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I've been in education for 37 years. Being part of a young person's life and helping them become the best they can be is truly a privilege. I have achieved considerable success in my career and have been recognized with numerous honors, as listed below.
Still, the highest accolade I value is that when I retired from public school teaching, I had over 20 former students who now work with me in education. Most of them are from the same school where I retired, including the new Director of Technology. To me, there is no higher honor! 🥲
In this new chapter of my career, I have been allowed the opportunity to return to my true passion for math. Math is the best class of all, and I fully intend to convince every student I see of this fact.
To that point, even our Church Cardinals agree with me as Pope Leo is not only the first American pope and from Chicago, but he also started as a math teacher. Math is the chosen class 😀😉
I love to travel, any kind of sports (especially NCAA M/W BB tournaments), protecting our environment, and working with others in our communities. I'm a shoe guy with dozens and dozens (and dozens again) of pairs. Plus, music (mostly from the 80s) is something I will always talk about. 🎸🎙️
I am also involved with the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois as one of their Casual Recruiters, I'm a volunteer for Luries Children's Hospital in Chicago, both at the downtown Chicago location and at various satellite sites, and during the summer, I drive a 16' box truck to deliver meals to different student summer camps for the Northern Illinois Food Bank.
I am very excited to be here!!
Teaching/Career History
Teaching/Career History
Technology Director
Rhodes School District-River Grove, ILJune 1989 to May 2023Responsible for designing curriculum, teaching courses, staff in-services, technology plan, grant writing, hardware maintenance, school database administrator, payroll administrator, e-mail, and home page server administrator, home page development, adult classes, plus many others.
Responsible for designing curriculum, teaching courses, staff in-services, technology plan, grant writing, hardware maintenance, school database administrator, payroll administrator, e-mail, and home page server administrator, home page development, adult classes, plus many others.
Adjunct Faculty Instructor
Waubonsee Community College- Sugar Grove, ILJanuary 1999 to December 2006Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, & Geometry
Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, & Geometry
Adjunct Faculty Instructor
Elgin Community College-Elgin, ILJanuary 2002 to May 2006Geometry
Geometry
Mathematics Teacher
St. Edward High School-Elgin, ILAugust 2023 to February 2025After my retirement from public school teaching, I accepted a role as a mathematics instructor at this private high school in Elgin. I taught Algebra I, Algebra I honors, Algebra II, and senior statistics. I subbed in 2025 as well.
After my retirement from public school teaching, I accepted a role as a mathematics instructor at this private high school in Elgin. I taught Algebra I, Algebra I honors, Algebra II, and senior statistics. I subbed in 2025 as well.
Career Honors and Grants Selections
Career Honors and Grants Selections
Northern Illinois University Outstanding Alumni - LA&S - 2012
Lincolnland Legion - 2010
Illinois Clean Energy Wind Turbine Grant - 2009
BP A+ for Energy Grant winner - 2008
Illinois Clean Energy Solar Panel Grant winner - 2006
President's Environmental Award Finalist - 2005
Governor's Excellence In Sustainability - 2005, 2006, 2007
Lt. Governor Hometown Hero Award - 2005
EPA Children's Health Award - 2005 & 2006
Illinois Clean Energy Lighting Upgrade Grant winner - 2004
National Recycling Coalition School of the Year - 2003
Selected by the Illinois EPA as a “Directors’ Green Youth Award” - 2003
SeaWorld Environmental Excellence Award Winner - 2003
Outstanding Waste Reduction Education Program from Illinois EPA and IRA - 2002
Waubonsee Community College Distinguished Alumnus - 2001
Selected by Walt Disney for their American Teacher Awards (Tech/Environmental) 1998
Illinois Teacher of the Year from Technology and Learning Magazine - 1999
Exemplary Use of Technology Winner from ESC #2 - 1994 - 1997 - 1999 - 2002 - 2004 - 2008
Illinois Jr. Level School of the Year by NEED - 1998 - 2000 - 2001 - 2006
Asanté Grant Winner - 1998/Who Who's Among America's Teachers - 1996 - 1998
Award of Recognition - Illinois State Board of Education/Those Who Excel Program - 1994
State Wide Winner from ILEED for Recycling 1991-2004
United States Conference of Mayors Gold Seal - 1994
Have been awarded over $900,000 in Grant Dollars (State, Federal, and Private)
Conference Presentations
Conference Presentations
NSBA School Excellence Fair Denver, CO - 2005
Technology and Learning’s Model School Exposition - New York, NY - 2000
NMSA in St. Louis, MO - 2000/AIMS 1995 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2002
NSBA (Denver, CO - 2000, San Francisco, CA - 1999, Dallas, TX - 1999)
National Community Education Association in Orlando, FL - 1999
League for Innovation in Miami, FL 1998/Communication Rally in St. Louis 1997 -1999
IL - TCE In St. Charles, IL 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 2000 through 2010
Midwest Education & Technology Conference in St. Louis, MO 1994 - 1997 - 1998 - 2000
SITE 97 in Orlando, FL 1997/ WebNet 97 in Toronto, Canada 1997
Illinois Education & Technology Conference in Springfield, IL 1997, 1998, 2002 - 2013
IASB in Chicago, IL 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 2002
Tech 2000 in Springfield, IL 1993- 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2003 -
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