Jack is a native Californian. He attended California State Polytechnic College in Pomona, where he received his B.A. in Landscape Architecture. He began his practice in Orange County, California; in 1969 he and his family moved to the Napa Valley where he went into private practice. In 1976 he formed Jack Chandler & Associates in Yountville, California. Over the years his distinctive work has made him one of the most respected landscape architects in California, earning him many awards and citations. In addition to landscape architecture, Jack is known as an accomplished sculptor and designer of furniture, an outstanding cook (in fact, Jack recently made a guest chef appearance on Michael Chiarello's television program, Michael Chiarello's Napa, where he prepared a pasta with asparagus cream sauce!) and is an intrepid world traveler.