I am delighted to join the Rice Memorial High School community after a long career in public education, including ten years as Principal of Stowe High School, and the last two years as Principal of Xiangjiang International High School, a private school in Guangzhou, China. Both my undergraduate education at Boston College and one of my graduate programs at St. Michael's College prepared me for a Catholic high school climate. As an adherent to Catholicism, I find joy and peace in our commitment to faith. As a principal, curriculum director, and teacher of AP European History and World History I am also attracted to Rice's other mission tenets of academics, community, and service. My wife Judi and I recently celebrated 35 years of marriage and we are the proud parents of two adult children, Meghan and Chris. I look forward to helping everyone at Rice advance our school mission.