I have been a part of the East Jackson community my entire life. My parents still live in the same house they brought me home to as an infant. I was an EJ Trojan from day one! Both my brother and I graduated from East Jackson. I started coaching for EJ shortly after graduating high school while I was attending college. I graduated from Central Michigan University with both my Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

I love to travel. I currently have traveled to twenty six countries outside of the United States. Many of those countries I was able to experience thanks to a national student travel program. For five years I was a leader for the program and I am thankful for every thing I was able to see and experience. I enjoy that I am currently teaching about most of the countries that I have been to. Hopefully, I instill in my students the desire to someday travel.

MISSION STATEMENT
I believe my students are citizens of not only our country but of the world. As a history teacher, I want my students to learn and experience as much as they can of the world in which they live. To this end, I will educate my students about the different aspects of the regions of the world with the hope that someday they will experience this for themselves.