Born in Cleveland, Ohio,  Tom graduated from Jesuit Prep, Dallas,  in 1970 and Loyola University, Los Angeles in 1974 with a BA in Political Science.  After completing a credential the following year, he accepted a position at St. Paul’s High School in Whittier.  Between 1976-81 he juggled a variety of duties, teaching Social Studies, moderating Student Activities and finished the stint as Boy’s Dean of Discipline and head golf coach.  

Since joining the Jesuit faculty in 1981, Tom has instructed Economics, World History, Modern European History, Middle Eastern History, and Civics.  In 1992, he and Paul Rose developed the Global Studies course; this curriculum served as the model for the current Freshman Social Science requirement. Currently, Tom teaches Sophomore level Western Cultures and Senior level Advanced Placement Economics.

As a Fulbright-Hays scholar, Tom spent six weeks in Eastern Nigeria during the summer of 1993.  This experience provided the basis for his Master’s Project at CSU Sacramento and helped augment the Sub-Saharan Africa unit for Global Studies.  

Tom has coached Track and Field at Jesuit since 1982, serving as head coach since 1993.