I am the son of a Presbyterian minister and grew up mainly in western Pennsylvania,
eastern Ohio, & in the panhandle of West Virginia area always within an hour of my
favorite city of Pittsburgh PA. My father died when I was 12 & my mother and I
relocated to Louisville KY.

In Louisville, I attended a small Catholic high school called DeSales. I graduated
from DeSales in 1995 & I began at a small Catholic university in Louisville called
Bellarmine. It was a good school, but I needed to get away from home and transferred
to Western Kentucky University after 1 semester. I loved my time at WKU!!! My Junior
year at WKU, I spent a summer in England & Scotland studying the history of the royal
family. I graduated WKU in 2000 with a degree in Social Studies & minor in Political
Science.

After WKU, I moved back to Louisville & began working on my Masters in Secondary
Education from Spalding University (another small Catholic college in Louisville) In
2001 I married my wife Deanna & I finished my Masters degree in 2002. I started
teaching at my old high school of DeSales. While there I coached Freshman baseball. In
2003 we decided to move to Richmond, VA

In 2003, we bought a home in Midlothian & were both hired to teach in Henrico county.
After 1 year in Henrico, I was hired by Chesterfield County and came to Matoaca High
School for the 2004-2005 school year. Our first son Nathan was born that year too, in
April 2005. My wife Deanna was hired by Matoaca High school for the 2005-2006 school
year and teaches English. July 2007 our daughter "Emily" was born. January 2009 our
second son Wesley arrived.
Education
DeSales High School
(Colts)
(1990-1995)
Louisville, KY
Western Kentucky University
(Hilltoppers)
(1995-2000)
Bowling Green, KY
  • B.A. Social Studies
  • Minor Political Science
Spalding University
(Pelicans)
(2000-2002)
Louisville, KY
  • M.A.T. Secondary Education
Teaching Experience
DeSales High School (Colts)
(2 years) 2002-2004
  • 2001/02 World History
  • 2002/03 Geography
Henrico High School
(Warriors)
(1 year) 2003-2004
  • 2003/04 VA/US Government & 20th Century US History
Matoaca High School
(Warriors)
(7 years) 2004 to Current
  • 2004/05 World History I & II
  • 2005/06 AP US History & US History
  • 2006/07 AP US History & US History
  • 2007/08 AP US History & US History
  • 2008/09 AP US History & US History
  • 2009/10 AP US History, US History, & Government
  • 2010/11 AP US History, US Histroy
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