Teaching is my third career, and I 'm back for a sixth year at WBMS in 2020-2021 Civics is a subject closely related to my first two careers.
After graduating from FSU with a degree in Mass Communications, I spent a dozen years as a full-time journalist and part-time talk show host. That experience led me, unconventionally, into Law Enforcement, where I served in several capacities for more than 20 years. With an interest in eventually teaching, I advanced my education with a Master of Public Administration from Troy University.
Yes, I did plenty of real-cop work, including midnight shifts and probably a couple of thousand arrests, but the assignment I enjoyed the most and from which I benefitted immensely was three years as supervisor in Court Security. That real-world civics experience has served me well in all three of my teaching jobs.
Before coming to WBMS and the Santa Rosa School District, I taught for three years in a program under the US Department of State. My students included prosecuting attorneys from Barbados, police commissioners from Tanzania, Supreme Court Justices from Chile, and many other justice systems executives who came to the United States to learn about our system (civics!). I also taught Florida Criminal Law to police recruits for eight years, during which time I was selected as a "Subject Matter Expert" to assist in a major revision of the textbook used in Florida's Law Enforcement Training Academies.
My exposure to politics includes the real-world experience of running for public office (Sheriff in Okaloosa County, 2010; finished second in a six-way race).
My wife Christie and I have two daughters: Annie Mae is a 7th grader at Gulf Breeze Middle School, and Mattie is a Junior at Gulf Breeze High School.
After graduating from FSU with a degree in Mass Communications, I spent a dozen years as a full-time journalist and part-time talk show host. That experience led me, unconventionally, into Law Enforcement, where I served in several capacities for more than 20 years. With an interest in eventually teaching, I advanced my education with a Master of Public Administration from Troy University.
Yes, I did plenty of real-cop work, including midnight shifts and probably a couple of thousand arrests, but the assignment I enjoyed the most and from which I benefitted immensely was three years as supervisor in Court Security. That real-world civics experience has served me well in all three of my teaching jobs.
Before coming to WBMS and the Santa Rosa School District, I taught for three years in a program under the US Department of State. My students included prosecuting attorneys from Barbados, police commissioners from Tanzania, Supreme Court Justices from Chile, and many other justice systems executives who came to the United States to learn about our system (civics!). I also taught Florida Criminal Law to police recruits for eight years, during which time I was selected as a "Subject Matter Expert" to assist in a major revision of the textbook used in Florida's Law Enforcement Training Academies.
My exposure to politics includes the real-world experience of running for public office (Sheriff in Okaloosa County, 2010; finished second in a six-way race).
My wife Christie and I have two daughters: Annie Mae is a 7th grader at Gulf Breeze Middle School, and Mattie is a Junior at Gulf Breeze High School.