Mr. Gardner has been teaching in some form or another since 1997 when he started substitute teaching. He has taught science and math in the Solomon Islands as a Peace Corps Volunteer and has taught biology, chemistry and environmental science in central NY since 2003.
He also coaches girls lacrosse, has authored or co-authored three books and loves marketing, which he does is in down time and over the breaks.
In 2012, he had the opportunity to travel to Kenya where he helped build a school for displaced individuals living in camps with World Teacher Aid though a contest he won in marketing.