Jerome Bleger has lived in Durango since 1991 and is a Durango High School (1998) and Fort Lewis College (2001) graduate with double degrees in French and English Communications. He is completely bi-lingual in French and English. He and his wife, Tiffany, of 18 years, have three daughters, Katrina, Madison, and Violet.

In January 2014, he joined The Wells Group Real Estate Brokerage. He was the Durango Area Association's President for 2015-16 and was the Durango Area Association's Realtor of the Year in 2016. His real estate experience covers land, home, and commercial sales. He is a CNE (Certified Negotiation Expert) as well as a member of the Residential Real Estate Council (Formerly the CRS designation)

Community is also a big part of his life. He is a former coach for Durango Youth Baseball, Durango Youth Football, a past board member at Manna Soup Kitchen,,and a current member (and past president) of Durango High Noon Rotary Club.