As a teacher of AP World History and U.S. History, I am lucky to be able to honestly say that I have my dream job.   

I have learned a great deal from our students, who inspire and amaze me on a regular basis.  As someone who is passionate about the importance of both education and cities, I am proud to work for SLPS and feel privileged to teach at Gateway STEM.

After studying history, education, and music at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, I completed my student teaching at Gateway STEM in 2008. As an undergrad student, I worked at St. Louis’s most unbelievable institution, the City Museum.  

I spent two years teaching conversational English in Seoul, South Korea from 2008-2010, and used my vacation to travel extensively in Asia. After leaving Korea, I took the Trans-Siberian across Russia, using my savings to spend the better part of a year in Europe and North Africa.

After returning to St. Louis, I worked on a master’s degree in History at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.  While studying I also worked for Special School District at McCluer South-Berkeley High School, and then at Riverview Gardens as an alternative middle school teacher. I recently completed a Master's in Education at Washington University.  

When I’m not teaching, I love to read, converse with friends, ride my bicycle, and travel. My brother lived in South America, and I visited him in Chile, Colombia, and the mountains of Patagonia. 

Recently, my wife and I have been traveling to Mexico during the summers to visit family and explore. 

I live in south city St. Louis, with a few cats, an absurd number of plants, and the most wonderful person I’ve ever met: my wife, Maria.