Since graduating from Gustavus Adolphus College, I have been teaching and coaching in the Cleveland Public School District for 13 years. I am currently a 6th Grade teacher but have been a 3rd and 4th grade teacher and involved in other departments in the district as well. I coach football as well as my eldest daughter's basketball team and softball team. I am a father of 3 daughters and have been married for 12 years. I am also active in the community through the Cleveland Fire Department. I love being a part of the department and working to help our youth as well as the community as a whole.