• What colleges/universities did you graduate from and what degrees did you receive from each?

BA in Sociology and Comparative Religion from Harvard
Attended Harvard Graduate School of Education and Harvard Divinity School but degree interrupted by move to the West Coast

• What do you teach?

Morality and Justice/World Religions for Juniors

Christian Life and Service for Seniors

• What other roles/responsibilities do you have on campus?

I started the Girls Golf program years ago and have coached Boys and Girls Golf off and on until last year.

I have coached College Lacrosse (Boys and Girls) at Brown, Harvard, Claremont, Occidental, and UCSB as well as High School Lacrosse at The Thacher School, St Francis and La Canada and a couple of other schools back east.

• How many years have you been at La Salle?

24

• Why have you stayed at La Salle?

I love the caring atmosphere and the San Miguel program - I've worked at a number of High Schools and when the San Miguel program was at its peak, La Salle was the most diverse, caring, and dynamic school that I have ever seen. If you are an alum reading this - please give to the San Miguel program.

• What is your favorite thing about teaching at La Salle?

The kids of course!! :)

• Do you have a favorite memory or favorite alumni class?

While I do delete the names as they are called at graduation to free up space on my ever shrinking hard drive, I will never forget when Brennan Mace '18 said to me in class - "Why don't you teach us something useful - Like how to clean a fish or something??" That weekend I caught a Halibut in Newport Harbor and I brought it into class on Monday and we cleaned it on the desk in the classroom. There are still a couple of red spots on the classroom carpet. Later in the week, I put together the makings for Fish Tacos and we had a loaves and fishes moment in the classroom where there somehow was enough food for everyone to eat lunch and a little left over.

I also love the annual Set up the Teepee and play Lacrosse that I do with the World Religions Classes every year.

• What are your hobbies/interests outside of La Salle?

I love to fish and travel - I've been to 49 states - all but Alaska - I joke with my wife Paula that if I repeat the same sentence in the same hour - send me to Alaska with a fishing rod so I can get eaten by a bear while fighting a big salmon on a beautiful river. :)

• If you were a student at La Salle today, which current clubs, activities, or organizations would you be a part of?

I am very proud of starting the Gender Equality Club and had a blast with the Lacrosse Club last year and wish we could get a Meditation Club going again (I think Tik Tok is winning that battle), but I am very impressed by the BSA Club today and some of the service clubs kids have started in the last couple of years are awesome.