I am a native of St. Louis, Missouri. I had a Catholic parochial school elementary education and later attended Christian Brothers College High School. It was there that I came in contact with the Christian Brothers and was inspired to join their ranks. I received the religious habit in August of 1950 and took first vows one year later.

After obtaining an undergraduate degree in History and Economics at St. Mary’s College in Winona, Minnesota, I began my teaching ministry at De La Salle High School in Minneapolis. In the following years I served students in Amarillo, Texas and Wheaton, Illinois. In 1964 my superiors gave me my first chance at school administration. Thereafter I was principal at schools in Amarillo, Texas; Paducah, Kentucky; Omaha, Nebraska; Memphis, Tennessee; and St. Louis, Missouri. During this time I completed my studies for a Masters Degree in Education at St. Mary’s College, a Catholic Choirmasters Certificate from the Gregorian Institute of America, and a Doctorate in Educational Development from The Ohio State University.

Immediately after obtaining my doctorate I was sent to the Brothers’ General Headquarters in Rome for a four-month study program. The next three years I served on the District Provincial Team as Director of Continuing Formation. In August of 2000 I celebrated my Golden Jubilee as a Christian Brother.

Most recently, I arrived in Memphis following a five-year term as Director of the St. Mary School System in Paducah, Kentucky. For the first four years at CBU I served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Education, teaching part-time one course each semester and one term each summer. I also supervised student teachers and the beginning teachers in the LANCE Program. As of the 2005-2006 school year I have assumed a part-time position as Chair of the Education Department and part-time Director of the LANCE Program. I am currently not engaged in teaching.