Hilling also provides workshops for dads, Proud Dads Open
Discussion, and moms, What Dads Want Moms To Know.
Hogan Hilling is a father of three children, author of The Man Who
Would Be Dad, Capital Books, founder of Proud Dads, Inc., and
instructor of expectant dad classes. He and his wife, Tina, live with
their three boys, Grant, 17, Wesley, 15 (born with a rare genetic
disorder called Angelman Syndrome) and Matthew, 11 in Irvine,
California.
Hilling has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show,
NBC’s The Other Half with Dick Clark. and ABC “Fathers and
Sons” Documentary.
From1998 to 2000 Hilling appeared as a guest columnist on fathering
issues for the Orange County Register.
From 1993 to 2002 Hilling appeared in newspapers such as the
Orange County Register, Los Angeles Times, New York Times,
Washington Post, Portland Oregonian, and Christian Science
Monitor.
Featured speaker at the 2002 Lamaze International and
Northwest Area Childbirth Educators Forum Conferences.
1995 Received California Courage to Care Award from
Governor Pete Wilson.
1994 to 2000 Hilling served as an instructor for a monthly expectant
fathers program at Irvine Medical Center in Irvine, California.
1992, Co-founded the Fathers Network of Orange County, a program for
fathers of children with special needs.
Hilling was a stay-at-home dad for twelve years and has experience in
working with working dads, stay-at-home dads, divorced dads, single
dads, step-dads, teenage dads and dads of children with special needs.
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