I was born and raised in the Morgantown area and currently reside in the South Park neighborhood. Most of my youth was spent in Westover.
My teaching experience is as follows:
1986-88 South Junior High School (US History and World Regional Geography)
1988-2009 University High School (Contemporary US History, Economics, AP US Government and AP Human Geography)
2009-2019 Morgantown High School (AP US Government and AP Human Geography)
2019-2022 College Board: Director of AP Human Geography Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment.
2000-Present Teacher Consultant for the National Geographic Society
2017-Present Teacher Fellow for the American Geographical Society
I am married to Becky Berry who is a social studies instructional coach for middle and high schools in Monongalia County. I have two sons, Sean and Daniel (wife Jenna), granddaughter Alice and grandson Henry. We also have a cat named Franklin.