Born on October 22, 1959 and hailing from Ford City, Pennsylvania, Chet Welch is currently working in customer service for a pharmacy that supplies nursing homes and hospitals with resident-specific medications. Having business and music education behind him, he has been in the pharmacy business for 20 years already. During his free time, Chet enjoys traveling and extracurricular activities such as swimming, hiking, kayaking, dancing and yoga. Chet is also a pageant coach for Miss America, and has coached 11 Miss Pennsylvania agent contenders to win the title.
Chet currently resides in Ford City, Pennsylvania with his life partner, Bob. Apart from enjoying sports activities, Chet also likes rescuing animals, something he has been doing for 40 years now. He currently shelters three dogs, 15 sheep, 75 ducks and three cats.
Chet Welch is one of ten fans competing against the Survivor favorites on its sixteenth installment, Survivor: Micronesia – Fans vs. Favorites.
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