A member of God’s Church for over 50 years, and ordained minister since 1989. He and his wife Corinne have been married over 54 years, with 4 children, 11 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. He majored in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Chemical Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Included in Galen’s profile is Service to God, His People, and community in ministry, education, music, technical oversight, communications training, and Marketing -Communications research.