Greg Blanford was born and raised in Buffalo New York where he grew up eating chicken wings, playing soccer, and watching the Buffalo Bills through the good times and the bad. He attended Denison University for Athletic Training playing soccer and working with the Denison collegiate sports teams. He then moved back to Buffalo and went to Daemen College for his Doctorate in Physical Therapy where he met his wife Maureen. They moved to the Four Corners in 2017 and fell in love with the area. Greg is an avid backcountry skier/snowboarder, loves to trail run, camp, mountain bike and fly fish. They have two dogs which they include in as many activities as they possibly can.