Hometown: Knockemstiff, Ohio ("It's on Rand McNally's Road Atlas")

Degrees: BA in Math/Science Education - Berea College, MA in Math/Science Education - Georgetown College, Rank I, and National Board Certification

Other universities and colleges attended: University of Kentucky, Augustana College - Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Colorado School of MInes

Hobbies/Interests: Traveling (have visited 49 of the 50 states ("Alaska, here I come!"), camping, reading (Khaled Hosseini my new favorite author), puzzles of all types, and Netflix

Favorite Books: The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, And the Mountains Echoed, Trouble, Mr. Was, and The Highest Tide, just to name a few

Pets: A Whippet named Do it Devo, Whippet Good (Devo for short) 10 years old, a Chocolate Lab named Cappi 15 years old, a Tortoise Shell Calico cat named Tusca 11 years old, and a feral cat named Wild Kitty 13 years old

Important Info: I have an in with Santa