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Position: Fine Arts Department Chair / Theatre Arts and Speech, Upper School / Middle School

Education: M.F.A. Acting, University of Minnesota / Guthrie Theater M.F.A. Actor Training Program; B.A. Theatre, Incarnate Word College

What did you do before you came to Keystone: For 7 seasons, I was a full-time actor at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. I also taught acting at The University of Minnesota.

Why do you like working here: The Keystone community is supportive, caring, and challenges me to be my best self every day. I cherish my professional relationships and the work I get to do with our incredible student body.

Hobbies/pastimes: I love sports, movies (scary ones), building things, playing board games (SCRABBLE!), and traveling.

Something (personal or professional) you’re proud of: Personally, I’m proudest of my wife, children, and grandchildren. They remind me every day that life is a gift. Professionally, I’m proud that I’ve balanced my work as a teacher and theatre artist. In 2007, my wife and I founded the Classic Theatre of San Antonio. We worked with 4 other local artists and 1 patron of the arts to create a classical repertory company that would produce high-quality professional productions of great dramatic literature. The Classic is still going strong, and I’m proud to have been a part of starting something that continues to enhance the quality of life in San Antonio.

Favorite/inspirational book: *The Alchemist* by Paolo Coelho. It’s a simple fable about following your dreams. If you tell the universe your dreams, the universe will conspire to make them come true.

Favorite quote: “Love art in yourself, and not yourself in art.” – Constantin Stanislavski, *My Life in Art*