I grew up in the New England countryside, where spring meant tapping maple trees for syrup and days on the Atlantic fishing for whatever was in season — usually striped bass and bluefish. I’m a fall junkie at heart, and I’ve missed New England’s autumns ever since my family and I moved to Utah in 2019. I was lucky to grow up surrounded by history, and it’s stayed with me ever since. Some of my favorite days are still spent walking around Boston, especially the North End, where I’ll grab a couple of cannoli and sit in the courtyard by Paul Revere’s house. That love of history shaped my career and my academic path. I received my bachelor’s degree from Framingham State University, and I’m currently writing my thesis at Fitchburg State University on early American religion in the Northeast, centered on Nehemiah Adams’ 1847 book The Life of John Eliot. Along the way, I’ve had the chance to do deep dives into some of the figures I admire most — researching President John Adams at the Adams Institute, and President Lincoln and Frederick Douglass at Ford’s Theatre. I have worked at couple places since moving, but I love work at Maeser Prep, where I have one of my children with me and a future student in a year. My wife is an educator too, and the best 2nd grade teacher I know. Together we have four children, the older two are currently attending the University of Utah.