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Preston currently resides in Connecticut with his wife and five children. He has been active with causes that address the needs of inner city children, including serving on the Connecticut Commission for Educational Achievement, which recommended significant reforms to the Connecticut school system to improve the academic performance of city children. He currently serves on the boards for Habitat for Humanity, Wheaton College, and the Board of Visitors at Northwestern University’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Preston is a former board member of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), the Urban Land Institute Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing, and Hartford Hospital.
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