About Me

I grew up in Northern Virginia and attended Fairfax County Public School for my educational career. I even went to Northern Virginia Community College and George Mason University, both located in the Fairfax County. I know this area and I've known the educational system and standards here for over 40 years.

It's only natural that when I decided I wanted to teach this is where I would focus my efforts. I feel that math in middle school is a growingly vital are in need of fresh, passionate, and capable teachers. I feel that this is where I can offer my best efforts in the realm of core curriculum.

I was part of the first 4-year program to go through TJ Science & Tech. I learned a lot there, but it's been many years. In exchange for my lack of time in the classroom, though, I have mucho life experience. I've worked as a graphic designer, an artist (worlds different than design), a tax preparer, office manager, executive assistant at AOL (remember the Jackson / Timberlake wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl? My department was the one financing that show), and stage actor/marketer/house manager/stage manager/tech operator/set designer/etc.

Math. Has. Been. Vital. To. All. Of. It.

In addition to loving the course material, I have many ways that math can be applied to careers and industries like science, engineering, technology, and finances as well as art, music, writing, performing, design, architecture, and so on and so on ...

Being able to be an example of the range of ways math can be applied and embraced can offer students a clear understanding of why they study it. Even far beyond what I have done, there are ever increasing opportunities and challenges that they will be better armed to tackle with a solid education in math. The first big steps to that happen in middle school.