B.A. – History, Calvin College
M.Ed. – History, Grand Valley State University

Dean teaches all areas of history and introduction to education classes. Over the past three decades Dean has taught in a wide variety of classrooms and ages. Dean loves teaching and has learned the importance of creating relationships within the learning commons. He is excited about learning and is always trying to find new ways to make knowledge acquisition fun. He is married to Dinorah, and they have three teenage boys who go to Calvin Christian, keeping Dean occupied with sports and arts activities.