THE BASICS

Born and lived in: Cincinnati, OH
                            Evanston, Illinois for 4 years of college
                            Bloomington, Indiana for 4 years
                            St. Petersburg and Riazan Russia for 2 years
                            Back in Cincinnati since September of 1996

EDUCATION

Grade School: St. Ann's in Groesbeck

High School: McAuley in College Hill

Undergraduate School: Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois
             Bachelor of Arts Degree with a Double Major: History and Slavic Languages/Literature
             Graduated with Distinction, History Dept. Honors, and Phi Beta Kappa

Graduate Schools: Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana
               Master of Arts Degree with a Major in Russian History and Minor in Modern Western European History
                            Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio
               Completed State of Ohio Education License in Integrated Social Studies Grades 7-12

RELATED WORK

2 Years Teaching Assistant in the History Dept. at Indiana University

2 Years doing history related work in Russia

3 Years teaching history classes in University of Cincinnati's Evening College while also occasionally teaching study skills and critical reading classes at Miami University's Hamilton Branch.

1999-2004 teaching World American History 1650-1900  at The Summit Country Day Upper School

2003-2005 teaching AP United States History at The Summit Country Day Upper School

Since 2001 teaching AP European History at The Summit Country Day Upper School

Since 2004 teaching Advanced World American History 1877-2004 at The Summit Country Day Upper School

Since 2005 teaching Advanced History Research Seminar at The Summit Country Day Upper School

COACHING

Coached girls basketball for two years at St. Ann's Grade School in the mid-1980s and again in the mid-1990s.

Coached AAU Girls Basketball for 2 years in the late 1990s.

Coached Summit Country Day's Girls Varsity Basketball for two years 1999-2001.

Coaching the Summit Country Day Mock Trial Team 2001 to Present.
--In 2006 our Silver Team placed 1st in District Competition qualifying for the State level competition.

INTERESTS

To Name a few: Sports, Politics, Russian literature, Science Fiction, Computers