Biography

 Background:

    - born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland

    - earned undergraduate degree in Mathematics from the University of Michigan

    - earned Masters degree in Operations Research from the College of William and Mary

    - worked way too long in the corporate world, specifically in the credit card industry

    - began teaching high school math in the Fall of 2006

    - began teaching math at AHS in the Fall of 2008

Student Quotes:

"It is a great thing you quit that high paying job to be a teacher because you are the best teacher I've ever had."

"You're fun but efficient; strict but understanding."

"You're patient and optimistic and you have so much respect for all of your students; that's what pushed all of us each day."

"Your teaching couldn't have been any better!"

"I'd be lying if I said I didn't look forward to your class everyday."

"What used to be a subject I despised doing has become the most enjoyable."

"It's your genuine enthusiasm for teaching math that I like so much."