Staff Directory

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Born and raised in northern Maine, I was always fascinated by nature and scientific discovery. It was at UCLA that I discovered my love for teaching, while serving as a teaching assistant and lab instructor. I next worked at parochial high schools in Los Angeles for 11 years, teaching all levels of biology. I next spent the next 19 years as a teacher at Central City Value High School, an inner-city charter, which promotes 5 core values in its development of students.

Recently, my wife Traci and I were excited to move to Huntersville to be closer to my son’s family and to join PLP, where I will be teaching AP Biology, Honors Biology, and Anatomy & Physiology. In my spare time over the years, I coached all levels of volleyball. I also serve as President and CEO of the Lucille Rader Education Foundation, which honors a former mentor of mine.

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This is my 13th year in education, teaching all grade levels from Kindergarten to the collegiate level. My wife Andrea and I have three children; Maggie (5), Grayson (4), and Merritt (born June, 2019). As an educator in the field of visual arts, I feel that it is important that every individual finds their own way to self express themselves and to use that skill when moving forward in life's journey. 

 

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I began teaching 7 years ago in Brooklyn, NY because I felt it was the most important way I could impact society.  Every child has so much to offer to the world and it is our job to showcase those talents and push them to be their best.  I believe developing the whole child will allow them to successfully take on any avenue they chose to throughout their life.

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My first career was in the United States Air Force as a Signals Intelligence Analyst. I spent most of my time overseas in Italy and Japan. Afterwards, I decided to go back to school to become a math teacher and I can't believe that I am already in my 12th year. This is my second year at PLP and I could not be happier here. The administration, faculty, and students are fantastic and I am proud to be a part of the wonderful team.

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I am a mother of three amazing young adults, Jake, Dylan, and Emma. My happiest moments have been watching them on and off the soccer field, and excelling in school. I am an Ultra Runner and have accomplished many trail races from 50K to 100 miles. So, I pretty much love anything outdoors. I love college football as I am a die hard UGA fan. I have teaching experience in Business Education but focused on Exceptional Children for the past 10 years. I feel so blessed to be a part of Pine Lake and this community.

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I've been teaching for about 10 years after coming into the field as a second career. I graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in Biology but ended up working in the 401(K) world for a while before coming to teaching. My first class was for pre-K students and it was called Mad and Messy Science. I eventually settled down into the world of teenagers and love it here. Personally, I've been married to my husband, Brent, for 20+ years and we have 2 teenage daughters (Sarah & Keira), along with 2 cats (Ms. Grace and Bosco) and 2 dogs (Cosmo & Sadie).

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