Special Education Team Leader

As a Plano ISD alumnus, I am grateful to be able to give back to the community which helped shape the person I am today.  I attended Wells Elementary, Schimelpfenig Middle School, Jasper High School, and Plano Senior High School as a student.  After graduating from Plano Senior High School, I attended and graduated from The University of Oklahoma with a degree in Economics.  I am currently enrolled in a Masters degree program for educational leadership.

I am a lucky husband and a proud papa of five "fur babies" - three dogs and two cats.  Our dogs range from 100 pounds down to 30 pounds, but they all have a ton of love to offer.  In my spare time: I enjoy watching baseball (Go Rangers and Cubs!) and basketball (Go Mavs!), playing ultimate frisbee and disc golf, and traveling with my wife.  I was captain of the University of Oklahoma ultimate frisbee team my senior year, and I have also played ultimate frisbee at the semi-professional level for Tulsa and Dallas.  

I'm excited to start my tenth year as a teacher in Plano ISD and my second year at Murphy Middle School!  The first eight years of my caeer were at Otto Middle School where I served as a BASE room teacher, a Developmental teacher, and a Special Education Team Leader.  I have also been involved with Plano ISD's Extended School Year program as a summer school teacher for many years.  I could not be happier with the opportunity to be at Murphy Middle School to help lead an amazing group of teachers in providing the best education possible for our students.