...My freshman year of high school, I was one of the youngest students in the state to qualify for the national tournament. In college, I was ranked 5th and 11th at each of 2 different national tournaments. Upon graduation, I took over coaching my alma mater's (Towson University) team for several years before moving on to coach the team at Johns Hopkins University. (read more)
...Seeing the sacrifices they both made to get their degrees made a lifelong impact on me. I am a veteran, certified teacher with over 25 years of experience teaching in a public school system. My experience includes teaching at the kindergarten, third and sixth grade levels. (read more)