Parker grounds his personal and professional life in restorative values such as love, respect, compassion, dignity, honesty, openness, and growth. Parker discovered these values during his incarceration experience, including as a participant in one of The Ahimsa Collective’s programs in 2017. He seeks to combine his lived experience and formal education and training in support of healing and transformation. Parker resides in Fresno, CA, the land of the Yokuts.