John Fedorowicz, a retired US Navy veteran, teaches chemistry in Virginia.

John A. Fedorowicz is a veteran now retired from the US Navy. He served as a Navy Intelligence Officer from from 1988 – 2013, a total of 25 years. While in the military, John was assigned to the Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center (NMITC) where he was initially assigned as the Curriculum/Instructional Standards Officer (CISO). After a year, he also began teaching intelligence-related subjects involving operational intelligence. “During this time, I realized I enjoyed figuring out how to put together information on a topic and how to best explain it to students. I enjoyed the challenge of making topics relevant and interesting to students,” remembers John.

After John retired from his military career, he worked to make his love of teaching a reality. He now teaches high school chemistry at Indian River High School located in Chesapeake, Virginia. “The biggest benefit to teaching is knowing that you have a direct impact in helping prepare your students to succeed in life beyond the classroom,” asserts John. “The impact may come in the form of conveying information, as in my subject of chemistry. It may be in listening to them and maybe providing advice when they have had a bad experience at work, home, or with their peers. It may also be in modeling patience, self-control, organization, or how to treat others with respect,” he continues. “The impact teachers have on students’ lives can never be overestimated,” he concludes.

John earned his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1985. He earned his Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Troy University in Troy, Alabama, in 1996. In addition, John earned a degree in National Security Studies from the Naval War College in 2008, and he studied at Virginia Wesleyan College from 2011-2013.

Thank you for your service, John, both in the military and in the classroom!