Chris is a father of 3 incredible children, a retired Air Force officer, current pilot for United Airlines and former head coach for the Rocklin youth soccer club. Chris discovered his youngest child, Zachary no longer alive in the privacy of his room after he consumed what was thought to be a legitimate pharmaceutical grade pill. Instead, Zach had ingested a counterfeit pill made of a lethal amount of fentanyl and died at the age of 17 as a high school senior. Zach was a self-taught musician, straight-A student, multi-sport athlete, lead role in a HS Musical and was active with Scouting and community service. Since his passing, Zach was accepted into five UCs, including UCLA.

Chris is working tirelessly in his advocacy to help bring needed awareness and education of the dangers of counterfeit pills in an effort to saves lives. He has worked with several school districts throughout out the US about this danger and volunteers with several non-profit organizations related to this cause. Chris serves as an executive board member for Victims of Illicit Drugs (V.O.I.D.). He has spoken at numerous school assemblies, parent info nights, town halls and has assisted with co-organizing multiple rallies at the California state capital.