I believe that, aside from empathy, education is the single most important key to solving our world's problems as well as furthering our longevity as a species! I am a lifelong learner and lover of all things academic. I obtained my B.S. in Professional Aeronautics with a business minor from ERAU, while working multiple jobs and starting a family. As I continued my academic and professional journey as a leader in the aviation industry, I fell in love with leadership philosophies and earned a Master's in Leadership Development from St. Mary-of-the-Woods College, the same college where I am now a professor. At "The Woods", I teach my passions, such as leadership, moral philosophy (ethics), not-for-profit strategy, and many more subjects. I mentor graduate students throughout their coursework and final theses. As I grew older, I began to model my continuing education efforts toward my interests and passions, such as psychology, and less to just support a business career. This led me to a Ph.D. in I/O Psychology at NCU, where I am currently a Ph.D. candidate preparing for my final dissertation defense titled "A Case Study about DACA, Psychological Health and Subjective Well-being in the current U.S. Socio-Political Climate."All of this, all of my hard work, has led me to you. I love to teach, mentor, and tutor students. Your success is my success. I feel that my purpose on this earth is to share knowledge and help others, just like you, become the best human being possible.

First and foremost, I love my family! My wonderful wife and I just celebrated 36 years together. We have two amazing daughters, one a filmmaker and the other a CMT and mommy. We also have a former foreign exchange student from Germany who has become like a daughter to us, even though she hasn't lived with us for many years.