All+About+Me...

I was raised in Watertown, Wisconsin (between Milwaukee and Madison, for those of you familiar with Wisconsin's geography) with my parents and two siblings, one sister and one brother, both younger than me. I attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for three years until I transferred to Northwestern College, in St. Paul, MN. After graduating with a B.S. in Social Studies Education in 2003, I married my wife, Jamie, and taught in the Twin Cities for the past six years before coming to KIS in 2009. In 2007, I earned my M.A. in Education at Hamline University in St. Paul, MN, and wrote my thesis on gifted education. During the summer of 2008, my wife and I had the privilege of teaching in China for one month and absolutely loved teaching overseas, which led us to come pursue international teaching full time, which led us here. (By the way, Jamie teaches Pre-Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten here). Presently, I teach US History, AP US History, and Contemporary Global Issues along with mentoring a student on an independent study in political science.

I am currently the advisor for Student Council, along with Ms. Chang and continue to assist the Mock Trial team. In the past, I have coached soccer at KIS, and have coached soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and golf in the US. You may also see me reffing an occasional soccer or basketball game at KIS. Other than sports and all things that deal with Wisconsin, I enjoy music (most genres), reading, movies, traveling, and more recently, running.

We absolutely love living in South Korea and have met so many wonderful people and we look forward to meeting many wonderful students while here!