Married on 7-12-1997 to Keri (Wybenga) DeKraker a Neonatal ICU nurse. We have a daughter Mia who was born on 5-13-2002.  We also have a little one (Anneke Joy) born February 13, 2005

Education:

BA with a Geology Major, Calvin College (1997)

MAT-S with a Geology emphasis,  California State University, Fullerton (2004)

DataStreme Resource Teacher for the American Meteorological Society (2004)

Career:

LIT (Local Implementation Team) Leader for the American Meteorological Society (2006-Present)

•  Teaching graduate level online courses to local K-12 public school teachers.

Cerritos College Part-Time Faculty (2004-Present)

• Oceanography
• Physical Geography
• Earth Science and Laboratory
• Physical Ecology and Laboratory

High School Science Educator, Valley Christian High School (1997-Present)

• Teaching Earth Science, Oceanography, Biology, Astronomy, Environmental Science and Chemistry

Affiliations:
Geologic Society of America (GSA)
National Association of Geology Teachers (NAGT)
American Meteorological Society (AMS)
National Science Teacher's Association (NSTA)