About Me

I was born in raised in northern California amongst redwood trees and vineyards. I attended Wheaton College in Illinois, where I majored in history and elementary education. This is also where I met my wife, Betsy, who was born and raised in Three Lakes. After college, we moved back to California where we both taught. I started teaching third grade and then moved to fourth before making the jump to teach junior high and high school math and science. After teaching for 12 years in California, we moved to Three Lakes where I took a job teaching biology and chemistry in Phelps for three years before taking a position here at Three Lakes School District.

My Teaching Philosophy

I believe that students: 1) learn best in a structured and supportive learning environment, 2) should have plenty of opportunities to apply what they learn, 3) should have the opportunity to make mistakes and to learn from them, 4) should self-advocate in the learning process.