Ken was a Computer Science instructor for 31 years and served as Department Chairperson for 25 years at Dawson College in Montreal, Canada. Now a Research Scholar in Residence at Dawson College, he is a Java Champion and lead organizer of the JChampions Conference. He inspired the formation of the Java in Education subcommittee during his five-year tenure on the Java Community Process Executive Committee, earning the JCP Participant of the Year award. His book, *Transitioning to Java*, was published by Packt. Ken has spoken at many conferences on making programming education simpler.