Date
08/27/2025
Position Information
Position desired: Administrator, Head of School
Subjects you can teach: 7-12 Humanities Teacher, 7-12 Literature Teacher, 7-12 Math Teacher, 7-12 Philosophy Teacher, 7-12 Theology Teacher, Logic Teacher, Rhetoric Teacher
Willing to relocate to: Midwest, Northeast, Southeast
Summary:
After earning my Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, I’ve worked at a small, liberal arts college as both a faculty member and administrator for over 15 years. I believe the future of liberal arts education in the U.S. is shifting from higher education to the growing Classical Christian School movement and I am eager to be a part of it.
I have more than 20 years of experience integrating faith and learning, promoting education centered around the pursuit of truth, beauty, and goodness. My guiding pedagogical motto comes from St. Augustine: faith seeking understanding. My commitments to academic excellence, spiritual formation, and my vision for a classical, humanistic education rooted in faith position me to lead an ACCS member school. The breadth of my experience in higher education as well as my business training offer a combination of intellectual and practical skills that may serve an ACCS school well and could give the school a fresh and creative perspective that positions it to thrive for the future.
My faith is a central reason why I pursued a career in academic philosophy to begin with, and it motivates me to meet student needs holistically as a professor and administrator. I am a committed, orthodox Christian with an active membership in a local Lutheran church. My wife and I have 5 school-aged children currently and part of my interest in a position in a Classical Christian School is to enroll our children there.
As a school leader, my priorities would be academic excellence and faith formation. I am motivated to train young people to love God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength. My background in philosophy and love for classic texts make me suited to lead a school that has a Trivium curriculum.
I have had considerable success as a teacher and scholar. I have taught a wide range of courses in the liberal arts, including courses in our core curriculum and Honors program. I have taught courses on logic, virtue ethics, bioethics, technology, happiness, love, and the built environment. I believe that education is ultimately about a meaningful relationship between professors and students.
I have significant experience in both academic support and administrative work. I spent 3 years in full-time academic administration. In my role as Associate Dean, I interacted with parents, worked with students on probation, handled academic integrity violations, engaged in specialized advising, implemented academic policies, oversaw curricular changes, promoted student retention, registered transfer students for courses, and resolved conflicts between faculty and students, among other responsibilities. In my leadership roles, I have hired, supported, and/or evaluated a variety of staff, including adjunct faculty, full-time faculty, and administrative staff. In addition, I earned an MBA in part on the basis of a future possible move into academic administration.
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Highest Level of Education: Doctoral or Professional Degree
Institutions Attended:
| Institution Name | Degree Earned (i.e., BA in English) | Date Graduated | Emphasis |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame | Ph.D. in Philosophy | January 2010 | Ethics |
Employment History:
| Position | Employer | Dates of Service | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor | Canisius University | 2009-present | |
| Associate Dean | Canisius University | 2020-2023 |
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Additional Experience with CCE:
Hobbies, Interests, and Family: My wife and I have 5 school-aged children between the ages of 5 and 16. My wife and I met as summer interns at Mars Hill Audio in Charlottesville, VA. I’m interested in sports as both a spectator (especially Steelers and Bills) and participant (especially basketball and ultimate frisbee). I also listen to a lot of music, especially jazz.
Top 5 Books: Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilych.
John Donne, Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions.
Augustine, Confessions.
Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy.
Epictetus, The Handbook.
Top 3 Books: Fredrik deBoer, The Cult of Smart. This book is, roughly speaking, about the philosophy of education and takes up a line of thinking (how do we educate those are not naturally suited to academics) that is not at all common in our culture.
Robert Farrar Capon, The Supper of the Lamb. This book has been on my list for a long time; it’s relevant to anyone who is interested in both cooking and theology! Extraordinarily unique and deeply sacramental.
Marty Makary, The Price We Pay: What Broke American health Care – And How to Fix It. I’m interested in medicine and bioethics and the way in which our current health care delivery system is broken.
Most Influential Books: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics.
C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man.
Alasdair MacIntyre, After Virtue.
Robert Webber, Evangelicals on the Canterbury Trail.
Preferred Denomination Type: Anglican/Episcopal
Current Church: First Trinity Lutheran Church
Current Church Denomination: Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
Current Church Membership: Yes
Current Church Attendance: Weekly
Support of Traditional Marriage: Yes
Theology: Sacramental. Creedal. Orthodox (lower case “o”). Evangelical.
Belief in the inerrancy of Scripture?: Yes
Notes on Scripture: The Bible is free from error and contains the truth necessary for salvation.
Additional classical training: Training in academic philosophy with an emphasis on the history of philosophy.
Why I want to teach at a classical school:
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