I feel energized from being part of a community that encourages all its members to be actively involved in as many of the school’s offerings as possible. It is inspiring to see students pushing themselves in academics, athletics, the arts, and religion and learning how to balance their various responsibilities.

I put a big focus on building relationships with my students based on mutual respect, and I firmly believe that the students are teaching me just as much as I am teaching them. I also believe that by modelling professionalism, empathy, and humility, students will have an additional role model in their lives. Ultimately my goal is to help teach students how to think, not what to think. So my focus is on giving them tools, which they can go on to use in pursuit of their own personal goals.

In high school, I remember loving microeconomics and macroeconomics. I would argue the material is inherently interesting (I mean who doesn’t get excited about debating the pros and cons of a minimum wage), but my teacher back in the day, Mrs. Young, really did a superb job, so it helped influence my decision to major in economics in university.