Education: He graduated from Homer Hanna H. S. in Brownsville, Texas in 1983. He received a BS in Exercise Sports Sciences/Biology from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.

Experience: Has taught for 7 years starting in Ferris, Texas and ending up in Brownsville, Texas. Taught high school Biology, middle school Life Science and elementary Science where he was chosen as Walmart's Teacher of the Year. He is currently teaching 5th grade science at St. Mary's School in Brownsville, Texas.