I was born in Washington D.C and came to Greenville when I became a student at Furman University. I graduated from Furman in 1976 with a B.A. in political science. I received my Master's from Furman in 1981 in Secondary Administration. I began my teaching career in 1976 so I've been a teacher for a long time. I have been at GTCHS since 2002.  My wife went to Clemson, so I married into a Tiger family. All three of my children are Clemson  graduates. My oldest son Jay is an account executive in Greenville. My daughter Sally is a teacher at Pickens High School.My youngest son Andy runs his own music production business. I enjoy playing golf and following Clemson sports.l