My career is in computers but I’ve always had a deep love for living things, and for travelling and seeing how others live around the world. Part of that has involved working with children and teens in college and at other times in life. One of the most important events of growing up was when I visited the Dominican Republic as a teenager and saw how people lived there without all of the things we have here in the US that we often take for granted. I’ve always wanted to be a father, and I am overjoyed that we live in a time and place where that’s now a reality.
I love to cook, too, but I’m not quite as refined as Ryan. I like to cook spicy Cajun and Indian foods. I enjoy building things, growing things, and working with my hands. I really like home projects, and I find myself out at the home center buying things for projects at least every week.
I was born in Green Bay, WI and went to the University of Wisconsin in Madison. I moved to Chicago in 1998, and have lived on the West side most of that time. Like Ryan, I love living in here and love being a father.
I love to cook, too, but I’m not quite as refined as Ryan. I like to cook spicy Cajun and Indian foods. I enjoy building things, growing things, and working with my hands. I really like home projects, and I find myself out at the home center buying things for projects at least every week.
I was born in Green Bay, WI and went to the University of Wisconsin in Madison. I moved to Chicago in 1998, and have lived on the West side most of that time. Like Ryan, I love living in here and love being a father.
FOOD:
TACOS
CHILDHOOD ACTIVITY:
PLAYING LEGOS
KID’S TV SHOW:
ADVENTURE TIME
ACTOR/ACTRESS:
LEO DICAPRIO
APP:
HOBBY:
URBAN AGRICULTURE
HOLIDAY:
THANKSGIVING
Though Corey’s degree is in the life sciences, he has worked in computer databases for most of his career. He’s currently working for a software company that provides good pay and benefits and allows flexibility for employees to work from home.
Ryan has a degree in History, but doesn’t work in the field he studied, either. He worked in the not-for-profit sector for his first several years living in Chicago, but now works as a project manager in a midsized consulting business. As a project manager, Ryan has the flexibility to work from home or to reduce his hours to part-time as needed. Ryan’s current employer is very supportive of adoption and provides multiple benefits to families that are considering adoption.