Chris is the Associate Vice President for Community Engagement & Anchor Initiatives and Endowed Chair for the Karen and Tom Mulvaney Center for Community Awareness and Social Action at USD. Chris is most passionate about deepening reciprocal, equitable partnerships among all stakeholders to address critical social issues through mutuality and reciprocity. He is proud of his involvement in USD's Civic Action Plan, which was integrated into the institutional strategic plan, a process he now co-leads. He is honored that USD serves as the administrative home for the Place-Based Justice Network and LEAD California, and as the elective host for the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement. Chris was the recipient of LEAD California's 2016 Richard E. Cone Award and one of the inaugural awardees of the Campus Compact Nadinne Cruz Community Engagement Professional Impact Award in 2020. Prior to his work in higher education, Chris served in the United States Navy with the submarine force and with the United Nations in Bosnia. Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts in History, a Master of Business Administration, and a Juris Doctorate.