BORN AND RAISED IN ROCK HILL, SC - A BICENTINIAL BABY

WENT TO NORTHWESTERN HIGH SCHOOL

I ATTENDED FRANCIS MARION MY FRESHMAN YEAR, CAME TO MY SENSES, AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

I PLAYED RUGBY AT USC FROM 1996-1999

I GRADUATED FROM USC IN 1999 WITH A DEGREE IN HISTORY 

AT THIS POINT THE BIO GETS MURKY, AS I HOPPED AROUND FROM JOB TO JOB LOOKING FOR MY CALLING.  EVENTUALLY I ENROLLED AT USC UPSTATE AND RECEIVED A DEGREE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION.

I STUDENT TAUGHT AT HILLCREST AND PARLAYED THAT INTO A JOB IN 2004. 

I WAS THE DEFENSIVE LINE COACH FOR FOOTBALL AND THE HEAD TRACK COACH FROM 2004-2008.   FROM 2009 TO 2018 I FREELANCED AS A STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH FOR THE BASEBALL TEAM, A GIG I TRULY LOVED.

IN 2021 I RECEIVED MY MASTERS DEGREE IN CURRICULUM AND INSTUCTION FROM FURMAN UNIVERSITY.

I PRIMARILY TEACH APUSH, BUT OVER THE YEARS I HAVE TURNED INTO A UTILITY INFIELDER FOR PREPS.  I'VE TAUGHT AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY, CP WORLD HISTORY, CP US HISTORY, HONORS US HISTORY, CP GOVERNMENT, CP ECONOMICS, HONORS ECON, AND HONORS GOVERNMENT.  

ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, I ENJOY COLLECTING RECORDS, KAYAKING, LIFTING WEIGHTS, PAINTING, ATTENDING CONCERTS, AND PLAYING FANTASY FOOTBALL AS A PART-TIME JOB.  I'M MARRIED.  MY WIFE AND I HAVE ONE CHILD AND A DOG NAMED JUNE CARTER CASH.