Dean is a sixth grade counselor at Lakewood Middle School. He has been teaching for 36 years total, three of those being at Lakewood. In college Dean realized he was not interested in working an office job but he was inspired by his father and his accounting teacher, Mr. Baker. And, he was interested in coaching. He chose a career path in education. Dean finds it rewarding to see students mature academically and develop towards their potential. A fun fact about Dean is that he was a basketball manager at K-State and he has coached five different sports in total.