the geo chalker is driven by neal spinler. neal was inspired by frank warren, founder of postsecret. like frank, neal wanted to be a conduit for other people to express themselves creatively. while an accomplished theatre artist, neal is not very good when it comes to drawing/painting/sketching/etc. additionally, neal is slightly colorblind.

neal lives in an artist community in st. paul, mn with his fiancée, a dog, and a cat. he has a bfa in theatre and an mba in arts administration. neal currently works in the marketing department for the tony award winning children's theatre company.

neal is a devouted sci-fi and zombie geek and was crowned king at the 2007 minnesota geek prom.

you can contact neal and the geo chalker at blackboard@geochalker.com