- Studied English Education at the University of Arizona
- Worked a variety of mentoring programs
- Founder of Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity KA Chapter
- Graduated in 1998
- Moved out to San Jose, CA to teach for three years before moving back to Tucson
- Married to Hilda Soza
- We live on the west of Tucson
- We have four dogs that keep us busy
- I'm from Arizona and Hilda is from California
- We met at the University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana