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Meet Chris Nelson
Manager
Chris was a “latch-key kid.” His step-dad was an alcoholic and Chris had little supervision growing up. He began drinking at age twelve and by his junior year in high school, Chris had been arrested twice for D.U.I. After high school, he began using cocaine, acid, and other drugs. His life unraveled quickly.
By the time Chris turned twenty, he was going in and out of jail regularly, and at twenty-four he went to prison for the first time. Chris did two more prison terms and was arrested again, facing another ten years in prison. Chris wrote Delancey Street and begged for help. He told them he wanted something different and he’d do anything to achieve it. He was accepted and the judge agreed.
Chris stayed at Delancey Street for six years. He earned his Class A commercial license at that time and became a stalwart in the moving company. He was put in charge of the moving department in Los Angeles and eventually was charged with overseeing all five Delancey Street moving companies across the country.
Chris graduated and was driving over the road when he was approached by The Other Side Academy to become part of The Other Side Academy team. He agreed to come on board and now manages The Other Side Movers, one of the vocational training schools of The Other Side Academy. Chris has joined the other Delancey Street Graduates who manage The Other Side Academy. “I’m happy to help lost souls save their lives just like someone helped me. I can’t imagine a more gratifying way to make a living.”