Hello.  I was born in Boston, Massachusetts (Go Red Sox!) and lived there until I was 15.  I have also lived in Tucson, AZ, and Poway, CA.  I went to U.C. Riverside and graduated with a B.A. in Business Administration.  Just recently, I received my Masters in Mathematics Education at Cal State University of Dominguez Hills.  I started teaching in 1997 in Venice Beach, CA.  I taught 4th and 5th grade for four years at Westminster Elementary, a computer science and math magnet school.
    
     I began teaching here at Hermosa Valley School in 2001 where I joined the Math Department.  This is my seventh year teaching at HVS where I currently teach Math 6, Math 7 and Math 7 Honors.  As part of their math curriculum students get exposed to many problem solving situations. In this way they develop their critical thinking skills and their logical reasoning strategies.  I believe this is the best way to connect real-life situations with classroom mathematics.  I really enjoy what I do and hope that my enthusiasm for math is contagious!
    
     I live in Redondo Beach, CA with my wife, Cindy, and three daughters Kaylee, 5, Emily, 3 and Lilly, 1.  I enjoy playing the drums, guitar, golf and tennis.