Education:
Lincoln Community School (preschool-9th Grade)- Accra Ghana.
Texas Military Institute (9th-12th Grade)- San Antonio, Texas.
Trinity University (first 2 years of University- business administration and sociology)- San Antonio, Texas.
Santa Clara University (B.S. in Sociology and Ethnic Studies)- Santa Clara, CA.
University of California, Davis (Masters in Sociology, Spring 2002)- Davis, CA.
California State University- (Masters in History, Spring 2011)- Sacramento, CA.




ARC:
I was first hired at American River College in the spring of 2002. Courses instructed include Introduction to Sociology (in-class and online formats),Sociology of Popular Culture, and Introduction to Deviance, Crime, and Social Control.

Things I Enjoy: Spending time with the family, reading, educating and learning, traveling, and cooking (esp. Lebanese, American, Ghanaian foods). A fan of international, blues, and reggae music with artists like Bob Marley, Khaled, Omar Diab, Damian Marley, Steel Pulse, Alpha Blondy, Green Day, Groundation, Morgan Heritage, Nasio, Thievery Corporation, P-Square, J. Martins and Timaya (the last three names are Nigerian artists).
My Family
My extended family mostly live in Ghana (Accra) and Lebanon (Tripoli). I have been married since 2006 (to Jessica) and have two step-daughters (Monica and Brittney) and a baby boy (Walid). Below are some photos of the family.

Family Photos
Walid and Early Driving in Ghana with Uncle Walid
Walid Playing Soccer
Monica and Britney
Wife (Jessica) and Me
Family in Ghana
Family in Ghana

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