After graduating, Tony took a research position in the study of substance abuse at the New York State Psychiatric Institute Division of the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, in New York City. After working with human patients for a few months, Tony decided to switch labs and help out with studies of baboons and rhesus at the Psychiatric Institute. He enjoyed this work a lot, but Tony's persistent interest in baseball drew him away when he signed a pro baseball contract with a minor league independent team out of Chicago, the Windy City Thunderbolts in the spring of 2004. Of course, baseball teams have tenuous rosters and Tony soon found other things to do in Chicago. He writes that he is now working for the Lincoln Property Company as a Development Analyst in Oak Brook, IL. He has undertaken two major projects at the moment: a land acquisition deal in Chicago's South Loop to be developed as apartments and a Navy Housing Privatization Venture in the northern suburbs of Chicago. He finds this current work challenging and positive, but he still intends to apply to a PhD program in psychology within the next 2 - 3 years. He is currently engaged to be married to a Gustavus alum who is completing her MSW program.