Mr. Briggs was born in Naples, Italy but grew up in California.  He went to UCLA on a wrestling scholarship for a year, then went on a Spanish speaking mission in Florida.  He comes from a strong business background.  When he got home from his mission, he continued his education in Business Administration while working in the auto industry as a finance manager for 8 years,  In 1992, he switched to being a loan officer in the mortgage business.  In 1998, he took his wife and 4 sons to St. George, Utah where he opened his own mortgage business.  In 10 years, it grew to 11 offices in Utah, Nevada, California and Hawaii.  In 2008, he and his wife closed down and sold off their offices so that Mr. Briggs could change careers and become a school teacher.  He went back to school, this time getting a degree in Spanish.  He taught both Business and Spanish just across the border in Arizona, but is happy to have finally found a teaching position here in Washington County.  He is excited to be here at HMS.