Born in Kiel, northern Germany, I received my education and made my first professional experiences as a teacher in Germany.

After graduating high school I got my Staatsexamen (roughly the equivalent of masters degree) in History and English from the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel. During my studies I was fortunate to spend two semesters at Penn State University as a graduate exchange student. 

For some 12 years I taught English and History at the Küstenymnasium Neustadt and the Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Schule in Eutin.

In 2013 I was the chaperone for the German participants in the high school student exchange between the Sister Cities of Eutin and Lawrence. During my stay in Lawrence I met my wife, got married the next year and immigrated to the US.

Since August 2015 I have been teaching German and AVID at LHS and I frequently chaperone the high school student exchange between Eutin and Lawrence.

Schedule 2018/19:

1. German 1

2. German 2

3. German 1

4. German 4

5. AVID

6. German 3

7. Plan