Greg is a life-long resident of Chautauqua County having been raised on his family's dairy farm in Panama. Greg graduated from Panama Central School, and received his Bachelors of Arts in Political Science from Allegheny College. He later graduated from the University of Toledo School of Law. He practiced law for 18 years in the Jamestown area and was elected to the position of Chautauqua County Executive and began his term January 2, 2006. Greg and his wife, the former Carrie Wilson have one son, Bronson, and two daughters, Corinne and Alyson and reside in the Town of Busti.