I was born in Fountain Hill, PA. and attended Catholic school from 1st grade through high school. I graduated from BECA in 1987. At 17 I enlisted in the US Navy and served 4 years as an Operations Specialist on the USS Vancouver LPD 2. I ended my service shortly after Operation Desert Storm in 1991. After receiving an honorable discharge, I attended Mesa College (in California), NCACC and Moravian College where I earned a BA in History. I worked at KidsPeace for a few years and went back to school and earned my MEd at Lehigh University.
I began my teaching career at Raub Middle School in Allentown from 2001 to 2007 and I currently teach 8th grade Civics at South Mountain Middle School.