Greg was born and raised in Duarte, California and has lived in Cathedral City since 1979. After nearly 15 years in the hospitality industry, Greg ran for and won a seat on the City Council in 1994.

Over the last 13 years, Greg has been instrumental in creating an economically vibrant community with strong neighborhoods and a thriving downtown to attract good paying jobs to Cathedral City.

Among some of his proudest legislative accomplishments include:

• Creating a first-time homebuyer program
• Instituting the Safe Routes to School program
• Working with police and social service agencies to combat the methamphetamine epidemic
• Completing Cathedral City's library
• Creating green building standards to save water and make buildings more energy efficient

Greg has also been a regional leader throughout the Coachella Valley, working on issues that impact the Inland Empire and all of California including:

• Negotiating the Multi-Species Habitat Plan to guide sustainable growth
• Serving on the Salton Sea Authority
• Conducting Town Hall forums on the future of health care in California

In addition to his duties as a Councilmember, Greg has served as the executive director of the Palm Springs Youth Center, President of Cathedral City's Rotary Club and Desert Business Association and board member of United Cerebral Palsy of the Desert and the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy.

He has also served on the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Riverside County Transportation Commission, California League of Cities and Southern California Association of Governments.

Greg has a B.A from Azusa Pacific University, an M.B.A. from University of Phoenix and graduated from the State and Municipal Government Program from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.