My Qualifications
I come from a family of educators.
I come from a family of educators.
My mother was a librarian associate for Norwalk Community Schools. My wife is a school counselor for Des Moines Public Schools; my father-in-law was a 30-year high school agriculture teacher; my mother-in-law is a school secretary; my wife's grandfather was a teacher, principal, and superintendent; my wife's grandmother was a school board secretary.
My entire life has been built around developing an understanding of how public schools function.
My own experience includes:
My own experience includes:
- Classroom teacher (3rd and 4th grades) in Norwalk Schools and Ankeny Schools
- Instructional coach in Ankeny Schools and Indianola Schools
- Program coordinator of K-12 teacher leadership in Indianola Schools
- Adjunct professor of action research methods for current teachers and aspiring administrators in Viterbo University's Master's of Education program
- Educational consultant for assessment practices with Heartland Area Education Agency (AEA)
- Intensive study of education
- Bachelor's of Science in Education, 2002 (B.S.Ed.), Elementary Education, Northwest Missouri State University
- Master's of Science in Education, 2005 (M.S.Ed.), Education Leadership, Drake University
- Doctor of Education, 2017 (Ed.D.), Education Leadership, Drake University
- Iowa certification as a K-6 classroom teacher, 5-12 driver/safety education teacher, and PK-12 school principal/supervisor of special education
- Presenter and keynote speaker at regional and national education conferences