I have lived at our farm in Manteno with my wife and daughter since 2004. I have been in formal education since 2000 when I started teaching at a small parochial school in Bloomington, Wisconsin. I have an undergraduate degree in history from St. Xavier University in Chicago. I also have an undergraduate degree in Comprehensive Social Studies with a minor in education from the University of Wisconsin Platteville. After teaching for five years I have served as a school and district administrator for the past twenty years.