Active Community Member

• Bay View homeowner since 1975.
• Married to Janet (Rymaszewski) Falk, art teacher at
  Mary, Queen of All Saints.
• Both son and daughter received their education in public schools:
  MacDowell, Fritsche, Juneau, and U.W.-Madison.
• Parish Council Chair, 2004-06, Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church.
• Member of the Bay View Historical Society.

Educator & Leader

• Bachelor of Arts, Communication Arts, St. Mary’s U. (MN)
• Master of Arts, Communications, Marquette U.
• MPS English teacher, 1971-2003 – Juneau H. S.
• Debate coach 1973-2006. Juneau became the first MPS high school to win a state debate title in 1997.
• Inducted into the Wisconsin Debate Coaches Association (WDCA) Hall of Fame in 2002.
• WDCA President, 1987-88, 2001-02
• MTEA Executive Board, 1981-87, 1989-95 (teachers’ union)

Reformer

• Received the Distinguished Service Award in 2001 by the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators for reforms at Juneau High School.
  
• Chaired the Catholic Archdiocesan education subcommittee on the taskforce that created St. Thomas Aquinas Academy.
  

Journalist

• Freelance journalist writing investigative and feature articles for Milwaukee Magazine, Bay Viewer, Catholic Herald, and Science.