I am a founding faculty member of the extraordinary Design Thinking themed magnet school, Vista Innovation and Design Academy (VIDA), in North County San Diego. Currently I teach eighth grade humanities and two design labs - Curiosity Hacked and Video Communications. I consider myself fully immersed in the maker/hack schooling movement. I have earned an MA degree in comparative literature with an emphasis in Latin American Literature from San Diego State University. Even though I have leanings towards the humanities I never hesitate to teach myself new skills such as soldering and computer programming. During my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family in the great Californian outdoors.