About Me

I was born in Washington, D.C. in 1966 and lived in Maryland until the 4th grade when my family then moved to Berkeley, CA. From there, we moved to the Southern Humboldt region where I attended high school at South Fork High. I then attended Chico State were I received a B.A. and later attended San Francisco State where I received an M.A. (history). In between, I worked at a radio station in Chico and later owned a small music store (Red Rooster Records) in Mendocino.

This will be my 19th year of teaching in the Fort Bragg Unified School District and my 16th teaching at the high school. I have also taught a variety of classes at Mendocino College for the past six years.

I have one son who recently graduated from FBHS and is now attending Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.

In my spare time I enjoy playing guitar and writing and recording songs on Gargeband. I also love to read (history and fiction), listen to music, watch movies, play volleyball and follow politics and sports.