Dick and his wife Teri have lived in the Carmel/Carmel Valley area since 1968, and in the lower valley since 1987. He received his B.A. in Economics/Engineering from Pomona College in 1962 and his Masters in Education from Chapman University in 1992. After graduation, he spent 3 years in Army Intelligence and 2 years studying flamenco guitar in Spain. Dick and Teri owned and operated Fourtane's Jewelry in Carmel from 1970 to 1988. From 1988 until he retired in 2005, he taught Mathematics and Computer Science at Monterey High. While at Monterey High, he wrote classroom management software and founded CalEd Software.
His sons, Will and Alex, attended Carmel schools beginning as pre-schoolers at Bay School and graduating from Carmel High. Dick was active in Carmel school affairs, serving on the District Budget Advisory Committee and as a board member and fund raising chair of the Friends of the Carmel Schools (FOCUS). In the 1970's, he was treasurer of the Carmel Rotary Club and more recently served for seven years on the board of directors and as treasurer of Riverwood Community Association. When he's not trying to keep this web site up to date, Dick spends his afternoons practicing his guitar.
