Ken Solem is a native of the Seattle area and moved to the East Coast after High School. After obtaining a college degree in Hotel/Food Service Management he went to work in the restaurant field managing restaurants for the Marriott Corporation. He later spent many years working in the Golf Management business in the Northern Virginia area before moving to Bloomington in 2006. Ken and his husband Gary own and operate the four Moe’s Southwest Grills in Central Illinois. He has been involved in the arts having served on the ISU Friends of the Arts Board of Directors for six years. He has long be a supporter of the Prairie Fire Theater and is looking forward to serving on the board, this being his first year.