Rick Korst is a husband, father of twins, brother to two sisters and a brother, and son of parents who emigrated to the United States from Austria after World War II. A graduate of the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) with an MBA from the University of Texas in Austin, Rick spent over forty years in the corporate environment specializing in Human Resources. He is still a die-hard Illini fan, avid cyclist, and record collector who likes to write when a story hits him. His wife Kate, two dogs, Bailey and Sawyer, and sometimes their daughters (until they finish grad school), Katie and Chloe make their home in Illinois.