I am married to Sofia Zeno for 17 years. We have a 13-year-old son, Logan Pardo. I met my wife in Carroll Gardens when she moved next door to the brownstone I lived in since I was a teenager. My wife is an amazing mother to our son and quite frankly the most amazing woman I have ever met. She is a career professional and is the foundation of our family. Logan is my greatest joy in my life and being his father is a privilege. He is exceedingly kind and an old soul. His level of maturity at 13 years old astonishes me. My wife and I have watched our son grow and evolve through the years. We couldn't be prouder of our young son.

I am a lifelong resident of the neighborhood. I was born at Long Island College Hospital, went to grammar school on Degraw Street, and was an altar boy at St. Agnes. As a young boy, my brother and I had a paper route in the neighborhood, and I worked at a local deli up until high school. My family migrated here from South America. My father is from Colombia, and my mother is from Chile. My aunt came to Carroll Gardens before my father came to this country. She encouraged my father to move to the neighborhood.

I attended Polytechnic University and Columbia University. My original major was electrical engineering, and I switched to finance when I transferred to Columbia.

I have a 13-year-old son named Logan. My son attends Basis Independent in Red Hook. My son is also an avid Pokémon card collector and enjoys watching soccer. Cristiano Ronaldo is his favorite player. He's a young man with a big heart and is mature beyond his years. Finally, he has an amazing sense of humor and can make my wife, and I laugh at a moment's notice.

I am in private equity. My partner and I own the firm. We have extensive experience in lending, developing, owning and operating residential real estate assets. The majority of our deals are up and down the east coast with a heavy concentration in the tristate area and Florida.

My wife and I are very driven in our respective careers. We try to show that to Logan along with a balance of family life and sense of community. We try to instill in Logan a proper work ethic with the understanding that there are no short cuts in life. My son has shown us the ability to not only learn what we try to instill in him but also adapt to situations when required. He brings a fresh perspective to various topics we discuss and has been able to show me different views on various topics. He never ceases to surprise me.

We like to have our immediate family and friends over for holidays, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas. We have an open-door policy, and everyone is welcome. We try to squeeze in a trip during this time frame as I nice way to end the year and recharge the batteries entering the New Year.

We are big fans of Marco Polo Restaurant. It is conveniently located for us, and they treat us like family every time. Joe the owner, has known me since I was a kid. He knows my son since he was a newborn. They cater to my son and make him feel at home. I love that. We like Carroll Park as well. I played ball there as a kid and my son goes there to play basketball. Some of our favorite places have closed in the past few years, so we cherish the places that still remain.

Yes, the volunteer work at the church is very important. It's a way of contributing and helping out people that are less fortunate or have stumbled into hard times. We need more of that as there are plenty of people in need and not enough people to help.

This one is easy. Watching my son play in Carroll Park on the same playground my mother used to take me to go play. That was amazing. Growing up with my neighborhood friends and being outdoors playing all kinds of sports and activities as a child was terrific. It was amazing growing up here and playing stickball, handball, wiffle ball, etc. What I love about living here is being able to walk around and always run into friends old and new. That never gets old.

When I was in elementary school, my dad always reminded me of the same three rules that have stayed with me my whole life: be polite, look before you leap, and don’t be a follower, be a leader. Those simple lessons have helped me make decisions and approach problems on a daily basis.

We attend the US Open, Comic-Con, and the Auto Show yearly. We also make sure to have dinner out once a week, without the cell phones, and simply catch up on what we are both experiencing.

Simply hanging out with each other. Doesn’t matter what we are doing as long as we are doing it together.

We used to build model airplanes quite a bit. That is something I used to do with my father when I was Logan’s age.

If you could take one trip together anywhere, where would you go and why? Italy or France. That is on our list of places to go; Spain is a close runner-up.

Chris: I have come to learn my son is a very multifaceted young man. I love that he has taken interest in so many activities outside of academics. He does an amazing job of researching every detail of what interests him. I admire that tenacity and focus. Finally, my son has taught me patience. What has eluded me most of my life has been shown and exemplified to me through my son. I know there is so much more I will learn from him, and I look forward to it all.

Logan: Recently, my dad told me more about what he was like at my age. I was surprised to learn that he dealt with some of the same things I deal with now. It made me realize that even though we grew up at completely different times, we actually have more in common than I thought.