Tony has been teaching character education in schools for over 20 years, empowering students with the positive message of abstinence and wise decision-making in the areas of dating, love and marriage.. Tony’s passion is communicating truth in a creative, life-changing manner so students can make healthy choices and live life to the fullest. He and his wife both came from broken homes but decided to do things differently with their own relationship and their three children. Tony has a heart for students, especially those who are going through challenges, as he remembers losing his mother to smoker’s cancer when he was 13 and dealing with his Dad’s alcoholism through his teen years. He loves to listen to students and empower them to discover their value and their own reasons for making healthy choices. He is also known for having the unusual gift of learning students’ names by saying them backwards. He also enjoys playing and talking baseball, basketball, volleyball, being active outdoors, ethnic foods and cultural diversity.