An avid Chaucer and Shakespeare buff, I teach the following classes at Pallotti: AP English Literature and Composition, Honors British Literature, and American Literature. A father to two daughters--Laursen (7 1/2) and Anna Page (3 3/4), I married my college sweetheart, Karen, in May of 1996. We met as undergraduates at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1987--twenty years ago! I earned a B.A. in English in May 1990. After working several years, I went back to school for a master's degree in English, which I earned at Appalachian State University in 1995. Having always appreciated the English literature of the Middle Ages, I moved to the DC-area in 1995 to start work on a master's degree in Medieval Studies, which I earned in 1997 from Catholic University. I have been in the classroom teaching English each year since then. My hobbies include reading British and American novels of all descriptions, mostly classics, and learning how to play the guitar. My other great fondness is for the popular music of the seventies and eighties--country, rock, and R & B. I have really enjoyed the soothing sounds of Jimmy Buffett and James Taylor over the years. My needs tend to be simple: movies, music, family, books, two cats, and the i-pod. Pallotti is a very special place in my life. Stay tuned for more.
