Kurt Geske has served as the director for the Gaston County Department of Veterans Services since March 2012. Prior to that, he practiced law in California after serving in the US Army as an Infantry Officer, Trial Defense Counsel, and an Administrative Law Attorney.
Geske has a bachelor's degree in History and a law degree from Santa Clara University. He also holds a master's degree in History from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Geske moved to North Carolina in 2007 after retiring from practicing law. He currently lives in Mount Holly with his wife, Holly, with whom he has two children.