Preston Chandler graduated from Mountain Crest High School in 2001. After attending Utah State University on a Vocal Performance Scholarship for a year, he spent two years serving the people of Southern California. While in California he received the Distinguished Service Award from the mayor of San Bernardino.

Preston is currently a junior at Utah State University, majoring in operational Management, human resource management and statistics with minors in music and mathematics. He is a member of the USU chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management and is an Undergraduate Teaching Fellow for the Human Resource Management Department. He is attending USU on an academic scholarship while working part-time.

Preston participates in the HR games and is the student administrator for the Utah Shingo Prize. He will graduate in December of 2007 and will pursue a master's degree after gaining several years of working experience.

His interests include reading, singing, backpacking and woodworking. He and his wife, Ashley, reside in Logan, Utah.