Walter is a graduate of Loyola University's School of Business and Chicago native, raised on the city's South Side.  He currently resides in the Southwest Suburbs with his wife and five children ranging in ages from Pre-K to High School age, a Shepard-Lab mix dog and a rabbit.  Walter loves going to movies, taste-testing various ice cream creations and taking long walks with his wife.  A sports guy that encourages his children to participate in sports and activities that interest them, Walter enjoys playing with them and watching them grow on and off the field.  As Chicago Parent's Area Sales Manager for the Southwest Chicago and Suburbs, he shares the "Chicago Parent Advertising Experience" with his clients.  On more than several occasions, Walter can be found typing his musing about preteen/teen parent angst, grade school dilemmas or the antics of playful pets. His many years and instances of fatherly experiences are a humble collection of many trials and plenty of error filled versions of "imperfect parenting".  He has been known to mimic the muse of the Woodchucker every now and then, but that is a tale for another blog!