Education:

BA Geography, University of Missouri-KC

I am a geographer and I believed in life-long learning before that expression was cool. I naturally wonder about all sorts of connections. The science of Geography analyses connections between physical location, geological features, the sun and climate, and pesky populations. It is inspiring to watch students make comparable connections in their own areas of interest as they work through the research and composition processes of writing.

A small sample of places I’ve spent time is: a dry land dirt farm in Colorado, inside a P-3 Orion turbo-prop hunting submarines across the Pacific Ocean, trailer parks in Nebraska and Wyoming, a fishing pier on an Aleutian island, the Swiss Alps (sigh), dirt bike trails of central California, ein zug im Deutsch land, forty-nine of the United States, and thirteen countries of the Northern Hemisphere.
During that time, I was a leather-skinned kid, grew up – sort of, joined the Navy, got married, birthed babies, home-schooled three wonderfully beautiful minds, raised livestock (love chickens and goats), began college here in 1996 and finished my Bachelors degree elsewhere in 2001, back-packed around Europe to celebrate.

What does that documented drivel mean to you? It means that neither you nor I can predict our future, its pain or its possibilities. Every day, you have an opportunity to prepare for the unknowable, so connect yourself to tools made available for your success and equip yourself with competence and perseverance. Usually, when folks think there are major problems with their writing, it’s just an unidentified obstacle that can be simply overcome. Let me provide you with resources you can use to be successful, here in your course work at Maple Woods and anywhere else you may find yourself farther along this adventure called “life”.