Jeffrey H. Konis

Born in Orlando, Florida, later moved to the Bronx, NY and subsequently attended high school in Monroe, NY, fifty miles north of New York City. Attended SUNY Binghamton, Brooklyn Law School, Baruch Graduate School of Business and Fordham Graduate School of Education. Former Enforcement Attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission before entering the private sector where I remained for many years. Ultimately, went back to graduate school and became a high school social studies teacher. My first book, "From Courtroom to Classroom: Making A Case For Good Teaching," discusses the teaching of adolescents from the perspective of a late career changer.