As Center Director, Rick oversees all CEA CAPA Prague operations and manages the CEA CAPA team in Prague. Rick leads the development of Prague programs, which includes setting strategy and standards, managing change, and facilitating communication across the organization.

Originally from the Chicago area, Rick has lived in or near Prague since 1998 with his partner and three daughters. Rick has been with CEA CAPA since 2016. He taught in study abroad programs in Prague and served as Academic Director at CIEE Prague. He also directed the creation of a new M.A. program at CERGE-EI for European students.

Rick holds a Ph.D. from Charles University in Prague in English and American Literature, an M.A. in Literature and Theory from the University of Illinois, an M.A. in TEFL from the University of Reading in the UK, and a B.A. from the University of Illinois in the Teaching of English. His teaching and research at the university level focuses on American Literature and Literary Theory. Rick teaches a course at the CEA CAPA Prague Center on the Prague writer Franz Kafka. Rick is deeply interested in literature and education as well as leadership and management.

Rick enjoys spending time with his family and participates in sports as often as possible. He is an avid reader and writer.