Hello and welcome1 Thanks for taking a little time to read this. I'm really excited to be your teacher. Yes, for real... I enjoy what I do!  I'm in my 22nd year of teaching, this being my 16th at Independence! I really enjoy learning and I'm looking forward to bringing that passion to you. If you haven't figured out already, I tend to joke around a lot. Bear with me, I don't take a lot of things in life too seriously, but I DO care about your success. So let's work together and make it a great semester. 

Some of my other interests outside of school include being the best dad I can be to my awesome kid, playing the piano, exercising and hiking, traveling as much as I can in the summer, eating good food, and listening to good music and podcasts. 

I grew up in Muskegon, MI and lived there until I was 24. My teaching career started in 2004 in Rocky Mount, NC and I've been in Charlotte ever since 2008. I love it here.

Fun fact: I went skydiving in the summer of 2019 and would absolutely do it again!