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About me

Gender	Male
Industry	Education
Occupation	Head of Christian School
Location	Northfield, Illinois, United States
Introduction	Head of School, Christian Heritage Academy, Northfield, IL. Before I shifted my career as an attorney to focus on Christian Education, I was Vice President and General Counsel for Fisher Scientific and other corporations where I specialized in international law. I graduated from Duke University with a major in History and a second major in Religion and then obtained my J.D. from the Duke School of Law.
Interests	education, music, theater, history, Duke basketball, baseball, gardening, reading, cars
Favorite movies	the insight of Field of Dreams, the wonder of the Wizard of Oz, the inspiration of Ben Hur, the absurdity of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the joy of August Rush, the integrity of the Gladiator, the beauty of House of Flying Daggers, the silliness of the Blues Brothers, the scope and grandeur of "The Lord of the Rings", the comedic brilliance of Peter Sellers, the unfathomable talent of Meryl Streep, the fun of "Noises Off", and the wit of "The Princess Bride"
Favorite music	Everything from Simon and Garfunkel, Michael W. Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Rich Mullins, Cat Stevens, the Beach Boys, James Taylor, Miles Davis, Colbie Caillat, David Gray, Pat Metheny, Bela Fleck, Bruce Hornsby and Aaron Copland to Jason Mraz, Van Morrison, Coldplay, Jars of Clay, Brandon Heath, Amy MacDonald, Loreena McKennitt, Winterpills, the Explorers Club, Ralph Vaughan Williams, I have over 25000 songs on the IPOD and counting because I believe music is one of the greatest gifts God has given to us.
Favorite books	"A Whole New Mind" by Daniel Pink, "Soul Searching" by Christian Smith, "The Lord of The Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkein, "Wild at Heart" by John Eldredge, "The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis, "The Fionavar Trilogy" by Guy Gavriel Kaye, "Snow Falling on Cedars" by David Gusterson, any historical work by Paul Johnson