About Me

I graduated with High Distinction from the Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Secondary Education, Social Studies and a Minor in History in 2005.

 

PA teaching certifications: Social Studies grades 7-12; Drivers Education; English grades 7-12.

 

I have been at Chestnut Ridge High School full-time since 2007.

 

My contact information: (814)839-4195 x3254, or [email protected]

 

Current Courses: Drivers Education, Psychology, Child Psychology, and AP Psychology.  I also instruct several Virtual Academy courses with the district: VA World Cultures, VA Geography, and Distance Drivers Education.

 

Bio Byte:

I am a US Navy veteran, serving in Desert Shield during the Persian Gulf War.  After the war, I worked at an electronics factory and for the US Postal Service before deciding to go to college to become a teacher.  My inspiration was my 8th grade World History teacher who made learning so much fun for me.  So in 2001, as an adult student with a family, I went to college for the first time and got my Bachelor of Science in Social Studies Education with a Minor in History from Penn State University - graduating with High Distinction, Penn State's equivalent of Magna Cum Laude.  After graduating college, I substituted at CRSD and several Blair County school districts before being hired full-time at Chestnut Ridge High School in 2007, where I have instructed a variety of courses through the years.

 

I am married with 2 children and live in Blair County.