P H I L O S O P H Y

O F E D U C A T I O N

"To build a foundation for learning that transcends the walls of the classroom, allowing students to make their education a lifelong journey."

Mr. Schiff in the Australian Outback holding a baby boar circa 1993 (age 10)

Hanging out with an llama in Simón Bolívar Park, Bogotá, Colombia circa 2019 (age 36)

a little about your teacher...

Born in 1983, I grew up in Sussex County, New Jersey. I grew up playing some sports, mainly basketball, soccer, and baseball. However, my passions were snowboarding and skateboarding. In high school, I began competing in snowboarding at the national level. After graduating high school in 2001, I moved to Mammoth Lakes, California, to pursue a professional career in snowboarding as well as helping some friends start up a snowboarding apparel brand. I never made it to the super-elite status in the professional realm of snowboarding. Fortunately, having the business was just as rewarding.

In 2006 our company relocated to Portland, Oregon. It was here that I attended the Portland State University School of Business Administration. I graduated in 2014 with dual majors in Marketing and Advertising Management. In 2015 we moved the brand to Manhattan in New York City. Not all that glitters is gold after a sour merger; I chose to close that chapter of my life. Nonetheless, if you want to follow a yellow-brick road, sometimes you have to stop and paint some of the stones yourself.

Since 2016 I have been working as an educator and coach in the state of New Jersey. For the last five years, never in my life have I had more rewarding experiences than I have in teaching. I'm excited to be a new addition to the faculty at the Wharton School District. Although, I'm even more excited about getting to teach and learn from all my new students. 2021/2022, here we go!

Let's make this year the best one ever!