After graduating from Columbia University with an AB in political science, John began his professional career in the fall of 2008 at Culver Academies as an intern, teaching 9th grade Humanities and coaching football, basketball, and crew. After a two-year stint teaching middle school history and English at The Stanwich School in Connecticut – while completing his MA in American Studies from Fairfield University – John excitedly returned to Culver to teach Humanities and coach football and crew. Since then, John has gone on to teach every core course in humanities – Western Perspectives, Global Studies, and American Studies – and he has taught several senior electives, including AP Government and Politics (which he currently teaches). Prior to becoming Culver’s Humanities Department Chair, John served as the 9th grade team’s curriculum team leader, implementing level-wide initiatives on writing instruction and alignment. While at Culver, John also received his M. Ed in Independent School Leadership from Columbia Teachers College in 2019, completing the Klingenstein Center’s two-summer master’s program. As chair for the last seven years, John has overseen curricular initiatives within the department, along with supervising twenty-six department colleagues. The supervisor responsibilities at Culver involves helping colleagues set appropriate professional goals, observing classes, and offering feedback on lesson design and instruction.