I have traveled many paths before wandering in to education. Working as a counselor with the Department of Corrections in Coralville, IA solidified the fact that I was in the right field and the wrong place. That particular job clarified for me, the fact that many young people are not getting the support that they need, and without it they could easily travel the wrong path. Two years after that realization I was living in New York and entering a masters program in School Counseling. I believed this to be the best way to stay within the counseling field, but stay true to myself and my goals, including steering young people to a path that is true to themselves. Scattergood is the perfect place to make my goals a realization. I live on campus with my wife, son and daughter, and am happy to be back in Iowa. My family and I truly enjoy being at Scattergood and experiencing all that it has to offer. My children especially enjoy the farm, the pond and all of the other little faculty children running around campus. As a Canadian, I am also very excited to bring my love of Ice Hockey to Scattergood.