About Erik

Erik Dellenback’s vocational background spans roles as a business and nonprofit executive, college professor, speaker, entrepreneur, and movie producer.

Erik began his career in college athletics, first with the University of Florida Athletic Association and then with the Gator Bowl Association. His first big break came in 2004, when the ACC expanded to 12 teams and he was named the first Director of the ACC Championship. He finished his time with the Gator Bowl Association as Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.

He went on to become the founding President and Executive Director of the Tim Tebow Foundation, working closely with Tim Tebow for nearly seven years on speaking engagements, marketing, business development, film production, and more. During his tenure, he launched numerous domestic and international ministry programs, including Night to Shine, a prom night experience for people with special needs. It has grown into a worldwide movement held in all 50 states and 24 countries, representing more than 32 Christian denominations.

When Erik stepped away from the Tim Tebow Foundation to spend more time with his family, he helped Christian musician Chris Tomlin start For Others, a nation-leading nonprofit addressing the foster care crisis in the United States. He served first as a founding board member and later as interim CEO and President.

When Governor Ron DeSantis was first elected, he wanted to make faith a priority in Florida and asked Erik to join his leadership team in the Executive Office of the Governor. As the state’s first Governor’s Liaison for Faith and Community, Erik created the Governor’s Faith and Community Initiative office and led it for nearly six years, including through Covid. Under his leadership, Florida became the most faith- and community-friendly state in the nation, with more than 2,200 faith institutions and 5,600 nonprofit partners mobilized to serve the most vulnerable. He also helped launch and build Hope Florida and served as its president in 2025.

Today, Erik serves as a national consultant and the Chief Executive Officer of Florida Family Voice, which for more than 20 years has been Florida’s premier defender of Life, Marriage, Family, and Religious Liberty. He is also an ordained pastor at The Church of Eleven22, where he works as Pastor of Ministry Partnerships.

He has been an executive producer of two films and has owned several food businesses: an Auntie Anne’s and Planet Smoothie storefront in St. Augustine, an Auntie Anne’s food truck serving Northeast Florida, and Joey’s Custard, an ice cream shop on Sanibel Island, until Hurricane Ian closed it.

He is a graduate of the University of Florida, an Eagle Scout, and a member of Florida Blue Key. He and his wife, Elizabeth, live in Florida with their five children. He would prefer simply to be remembered as a husband, father, and follower of Jesus.