I moved to Laurens and began teaching at LDHS in January of 1997.  I graduated high school from West Springfield High School (Springfield, Virginia) in 1992 and from Clemson University in December of 1996.  In addition to teaching science and engineering, I coach wrestling and football at Hickory Tavern Middle School.  My wife, Nicole, is a school counselor at Woodruff Primary School.  I have a 9 year-old son, Brian and a 5 year-old daughter, Ruth.  My parents live in Florida and my sister is a professor in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Louisville.