MY BIO

I am a native Oregonian.  I was born and raised in southern Oregon in an extremely large family.  I was the seventh born of nine children to wonderful parents.  There were always big shoes to fill as we all attended the same elementary, middle, and high school.  As you can imagine, any family get together is an extremely loud affair - and that is how we prefer it.

I initially pursued my college education at Brigham Young University.  I took a two year hiatus from college to go on two year volunteer religious mission for my church.  I spent two years living in northern Virginia and the Washington D.C. area.  As a passionate American history buff, it was such an amazing place to live.  After two years I returned to Brigham Young University where I attempted to walk on to the football program.  Injury brought my college football career to an end and I returned to Oregon.  I married my wonderful wife and we continued our education together.  We both graduated at the same time, with different degrees, from different Universities - her from Oregon Institute of Technology and me from Eastern Oregon University - but on the same day.  We have a two year old son who is the greatest blessing in our life.  He is a terror and a sweetheart and we love every minute of it.

I have several hobbies that mostly stem from sports.  I love athletics and being active.  When I could no longer play college football I had the opportunity to play semi-pro football for several years.  I'm always on the lookout for a pickup game of basketball.  From time to time I moonlight in slow-pitch softball leagues during the summer months.  I just love getting out and being active.  

My passion for teaching stems from a desire to provide a service that becomes an inseparable part of the consumer.  Education is one of the few items that can never be taken away from an individual.  I wish to be a part of delivering this service to the consumer.  My desire is to teach high school and middle school students.  I feel that my skill set is best served working with these age groups.  I look forward to what this adventure brings.