Neil Byrge spent two years as a business teacher at the Alternative Education Center before becoming the Marketing Instructor and DECA Advisor in 2005. In May 2002, he earned his B.S. in Education with a major in Business Education and his B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing, plus several graduate hours from Marshall University. Neil enjoys a variety of sports, boating, landscaping, and computer repair. His teaching philosophy is: To model professionalism in every aspect of my career by creating an atmosphere where students have an opportunity to learn, adapt, and utilize all functions of the marketing process, so that they may become important and successful members of society.