hiː tˈɔːt æt mˈɛɹɪkɹˌɛst fɔːɹ twˈɛlv jˈɪɹz, sˈɜːvɪŋ æz tʃˈɛɹpɚsən ʌvðə kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən ænd fˈaɪn ˈɑːɹts dᵻvˈɪʒən fɔːɹ sˈɪks jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌoːɹ bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ tə tˈiːtʃ æt wˈɛstɚn ˌɪlənˈɔɪ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
He taught at Marycrest for twelve years, serving as Chairperson of the Communication and Fine Arts Division for six years before beginning to teach at Western Illinois University in 1997.