He holds a Bachelor’s degree in philosophy (with parallel major in theology) from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a Master’s degree in theology from Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania. He has worked as a classroom religion teacher in Catholic schools on the elementary, secondary, and collegiate levels. In 2010, he received a Certification in bioethics from the National Catholic Bioethics Center at the request of the diocese of Wilmington, Delaware. He is a single layman who greatly values collaborating with priests, religious, and other lay teachers in the mission of Catholic education. He lives in St. Katherine of Siena Parish in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.