers with whom he worked. Ultimately his first passion has always been for working with… teenagers. Whether working in church or educational settings, Brian has always been a student of the ways in which teenagers learn, mature and communicate. The observations Brian made regarding conflict between parents and teenagers provided an opportunity to do coaching work with families to create better systems of communication. Social media, as a tool for communication, is a natural part, albeit a new one, of the systems for which families communicate. While convenient, it can also lead to misunderstandings. Working to help parents and teenagers have healthier face-to-face communication is at the heart of his work with Social Media Parents. Brian and his wife have two children. They are 13 and 9. The 13 year-old is fascinated with Twitter, while the 9 year-old wants to Facetime and text with all of her friends. They are deeply entrenched in the daily struggles that parents face with social media and the opportunities it provides to both connect and disconnect simultaneously. Brian can be found at www.socialmediaparents.com where he writes regularly about trends in social media, new apps, and communication tips for parents. Perhaps his greatest obsession though is coffee, which is the fuel behind his writing.