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 recently completed a Masters degree program in Educational Leadership through Western Governors University, and I'm excited about the opportunity to be a campus leader!

I am a lucky husband and a proud papa of four "fur babies" - two dogs (PB, a black lab/shepherd mix and Koji, a Shiba Inu) and two cats (Sid and Nancy).  We recently dealt with the loss of our oldest good boy, Ty, who was great in both size and heart. 

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 begin my eleventh 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 FOCUS (formerly BASE/BSE) teacher, a Developmental Self-Contained 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.