Chris is originally from the South Chicagoland Area(Bolingbrook) in Illinois. Chris started K-State as a Music Education major, then switched to Social Sciences with a minor in Music graduating in 2012. In college, Chris met his wife, Samantha, who now works as the Band Director at Junction City High School.  While in college, Chris worked full-time at a local auto parts store and a local automotive service shop. After a while, Chris realized that an automotive career is fun and rewarding, but his heart was in education.