Guy Bowling is the former Director of the FATHER Project, a federally funded responsible fatherhood program consisting of public/private partnerships.  In that role, he has overseen the successful implementation of 3 federally funded grants. Including a five-year $2.5 million annual grant project in 2012 funded through the federal Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office of Family Assistance (OFA).

His specific area of focus is working with low-income, non-custodial, never married fathers and their families in culturally specific, multi-racial, multi-ethnic and rural communities. As a nationally recognized fatherhood leader and speaker, Mr. Bowling has delivered more than 450 fatherhood trainings, keynotes, consultations and workshops with public/private agencies in 30 states, and two countries over his 25+ year career. In 2012, the National Partnership for Community Leadership (NPCL) inducted Guy into the prestigious Fatherhood Hall of Fame where he received the Ronald F. Johnson Award for the impact of his fatherhood work as a practitioner and advocate.

In 2013 Mr. Bowling was selected as a fellow of the first cohort of the National Practitioners Leadership Institute through the Center for Urban Families and also received an invitation to the White House Conference Center. He received the Outstanding Individual of the Year Award at the 2014 Minnesota Fathers and Families Network Annual Conference. Born in Chicago, Illinois Guy grew up in North Minneapolis, MN where he annually hosts the Festival of Fathers & Families event, the largest fatherhood convening’s statewide focused on building relationships, co-parenting, connecting, celebrating fatherhood and providing resources for Fathers, Men, Boys and Families.

He is the proud father of David Edward, Averi Diana and grandchildren Gabriella Rae and Jaden Edward. He is pursuing a Master’s of Public Affairs (MPA) program at the University of Minnesota in Fall of 2020. He was recently selected as a 2020 Bush Fellow through the Bush Foundation Fellowship Program, and will use this award to further his father empowerment studies while working to engage program alumni to improve police relations and influence the re-shaping of public safety.