Chris is married with 3 children. Chris was born in Texas, lived in Oklahoma and grew up in New Mexico. After graduating high school, Chris moved to Arizona and attended Arizona State University where he earned his bachelors degree. Chris then moved to Washington in 1988 to attend law school at the University of Puget Sound. Chris has doctorate degrees from both Puget Sound University and Seattle University.
Chris has a diverse background in working with a wide variety of people.
Chris served on the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity Seattle/S. King County for 10 years and served as Vice President of the organization during part of that time.
Chris grew up playing competitive sports (football, basketball, baseball and track). He lives an active outdoor lifestyle with his family and truly enjoy living in the Northwest.
During the summer, they love golfing, boating, fishing, crabbing and exploring the Puget Sound. During the winter, the family enjoys skiing.
He enjoyed coaching the kids in baseball and basketball for 10 years while they were growing up. Chris coached basketball for Meeker Middle School as well and through Tacoma Parks and Recreation.
Our family loves to travel and we have an adventurous spirit.
A little known fact about Chris is that he grew up on a farm on the Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico. While living in New Mexico, Chris was trained to be a Master Silversmith and earned that recognition by the time he graduated from high school. Chris is a well versed craftsman in lapidary (stone cutting and polishing), ceramics, and leather work (crafting belts, tanning leather etc).
His grandfather who lived nearby was a farmer and master carpenter; therefore, Chris spent a lot of time on a tractor, planting crops, pulling weeds, building (and sometimes breaking) stuff.
Here is the guy who made sure there is no such thing as a “day off.” You better be doing something all the time, even if that means having fun 🙂 My dad went to heaven on New Year’s Eve 2017 after suffering a series of health issues. I miss him every day.
