About
Christopher is a retired Air Force colonel who has traveled to over 50 countries and resided on all seven continents. In addition to aviation, he served as a military strategist and tactician, participated in the budget development process, and worked as an international relations regional expert. Since military retirement, he served as a DoD civilian focused on the elimination of weapons of mass destruction programs in non-allied nations, and as a medical claims supervisor for the Department of Veterans Affairs. In 2015, he used his educational benefits to become a certified teacher in the state of Pennsylvania, and currently works as a district substitute in Grove City, PA. He has been an active member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. – an international historical society focusing on the middle ages and Renaissance period in Europe, north Africa, and the middle east – for over three decades. Education
BA Psychology, Grove City College, Grove City, PA – 1982
MA International Relations, Webster University, Webster Grove, MO – 1992
MEd Social Studies, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA – 2016 Publications
Connecting to Social Studies: Crafting Instruction that is Authentic and Engaging for 21st Century Learners. Social Studies Journal, Volume XXXVII, Spring 2017, pp. 56-71
A Different Kind of War. The Mobility Forum: The Journal of the Air Mobility Command, Feb 2001
The Governance of Real Property in England From Henry I to the Second Reiteration of Magna Carta. Webster University, Dec 1992 Upcoming Talks and Conferences
Known World Arts and Sciences Symposium, Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., March 9-11, 2018, Philadelphia, PA.
Known World Heralds and Scribes Symposium, June 8-10, 2018, Cranberry Township, PA Memberships
Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.
American Homebrewers Association
Air Force Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars
AmVets
Airlift/Tanker Association
Military Officers Association of America
Reserve Officers Association
National Rifle Association
National Education Association
Pennsylvania State Education Association
National Council on Social Studies
Pennsylvania Council on Social Studies
