Teaching Schedule
Period	Course	Room	Assignments
00	Health	241	n/a
01	*Physical Science	241	n/a
02	*Physical Science	241	n/a
02	Campus Aide	241	n/a
03	*Physical Science	241	n/a
06	Athletics: Track	GYM	n/a
06	Athletics: Track	GYM	n/a

Additional Information

Adjunct Duties

Head Track Coach/ Head Cross Country Coach

Awards

My first experience in track and field was at Fountain Valley High School where I ran for four years while earning Captain and MVP awards. My senior year, we were Sunset League Champions on the men’s side, finishing the year in CIF Finals. I was a volunteer sprint coach at Edison High School for a season in the mid 1990’s. Next, I was co-head coach for a season at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa training their cross country teams in I believe 1995. We made CIF with our girl’s squad for the first time in school history, finishing behind a tough Orange Lutheran squad back when they were in the league. In 1999, I did my student teaching at Fountain Valley High School and was asked to come out and work with their sprinters. From 2000-2006, I was the head men’s and women’s cross country/ track and field coach at Kennedy High School. We competed in the State Championships for track and field in 2002 & 2004 & 2005. In 2004, my 4 x 100 meter relay team broke the all-time Orange County record running 46.54 FAT. That same year we were CIF Champions in the 4 x 100, 100, and the 4 x 400. Early in my coaching career, I worked in several physical therapy clinics and was strongly influenced by John Horsley at Restor Physical Therapy. He taught me muscle balancing, stretching techniques, and allowed me to work “hands on” with several track Olympians from Europe, and a few pro basketball and baseball players. John Sayer, a former decathlon competitor, helped me understand periodization and the management of a multifaceted training program including power lifting. Mark Roche out of Coast Physical Therapy introduced me to plyometric training and its application in the pro beach volleyball scene. At Long Beach City College, I was greatly influenced by Coach Richardson, Coach Washington, Coach Elias, and of course Ron Allice. I followed Ron Allice to USC, where I continued to train and watch his system develop. Coach Goldman and Coach Wells at Cerritos College have most recently helped me refine the art of coaching track and cross country as part of their staff. We were the women’s California JC State Champions in 2006.

Academic Background

University of Southern California B.A. Social Ethics- National University Master of Education Cross-Cultural Teaching- NCLB "Highly Qualified" Science, Health, ELD

Family

Wife: Shelley Bivens Dog: India (Boxer)

Why did you become a teacher?

I decided to become a teacher because it allowed me to fuse a passion for physical therapy, science, athletics, and critical thinking within the field of education.

Years teaching?

(LA SIERRA HS 2000-2004) (KENNEDY HS- LA PALMA 2000-2006)

Personal Comments/Quotes

You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life. Buy the sofa, then for a couple years you're satisfied that no matter what goes wrong, at least you've got your sofa issue handled. Then the right set of dishes. Then the perfect bed. The drapes. The rug. Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you.

Interests & Hobbies

I enjoy fine cuisine, cooking, snowboarding, and mountain biking. I also like to go really fast (legally of course), or coaching athletes who are really fast.

Most memorable moment

My most memorable moment happens every time a student/athlete dreams of going to college, and realizes that dream. It does not get any better than seeing the smile on a young persons face as they take their first steps toward achieving their full potential. I enjoy being associated with people who "live their dreams" rather than settling for what life hands them.