Position at Unity: I teach US History , Current American History, World Cultures, and Law. Mr Harskamp and myself coordinate National History Day.  I am a coaching assistant in track and football.

Professional and Educational: I graduated from Dordt College in 1981 with a major in History and a minor in P.E. From 1981-83 I taught at Redlands Christian School in Redlands, California. Since the fall of 1983 I have been at Unity. In 1987 I received my Masters Degree in History from the University of South Dakota.

Childhood and Family Background: My Dad was in the army when I was born in Tombstone, Arizona. I attended Sioux Center Christian School and Western Christian High back here in NW Iowa. While attending Dordt College I married Mary Vande Kieft. Mary is also a graduate of Western Christian and has been employed as the bookkeeper at Hy Vee in Sioux Center. We have three children- Wendy Poppema, who teaches sixth grade at Orange City Christian School. Wendy is married to Unity grad Mike Poppema who works at Sioux Biochemical in Sioux Center. Mike and Wendy have three daughters, Jaci, Peyton and Kinzie     Evan is a 2003 Dordt College grad and is employed by Software Unlimited .  Evan and his wife Jennifer live in Iowa City and have a daughter named Claire - Jennifer works for an academic testing company in Iowa City.   Kim graduated from Dordt College in 2008 and teaches at Hull( Iowa) Christian School.

Church Life: Mary and I attend Faith Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Center. I presently serve as an elder and Mary is a pianist for a praise team and does the prayer line.

Why I Teach at Unity: I believe that all of life belongs to our Lord. It has been my pleasure to teach my classes with the word of God as the standard. The opportunity to contribute to young people becoming disciples of the Lord has had a huge impact on me as well as my family.