Advanced Manufacturing, Innovation and Design

Dan has taught Design and Technology Education in the Burlington School District for over 20 years. He holds his Bachelor’s of Science from SUNY Oswego in Technology Education, December ’96, and a Master’s in Environmental Conservation Education from NYU, April ’00. Dan was selected as Teacher of the Year for the 2005-2006 school year from the Vermont Technology Education Association, and was honored with the Teacher Excellence Award for the State of Vermont in 2007 by the International Technology Education Association. In addition to his work as an educator, Dan is the owner and sole employee of TreeHugger Woodworks, where he manufactures wooden kitchen tools and other one-of-a-kind custom housewares.  He has sold his work at juried craft shows and farmer’s markets around Vermont for over a decade.

Dan loves spending time with his wife, Erica and children, Lila and Benjamin, and tending to his chickens and garden. He also enjoys working on his ’84 CJ7, woodworking, hiking and visiting national parks, and reading. Having already accomplished a lifelong goal to visit all 50 states (with Hawaii being #50), Dan’s next travel goal is to drive cross-country with his kids in an RV, and go fossil hunting in Wyoming and Montana.