I grew up in Secaucus, NJ. I attended St. Mary High School in Rutherford and went on to earn my B.A. in History from Montclair State University. I began my teaching career at St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City. While teaching at St. Peter's, I have had the pleasure of teaching 9th - 12th grade. Some of the classes that I have taught include World History, United States History, Economics, and a Comparative Eastern/Western Ancient Civilization course. While at St. Peter's, I had also earned my M.A.T. with a Certification in Social Studies, also from Montclair State University. In addition to teaching, I served 9 years as an assistant wrestling coach and four years as the head coach. After the birth of my sons, I decided to leave St. Peter's and began my career at Hawthorne High School.