About me
The 2024-2025 school year marks my 38 years of public education service. Earned postsecondary degrees include BS, Agricultural Mechanization; M.Ed. and Ed. S., Practical Arts and Vocational Education and Secondary School Administration all from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and an Ed. D., Educational Leadership, from St. Louis University. My public education career started as an Agricultural Education teacher in southwest Missouri. From there I transitioned from the classroom to administration serving 26 years as a secondary school principal (7 years), area career center director (5 years), and school superintendent (14 years), retiring in June 2019. In July 2019 I started my current position at Missouri DESE as a CTE Coordinator and State CTE Director. My wife, a retired Family Consumer Science teacher, and I have two sons and one granddaughter. Both our sons work in a CTE field, one as a fiber optic cable community designer, and one as a police officer for the City of St. Louis. Working with all the CTSOs is the most enjoyable part of my job, however I have a strong passion for CTE. Hobbies and interests include fishing and managing our family farm.