Gary has been active in commercial real estate planning, development, finance and management for over forty years. He worked for a commercial real estate finance and development firm for some twenty-five years and was a partner in various development projects. Additionally, he worked for architecture and planning firms in Chicago and Indianapolis. Gary is a licensed real estate managing broker in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa. He is a graduate of the College of Architecture and Planning, Ball State University. He also has a MBA from Indiana University. Gary and his wife Christy have lived in the Wheaton/Winfield area for thirty years, have four children and a Harley.