Bio
George has lived in Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago since 1976. He served as president of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference (a 501(c)(3) nonproft neighborhood association) from 2001 through 2009. Currently he is vice-president of the Coalition for Equitable Community Development, an affordable housing advocacy group. He also co-chairs the Hyde Park Disability Task Force, the Perennials Department of the Hyde Park Garden Fair, and is the setup coordinator for the annual Used Book Sale.

As president of the Computer Resource Center, Inc., George has provides computer training and consulting throughout the Chicago area. He brings a background in print communication to the computer field: in past years, he worked as an editor at the University of Chicago, and as a desktop publishing/ communications consultant to the U.S. Agency for International Development, the United Nations, and other international organizations.

Since starting the CRC in 1991, George has provided on-going, short-term classes geared toward making PC users highly proficient as quickly as possible, through hands-on instruction. His long-term clients include Northwestern University School of Law, the University of Chicago Library Systems, and Loyola University-Chicago, as well as many local small nonprofit groups, such as Options for Youth and Kaleidoscope for Kids. You can find out more about the Computer Resource Center at www.computer-resource.com.

He is a graduate of Mercer University (Macon, Georgia) and has a Masters degree in English Literature from the University of Chicago.