Dr. Doug Richey has fifty-four years teaching experience in mathematics at the junior high, senior high, community college and university levels. He has extensive participation and experience in many areas of curriculum development and enhancement of instructional resources. He has numerous endeavors as an educational and statistical consultant. His current interests are innovative instructional strategies, technology in the classroom, distance learning and mathematical applications in everyday life. He has presented and co-presented at DL, AMATYC and TCCTA local, state and national conferences addressing topics like reducing mathematics anxiety, test anxiety and online isolation. His BS and MS degrees are in mathematics and his ED.D is in supervision, curriculum, instruction and mathematics education, and they are from Texas A&M University-Commerce. He and his wife, Kathy, live on a small farm in northeast Texas where they enjoy a family of three children with MS , MA, EdD, MD degrees, three grandchildren and one great grandchild.