I'm a proud dad of 3 kids (18, 16, and 14) and have taught for 13 years. I was in the military before that. Here's the timeline if you're bored enough to read it :):

1995: Graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy

1995-1996: Security Policeman at Maxwell AFB (Montgomery, AL)

1996-1997: Security Policeman at Osan AFB (South Korea)

1997-2000: Special Security Officer at the Pentagon (Arlington, VA)

2000-2002: Student at Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)

2002-2005: Assistant Professor at U.S. Air Force Academy English Department

2005-2007: Student at Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)

2007-2017: English Teacher at Castle View High School (Castle Rock, CO)

2017-2018: English Teacher at Doherty High School (Colorado Springs, CO)

2018-Present: AVID Teacher and Coordinator at West Middle School

I'm also currently working on my PhD in Educational Research at UCCS. And, as you can see from my photo, I'm a big Star Wars nerd. (The Baby Yoda puzzle helps with social isolation by the way :).