Welcome to my webpage! To give you a bit of background information, I grew up on a farm south of Presho, South Dakota.
I am a 1983 graduate of Lyman High School. After high school, I went on to earn a
Bachelor’s degree in History Education from the
University
of
South Dakota
in 1990. I took my first teaching job in
Hecla
,
South Dakota
where I taught social science, computers and coached.
From Hecla, I moved to neighboring
Frederick
where I remained for three years. While
in
Frederick
, I earned a Master’s Degree from
Northern
State
University
in Secondary School Administration. After completing my degree, I took my first administrative position as
the Secondary Principal for the
Sully
Buttes
School District
in Onida South Dakota. During my
first year, I served as principal, athletic director, and coached. I spent nine years
in Onida, serving as Principal, Superintendent, joint Superintendent with the
Agar
School District
and eventually, Superintendent for the newly reorganized
Agar-Blunt-Onida
School District
. While in Onida, I also earned a
Specialist Degree in School District Administration from the
University
of
South Dakota
. Currently, I have served as the
Superintendent of the Parkston School District since 2003.
I have three children and a stepson with my wife Molly (2011). Landry
was born in 1998, Bennett 2001 , and Liam Shayne in 2002.
Max was born in 2009.
Murphy, our Golden Retriever is 56.
I currently serve as the Superintendent for the
Parkston
School District. I enjoy spending time with my children, listening to music, watching football, movies, and
antagonizing Murphy.
Little known fact: During my tenor as a teacher and later
administrator, I also found time to coach football. I served as head coach
for the Frederick/Hecla Northstars for three years and for four years as head
coach for the Sully Buttes Chargers. During that time, I won five
conference titles, qualified for the state playoffs six times, won two Region
Titles and coached my
team in the semi-final playoff game twice. I finished my coaching career
with a record of 50-19.