Educational Background
Kearney High School graduate, 1987
Hastings College: BA in Elementary Education
University of Nebraska (Lincoln): K-12 Instrumental Music Education endorsement
University of Nebraska (Lincoln): MA in Instrumental Education (K-12)
Present Occupation
Self-Employed: owner of Shade’s Classic Corvairs – sales, repair and restoration
Other Leadership Positions
Elder at Hastings Evangelical Free church: 2012-2016 and 2023-present
Hastings Red Tide homeschool basketball board member: 2017-present
Salvation Army: board member: 2013-2014
Corvair Museum of America: Chairman of the Board
Hobbies/Interests
Vacationing/traveling with my family in our motor coach and camping
Music: playing my trombone, listening to music, attending concerts, plays, etc.
Cars: racing Corvairs, restoring cars
ATVs: trail riding with my family
Greatest Hope for HPS
Providing students with a well-rounded and historically accurate education that engages students and teaches them to be independent thinkers and future leaders in our community
Allow students the opportunity to participate in quality extra-curricular activities ranging from the Fine Arts, to athletics and everything in between, according to their interests
Greatest Challenge for HPS
Increasing parent involvement in their child’s education
Recruiting and retaining quality teachers
Protecting our students from false and “trendy” ideologies of the culture and focusing on the core academics of reading, writing and arithmetic
Longterm financial sustainability and stewardship
Teach our students “How to think,” NOT “What to think” thereby setting our students up for success as critical thinkers and contributors in society
