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Meet Your Teacher

                             I grew up in Sullivan County and graduated from Monticello High School in 1970 and SUNY Stony Brook

                             in 1974. I have a Masters in Biology and taught biology and computer science for seven years at

                             Harborfields High School on the north shore of Long Island. My family and I moved to our house in Livingston Manor

                             and I have taught at Liberty for 27 years. During that time I have taught sicence classes in Life Science 7,

                             Physical Science 8, Earth Science, Biology, Environmental Science and Human Biology. In math I have taught

                             Math 8, General Math I, General Math II, Course I, Course IA, Algebra 1 and Math A1.

        

                             I am married and have three children. All three of my children have been actively involved in different sports. My

                             daughter, Krista, graduated from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA in May She is looking for a job in envuironmental

                             science or geology. She is a volunteer firefighter/EMT in Lewisburg. My son Kurt attends Barry University Law

                             School in Orlando, FL.  He is a grduate of Hartwick Collge. Kurt was amatrried last year to Aimee who is a wedding planner!

                             There honeymoon included a cruise around the Medeterraian with stops in Italy, Greece and Egypt. My oldest son, Karl, is

                             employeed as a lawyer at a small law firm in Williamsburg, VA. He is doing mostly personal injury and family law. He is a

                             graduate of Hamilton Collge and TC Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond. Karl was married last year to

                             Kathleen who is getting her Doctorate in Education from William & Mary University. She is the testing coordinator at

                            York High School inh Yorktown Virginia.

                             Outside of school I am Captain of the Livingston Manor Volunteer Ambulance Corps and have been for 13 years.

                              I am a 20 year Emergency Medical Technician. My wife is also an EMT. All three of my children voulnteer for the

                             Corps. I am very proud of them for giving their time to help others. I am actively involved as an elder at the

                             LM Presbyterian Church. I coach cross country and girls track at Liberty High School and time most of the

                             winter sports contests.

                             I have completed the Catskill 35's. There are 35 mountain peaks in the Catskills which are 3500 feet or

                             more in elevation. Some have trails and some do not. Most of the peaks without trails require a bushwhack. This

                             means a hiker must make their own trail! Some are easy and some are very difficult. I also hiked the four

                             winter peaks and completed the requirements for the club patch on January 28, 2006. I have hiked a lot this

                             summer setting new goals for myself. This summer I hiked over 350 miles and climbed 115,000 feet vertically. That's

                             21 miles up!