My Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Physics is from Aquinas College (1972). After graduating, I worked as an industrial chemist for about 30 years.

My post-baccalaureate in education is from Rio Salado College (2004). I then taught a number of math and science courses in the classroom for about ten years.

I first tutored when I was in college. I worked with a few other tutor placement agencies before starting with Varsity four years ago. I have tutored a number of math and science subjects, but AP Chemistry is my specialty.

My teaching philosophy is that any subject can be mastered once the student has acquired the background skills. My tutoring style is to discover the missing skills and build them through examples. For AP Chemistry students, this means reviewing the types of questions AP covers and providing the background and methods needed to understand and correctly answer them.