Alex Teal, OP Deacon 

Alex grew up in Buffalo, NY and attended Grove City College where he met his wife, Mara, whom he married in 2011.  After living in Denver, CO for three years they moved to Charlotte where he received his MBA from Wake Forest University. Alex and Mara have been attending Hope since 2013 and have four children. He is currently working for Coca Cola Bottling Consolidated. In his free time, Alex enjoys the outdoors, reading, working around the yard and is a diehard Buffalo Bills and Sabres fan.