Curriculum Vitae

Certifications
Education -Mathematics, Political Science, Computer Science, Computer Technology and Calculus AP
Technology – CompTIA’s A+ and Network+, ETA’s Fiber Optics Installation, and Cisco’s CCNA

My Teacher Life
Simply stated – I have been a mathematics teacher for 45 years in 11 schools in four countries. If my past five years as a high school substitute are added, I can say I have now been involved in education for a total of 50 years.

DoDDS Teaching Experience
Rota Middle High School ……………………………………………………..Rota, Spain                                      2017-2018
Zama American High School – Math Dept Head ………………Zama, Japan                                    2012- 2017
Kinnick High School ……………………………………………………………. Yokosuka, Japan                            2010-2012
Kubasaki High School …………………………………………………………. Okinawa, Japan                              2008-2010
Daegu American High School – Math Dept Head…………….. Daegu, Korea                                  2004-2008

Howard County
Wilde Lake High School – Math Dept Head                                                          2000-2004
Ellicott Mills Middle School                                                                                         1997-2000
Board of Education – Supervisor of Secondary Mathematics                        1993-1997
Howard High School                                                                                                        1989-1993
Oakland Mills High School – Math Dept Head                                                      1984-1988

 Baltimore City                                                              
Lake Clifton High School – Math Dept Head                                                        1976-1984
Greenspring Junior High School                                                                                 1973-1976

Presently: For the past almost five years I have been a math substitute teacher at Glenelg and Marriotts Ridge High Schools for two to three days per week. I have also used my photography skills to create two school FB pages, Gladiator Life with 286 posts consisting of 13,208 images and Mustang Students with 17 posts and 625 images. The photos depict my young students in their various school activities so they and their families can witness the true beauty of American high school life.

Teacher of the Year
In the early 90’s I was fortunate enough to be selected as Howard County’s Teacher of the Year and then selected as a finalist for Maryland Teacher of the Year by Maryland Public Television.

Kanagawa International Association 
My state, Maryland, and Kanagawa, Japan are Sister-States.  Each year KIA selects one teacher for a work-study program. The project I proposed was to study math education in Japanese high schools. I observed classes, interviewed teachers, students, and even the superintendent of schools.

“Just English I & II”
While in Kanagawa, Japan in the late 80’s, two Japanese friends and I wrote two translation books. The theme was to assist young Japanese students while studying in the United States. Both books were published and could be found in the local bookstores.

Georgetown University
I spent two summers teaching at Georgetown University in a special international program for students from all over the world.  The students were presented with college level course work designed to aid in their transition to studying in the United States.

Howard Community College
Project Access – I was one of the founding teachers for Project Access at Howard Community College.  This was a federally funded summer program designed to assist students with special needs.
Senior Adjunct Faculty -Over a ten year plus time period, I taught a variety of college level math courses ranging from Elementary Praxis Review to Pre-Calculus.

Military Service
During the late 60’s, I served in U.S. Army and served almost three years in Southeast Asia.

Travels
Lived almost twenty years at various times of my life overseas while visiting approximately 50 countries.

In Conclusion
Teaching mathematics is my vocation, my passion, and my reason for getting out of bed each morning. I cannot imagine a classroom not being part of my life. However, photography has provided me with a way to channel a creative side of my brain during those non-student hours. Recording the wonders of Asia, Europe, Australia, and Africa has been both a joy and a challenge. However, capturing the culture of a high school to share with my students and their families has been my greatest joy.