Born in Shreveport, La and raised in Mobile. Gary is a graduate of McGill Toolen Catholic High School. Gary attended Troy University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree with a sports medicine emphasis. He has been working as an athletic trainer at Foley, Gulf Shores, and McGill Toolen High School prior to joining Personal Edge fitness in 2008.
Gary has a strong background in rehabilitating acute and chronic injuries as well as group fitness. Along with Garrett , Gary is a TEAM USA qualifier for the ITU world sprint triathlon championships in Beijing, China for 2011.
He is also the captain of Team PE, a group of clients and staff that attend local running events for fun and a little friendly competition with other local teams. He is married to Jennifer and they have two sons, Jacob and Charlie.