Mountain Way Elementary School          702 N. Granite Ave.          Granite Falls, WA 98252          360-691-7719

Mr. Holland's Brief Auto-Biography

     I am a life time resident of Snohomish County. After graduating from Everett High School in 1986, I decided to stay close to home and go to Everett Community College where I earned my Associate of Arts Degree. Prior to going on and earning my teaching certificate I entered the workforce and had a lot of great experiences: Commercial Fishing all over the waters of Washington & Alaska; Working in the automobile industry; Working in the sheet metal industry where I belonged to Local #66; and selling and repairing power equipment.

     In 1997 I met and married my wife Lisa who is also a teacher for the Granite Falls School District. It was her stories of teaching that inspired me to fulfill my lifelong dream of becoming a teacher. Shortly after we were married I went back to school and earned my Bachelor of Arts Degree from Western Washington University. Since then I have earned my Master of Arts Degree in education from Antioch University.

     Currently, I live in Marysville with my wife and two beautiful daughters; Kathryn (5-yrs. old) and Kaelyn (2-yrs. old). I enjoy playing golf, fishing, landscaping, camping, hunting,  and spending time at the park swinging and on our boat swimming with the family.

     I am very excited to enter into my 7th year of teaching for the Granite Falls School District.  I am ready to enter the 2007/2008 school year with a community of learners to help create a fun, safe, and inclusive learning environment.