CHRIS GAREY
Served as Unity Church-Five Cities’s Interim Spiritual Leader Sept. 2006-Feb. 2007 and was elected to the Spiritual Leader position Feb. 5, 2007.

GENERAL
Born in Santa Monica, CA
Moved to Arroyo Grande in 1960 from Los Angeles
Army Veteran
Mechanical Engineering background
Leadership Training
Licensed Unity Teacher graduated August 2007

PREVIOUS OCCUPATIONS
The owner of a retail store in Pismo Beach and Computer graphics business in Arroyo Grande. Production manager for 120 person equipment manufacturing shop, General Contractor, mechanical and electrical designer, applications engineer and international sales manager for a manufacturing company. Executive Director for the non-profit Exploration Station.

PAST COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
President of the Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce, Director of the Year, Pismo Beach Citizen of the Year, President of the Pismo Beach Business Improvement Group, Chairman of the Pismo Beach Car Show, Grover Beach Chamber of Commerce President, President of Arroyo Grande Rotary Club, Rotarian of the year, Rotary Assistant District Governor, Exploration Station Board President, Unity Church- Five Cities Board of Trustees, Five Cities Optimist Club President, Grover Beach Citizen of the Year.

CURRENT COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Optimist Club Member, Rotary Club member.

SPIRITUAL BACKGROUND
Have attended Unity churches since 1990. Studied, “A Course in Miracles” and “Conversations With God.“ Served as Secretary and Facilitator on the Unity Church-Five Cites Board of Trustees.
Graduated as a Unity Licensed Teacher the Summer of 2007.

2850 Peaceful Point Lane, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Home (805) 489-7359 • Business (805) 489-3773
E-mail: chris@peacefulpoint.com