Graduated from Sprayberry High School in Marietta, GA

 

BS in Zoology from Louisiana State University @ Baton Rouge

MEd in Secondary Education from The University of Georgia @ Athens

 

Certification Fields -- Science 6-12 and Gifted In-Field

 

Burke County High School 1997-1998

Hephzibah High School 1998-2007

Westside High School 2007-2017

Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School 2017-current

 

Subjects taught -- currently or previously -- include Biology I (Honors, General, and Remedial), Biology II, Chemistry (AP, Honors, and General), Conceptual Chemistry, Conceptual Physics, Earth Systems, Forensic Science, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Physical Science (General and Remedial), Physics (Honors and General), and Science, Technology & Society

 

National Honor Society Adviser 1998-2017

Yearbook Adviser 2014-2017

National Beta Club Sponsor 2018-

Class of 2026 Co-Sponsor 2022-

 

STAR Teacher 2004, 2011, 2020

Teacher of the Year 2016

 

Married with 15-year-old twin daughters and a 12-year-old son