Dan Prochoda is a former police officer and SWAT leader who, until meeting his wife, was convinced he was successfully following the path to happiness. After retiring from law enforcement, he earned a master’s degree in engineering and now works as an Operations Research Analyst for U.S. Space Command. His wife, Fredi, who may be the only person more stubborn than him, is the Psychiatric Medical Director of a not-for-profit community healthcare agency serving the western region of Colorado. When not at work, you’ll likely find the two of them at their Colorado mountain home. They might be splitting firewood, cutting a new trail, or spending a quiet moment together in their hot tub sharing a fresh fruit margarita.