Teacher Biography
EDUCATION
• UC San Diego Class of 1992 (BA in Political Science; double minor in English/General Literature)
• Central Catholic High School-Modesto Class of 1988
CAREER IN EDUCATION
• Teacher at California High School (1999-present)
• Californian student newspaper adviser (1999-present)
• Mock trial coach (2007-present)
• Girls golf assistant coach (2008-present)
• Academic Decathlon coach (2001-2007)
• Boys golf coach at San Ramon Valley High School (2004-present)
• Girls golf coach at San Ramon Valley High School (2003-2008)
Previous career as a journalist
• Reporter for the San Ramon Valley Times (1997-99)
• Reporter for the Hayward Daily Review (1997)
• Reporter for the Tracy Press (1995-97)
• Sports editor for the Oakdale Leader (1994-95)
• Sports editor/reporter for the Ceres Courier (1992-94)
Away from School
• Hobbies/interests: Playing golf, reading, watching movies, listening to music, traveling with my wife, Lori, hanging out with my pug, Linus
• Highlight of the summer: Attending two games at Yankee Stadium, seeing Linkin Park at Project Revolution
• Favorite golf course: Pebble Beach
• Favorite sports teams: Yankees, SF Giants, Chiefs, Fresno State
• Favorite TV shows: The Wire, Weeds, Entourage, The Office, The Family Guy
• Favorite bands/musicians: The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Black Crowes, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Rage Against the Machine, Linkin Park, Miles Davis
• Favorite films: The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, No Country For Old Men, Goodfellas
• Favoirte books: The Brothers Karamazov, The Fountainhead, No Country For Old Men, To Kill a Mockingbird
