Professional Career:
- Visionary, Servant Leader with 24 years of service as a public educator
- Classroom teacher, assistant principal, SPED director, principal, and superintendent
- Adjunct Education Professor at Hannibal LaGrange University
- BS in Elementary and Special Education, MS in Educational Administration, Ed.D. in Educational Leadership
- Extensive training and work with the Professional Learning Communities, Leading a school to exemplary status
- Implemented a STEAM integrated school and served on the DESE STEAM Advisory Committee
- Leadership Academy Graduate
- Outstanding Young Educator of the Year
- SCMASA Outstanding Emerging Superintendent of the Year
Personal, Hobbies, In My Spare Time, Unique Facts:
- Married to my wife, Amy, who is also a lifelong educator
- Father to 4 talented and considerate children
- Enjoy home improvement projects
- Love to travel especially through the National Parks
- Long distance runner
- Road marathons in cities across the USA including Anchorage and Honolulu
- Fourteen 100-mile trail ultramarathons through the mountains
- Completed a marathon with my daughter on the Great Wall of China
What I Love About School / The Profession of Education:
- Building a positive school culture where staff and students thrive
- Helping people grow and reach their potential
- Those “light bulb” moments where a student or staff member reaches a new level of learning
- There are always new challenges to problem solve through
Favorite Quote:
- The servant leader is servant first…It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. — Robert K. Greenleaf
Favorite or Most Impactful Teacher Growing Up:
- Mr. Stephen McBurnett: He was a creative science teacher for my junior high years. He always had his students involved with hands-on learning experiences.. He had high expectations for all his students, and he had a way of getting even the most reluctant students to work hard for him. He was also my cross country coach and track coach for 6 years. He could be heard all over the CC coach calling your name to go faster.