I grew up in Marshfield, WI where I did a lot of biking, working and enjoyed hanging out with my friends.  I mowed lawns, had two paper routes, worked at a fast food restaurant, and also did screen-printing.  I also got involved in Tae Kwon-Do for several years.  I attended St. John's Catholic School for 8 years, Columbus Catholic High School for my Freshman year, and finished off high school at Marshfield Senior High.  While growing up I was also very involved in 4-H as an ambassador and junior leader for my county, many positions within my club, and enjoyed the drama and crafts as well.

I then moved on to college at UW Eau Claire where I got my Elementary Education 1-8 major with a Math minor.  I played several intramural sports while I was there, and made a lot of new friends.  From there I moved to Cedar Grove to teach math and science which brought me to where I am today teaching math to the seventh grade STARS.  While teaching I also acquired my Masters in Computers in Education from Cardinal Stritch University.

I have one brother Matt, who recently graduated from UW Whitewater with a degree in finance and is looking for a job, and one sister Lindsay, who just ended her Sophmore year at Rochester Technical College, on her way to studying law enforcement. I also have a brother-in-law Nick, who graduated from Northcentral Technical college with a degree in welding and is working as a welder, and a Sister-in-law Lora, who graduated in 2000, and is now working for a daycare center and is taking classes in child care.

I live in Cedar Grove with my wife Anne Marie, and have four wonderful children.  My oldest is Jacob Raymond who is 4 years old.  He was born April 26, 2001.  My second is Annabelle Rose who is 2 years old.  She was born on May 29, 2003.  Finally we have a set of twins who are under a year.  There names are Michaela Marie, and Michael Joshua and were born on February 23, 2005.  Our household also consists of 2 toy poodles, 1 cat, and a turtle.  We've downsized a little on our number of pets.

My past summer consisted of spending a lot of time with my family camping around Wisconsin, walking, going to the park, and playing volleyball.