I grew up in Davis, California and after graduating from Davis High, I attended San Diego State University. I began my teaching career for San Diego Unified School District in 2008, spending one year at a middle school, and the next eight at San Diego High School. Shortly after marrying my wife, Anna, we received a call from my sister informing us we were going to be an aunt and uncle. We then decided to relocate to Northern California to be closer to them and start our own family. On May 9^th, 2016, our first niece Hailey was born. On January 1^st, 2018, our three kids were placed with us, whom we subsequently adopted that July.

I love teaching, and feel as if it is my calling. One of my favorite things is seeing my students surpass their own expectations of themselves when they learn a topic they thought was impossible. I also enjoy coaching boys’ soccer at West Valley and seeing those young boys mature into young men.