Troy is in his 18th year of teaching and coaching, his 9th year at Jackson Prep. He attended the University of Mississippi where he received a Bachelor's degree in Accounting. He also earned a diploma in Basic Spanish at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California while serving in the U.S. Army. Troy began his career at Woodland Hills Baptist Academy. He taught English and Spanish and coached varsity girls and boys basketball. Before coming to Prep, he spent four years at Jackson Academy where he taught English and coached varsity boys and junior high girl's basketball. Troy's duties at Prep include teaching Spanish and coaching all levels of girls basketball. His hobbies include snow skiing, golf, target shooting, fishing and writing. He is also an avid reader. His favorite book is Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison, and his favorite short story is The Short Happy Life of Frances Macomber by Ernest Hemingway.

Favorite Quote: "To laugh often and much, to win the respect of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better…to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!"
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Interesting fact: Troy spent four years as a "Green Beret" in the U. S. Army Special Forces.