Born in the foothills of the Cascade mountains in Northwestern Oregon -- in the town of Sublimity, population 800. Attended Gonzaga University, Washington State: B.A. in Philosophy. University of Oregon, English Literature two-year M.A. Program. Taught public high school for two years, Central Mekong Delta, South Vietnam -- English as a Second Language. Attended Nordenfjord World University, Copenhagen, Denmark: Philosophy of Education. Moved to the University of Rochester in upstate New York for language studies. Attended Seton Hall University, New Jersey, M.A., Secondary Education. Exchange Scholar to Beijing Languages University -- one year -- Mandarin Language. Seton Hall, Doctorate in Asian Studies and Educational Administration. Grant from American Council of Learned Societies -- Exchange Teacher -- two years in Inner Mongolia, northern China. I have taught English at LESP since February, 1986.