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To say that Jermaine Lee Wallace is a busy man is an understatement. 鈥淚 teach math year round, coach baseball, basketball and football, and am raising twin boys and a young lady with my lovely wife,鈥� says Wallace.

As much as he loves teaching at his alma mater, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Wallace began thinking about a future in school administration, which led him to Towson University鈥檚 master鈥檚 in Human Resource Development/Educational Leadership Track.

鈥淩ather than trying to make it to campus two or three times a week, I could finish my degree online as a part-time student,鈥� says Wallace. 鈥淭owson allowed me to take time off to deal with family issues and come back a few years later to finish the program.鈥�

鈥� My heart and my passion are in mentoring students. 鈥�

At Poly, Wallace pushes students to reach their full potential through the Lifting as We Climb lunch group that he created as a way to mentor students outside the classroom.

鈥淚f they have a bad morning with mom or dad, are having a hard time with a boyfriend or girlfriend, or are worried about the college recruitment process, we can talk about it in Lifting as We Climb,鈥� says Wallace. 鈥淚 came from the same streets as my students. I remind them that where we come from does not define who we will become.鈥�

Wallace believes educators and coaches must focus on developing the whole student: emotionally, physically and academically. 鈥淢y heart and my passion are in mentoring students,鈥� he says. 鈥淚 am a mathematician, but I love interacting with students.鈥�

Looking ahead, Wallace can see himself as an assistant principal or dean of discipline. 鈥淩ight now, I don鈥檛 see myself as a principal spending so much time out of classroom and out of the building. I need to be hands-on as part of the community environment.鈥�

鈥淚 have a gift and can help students in Baltimore City,鈥� adds Wallace. 鈥淎s long as I can, I want to give back.鈥�