Brian Deters

Brian Deters has been in education for over twenty-eight years teaching social studies and coaching varsity soccer in the United States and Switzerland. Brian also is a co-host of the 4 A Better Tomorrow Podcast, a podcast series that connects his education experiences with his political ones, most notably his run in the 2018 election as a U.S. Congressional primary candidate from the 18th District of Illinois.

Brian holds a Bachelor’s in Secondary Education from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign as well as a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from Illinois State University where he also served as an adjunct professor working in the field with student teachers in 2018 and 2019. He currently teaches sociology and civics at Morton High School in Morton, IL.

Brian and his wife Joni reside in Dunlap, IL along with their two teenagers.