Mr. James (Jim) Wirkus joins Veritas with 22 years of classroom teaching experience in public, Christian, and classical schools in Florida and Utah. For the last three years, Mr. Wirkus taught Algebra and Geometry at St. John’s Classical Academy in Fleming Island. Prior to teaching, he served in the United States Marine Corps for 23 years, retiring in 2000. During his career, he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration from National University in San Diego, California. Jim and his wife have been married since 1983 and currently reside in north St. Augustine with their labradoodle, Mija. They have one daughter, a Hillsdale College graduate, who also teaches at a classical school in Portland, Oregon.