Chris has been a member of the Medford business community since the early 2000s as an owner of Elements Tapas, Beerworks Medford, Beerworks Jacksonville, and the organizer of both Medford Beer Week (2010) and the Southern Oregon Craft Brew Festival (2009). Throughout his personal and professional life, he has been committed to making Medford a better place when he leaves it than it was when he found it. He has been a member of Rotary, the Chamber of Commerce of Medford and Jackson County, and the Board of Directors of the Medford/Alba Sister City Foundation. Chris has been a member of The Walls Group since 2021, focusing on both Residential and Commercial Real Estate.