I am proud to say that I am a product of the public school system. While many educators boast about their academic training at the undergraduate level, I want to start by acknowledging where my educational journey began – John F. Kennedy High School. I mention this not because it’s a prestigious institution, but because it’s where I currently work.
In 1991, I stepped foot into John F. Kennedy High School as a student. I played football, made lifelong friends, and graduated in June 1995. After completing my undergraduate studies (more on that later), I felt drawn back to my alma mater and taught my first English class in September 2001.
“This was me, my teammates, and friends after a pep rally in 1994. I was a junior then, and was thrilled to see this picture in my senior yearbook the following year.”
Fast forward to 2001, I was part of the Department Photo in John F. Kennedy’s yearbook – my first year as an educator in NYC’s public school system. I still work there today.
After graduating from high school in 1995, I attended Borough of Manhattan Community College, graduating in 1998. Initially, I wanted to become a Kindergarten Teacher and majored in Early Childhood Education. However, when I enrolled in The City College of New York that fall, I changed my mind and majored in English. During my time at CCNY, I played lacrosse and made many friends. In 2020, I taught my first course as an adjunct instructor at The City College of New York and have been teaching there ever since
Graduation Day at The City College of New York in May 2001. This image was taken at the then-lacrosse field, now home to City College’s Center for Discovery and Innovation and CUNY’s Advanced Science Research Center.
Years later, I went back to school at my alma mater, The City College of New York, and earned a second graduate degree in Language and Literacy during the pandemic in 2019. During my third semester, I was honored to teach my first course on Zoom – Composition 110, which I taught from my living room in the fall of 2020, and here we are, four years later, in a Freshman Inquiry Writing Seminar. I’m honored to be your instructor.
A shot of me teaching Composition 110 on Zoom in the fall of 2020
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