I started my teaching experiences at Edwardsville high school as a student teacher in 2008.  Between 2009 and 2017 I worked at three different school districts teaching biology, chemistry, physics, earth and space science, and technology.  I started my career at Edwardsville High School in August 2017 teaching biology and earth and space science.  I have a bachelors of science in biology from SIUE, a graduate certificate in physics education from University of Missouri, and i'm currently working on my masters of science in biology from Washington University in St. Louis.

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My wife Jenni and I have lived in Glen Carbon since 2006 and we have four kids (Jacob, Abigail, Joseph, and Theodore), three of whom attend Edwardsville schools.  In my spare time I enjoy hunting, ice hockey (Let's Go Blues!), and I'm active in Cub Scouts with my Sons.