Born in Boise, Idaho; M.S.Ed. education leadership and administration, B.A. social studies secondary education, B.A. history (Boise State University), B.A. philosophy (Whitman College); 2019 and 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program’s Distinguished Teachers award; 2023 Morehead-Cain Impact Educator award; City of Boise ethics commissioner; USGLC Idaho delegation; director on multiple boards with public lands emphasis; spouse: Chad; one daughter, Casey.