Litchfield Elementary School District Governing Board
I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and attended public school in the Deer Valley Unified School District.
Throughout high school and college, I played soccer and picked up various summer jobs ranging from making pizza, working in a classic car wrecking yard, and tackling various landscaping jobs.
While digging trenches and shoveling gravel in the middle of a Phoenix summer taught me the importance of hard work… I’ll admit that I don’t miss it!
Following high school graduation, I attended Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois for two years before transferring back to Arizona to Grand Canyon University.
GCU is where I found my passion for education, and I graduated with a degree in both Secondary Education and History.
In 2002, I began my 14-year career in education.
I spent the majority of my time in the southwest valley public schools as a middle school and high school educator, administrator and coach.
In 2016, I left public education in order to stay home and be the primary caregiver for our two daughters.
My wife and I have lived in the southwest valley for more than 20 years, and our two daughters were educated in the Litchfield Elementary School District since kindergarten.
Our oldest daughter graduated from Millennium High School in 2023 and our youngest daughter will promote from Western Sky Middle School this year.
Professional Facts:
- 14 years as a Public-School Administrator and Teacher (Retired)
- Master’s (Educational Administration) and Bachelor’s (Secondary Education/History) from Grand Canyon University
- Resident of Arizona for over 40 years
- Resident of the Southwest Valley for over 20 years
- Both Daughters attended/attending LESD
- Current Board Member for LESD Educational Foundation
- Former Advisory Board Member for SW Valley YMCA
- Former Member of Millennium High School Parent Site Council
Educational Priorities:
- Student Growth and Academic Success
- Transparency and Engagement with the Parents and Community
- Development and Success of Teachers and Staff
- School Safety
- Financial Accountability