Hello, and welcome to the class!  Your instructor is a 30-year trucking industry veteran, serving as an EVP and Chief Financial and Human Resources Officer.  My career started in the early '90s with Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement before moving into the private industry.  I genuinely love my job and the organization I represent.  My ultimate career goal is to transition into full-time teaching at the university level, as this is one of my greatest passions.  I have been with IWU since the Fall semester of 2011.  I also teach for Ivy Tech Community College in Sellersburg, IN. and Indiana Institute of Technology in Ft. Wayne, IN. 

My family and I live in southern Indiana across the bridge from Louisville. I have two children: a daughter (21), an elementary education major at Indiana University, and a son (19), a pre-med major at Purdue. My wife is a 1992 graduate from the University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, and has been a doctor of physical therapy for the past 30 years. Initially, we are from western Kentucky (Paducah area) and have been in the Louisville metro area since 1999 when our jobs took us away to the "big city," as our parents say.

In my "free time," if there is such a thing, I enjoy weekend getaways to anywhere in the Appalachia area, finding local restaurants, and checking out old hotels from the '40s and '50s. I love the era surrounding the times of big band sounds, early jazz, and old hotels.

My biggest challenge in life thus far was undertaking my first doctorate.  I've realized that "time" is my most precious commodity between family, work, and life.  Oddly enough, the escape of sorts I find solace in is teaching and being able to share academic experiences alongside my students. 

I follow the IWU curriculum and protocol as prescribed in your student catalog and your course syllabus.  Please take a minute to review your syllabus and the information about this course and your online program.  I can attest to personal experience that online courses are not the "easy way out" to a manageable degree.  They require a great deal of work and time commitment on your behalf. 

My preferred method of contact is via the university email system.  I will try and respond to your questions or comments within 24 hours.  I travel in my job, attend conferences, teach at symposiums, etc., so I may not always respond immediately, but it will be within 24 hours.  If it is urgent, you can contact me via my cell phone: 502.649.2429 

You may contact me at:  David.Guess@agsfaculty.indwes.edu