I grew up near Lubbock, Texas, in a small cotton farming town called Shallowater.

After completing 2.5 years at South Plains Community College (the extra 1/2 semester was mostly because of all the unnecessary music classes I took...), I moved to San Antonio and graduated with a B.A. in History from the University of Texas at San Antonio in December of 2003.

I was then hired by Northside ISD, where I have taught almost entirely at the same school, Stevens High School. It was 20 years in December 2023!! 😲