I am a Pennsylvania native who relocated to Georgia after military service.  I currently reside in Georgia.  I am married with one adopted son who now resides in Flordia.  I have one dog and one cat.

I am an avid reader who learned to read before personnal computers, internet, and search engines were a reality.  My most prized possession was my library card.  This opened the world of books.  And I won a set of encyclopedias at age 11 and this further opened my world.  Today, I still enjoy reading.  I read fifth grade books in addition to works of fiction (Grisham, King, and others) and history.  When it comes to food, I especially like Chick-Fil-A and Italian food.  When it comes to other things I like to do, I like to visit Civil War battlefields.

I spent 22 years in the Navy and then retired.  I started as a yeoman (administrative person), but then converted to a quartermaster (navigation of ships and logistics of ship movement). I have visited Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Africa, and the Middle East.

I left Pennsylvania to leave the cold, snow, and ice.  

When I joined the faculty of Oakwood-Windsor Elementary, I taught science and social studies in fifth grade.  This year I am self contained and teach mathematics, ELA, science, and social studies.  Prior to teaching here in South Carolina, I taught in Georgia.  I currently hold a Bachelors Degree in History, a Masters Degree in Public Adminstration and a Masters Degree in Education.