Hello! My name is Brent and I am very excited to be giving any assistance to help prepare interested students to be ready for this upcoming school year! I am 26 years old and I just graduated from the University at Albany with my Master's in Curriculum Development and Instructional Technology. Previously I went to the College of Saint Rose where I received my Bachelor's for Childhood Education in May of 2012. I have been employed as a teaching assistant for three years at Watervliet Elementary in a special education setting. In September, I hope to be getting my own classroom where I can finally have a group of my own students to prepare them for their next step in life. I've been passionate about pursuing a teaching career since high school because I had that one teacher that I looked up to and told myself that I wanted to be "that teacher" (a rememberable one/one they look up to).I have parents come up to me asking how I do it and all I say is it takes patience. My goal is to have each student become a life-long learner and strive to do better at anything they do.

I like playing various sports such as basketball, baseball/softball, road biking, fishing, and football. I love taking road trips when I can. I find that hiking trails is fun and can be very relaxing.