Michael Patrick Peterson, Tioga has worked in public education for 11 years. He was promoted to the director of technology position at Whitesboro ISD, where he helps teachers and students learn and work with the latest technologies. He served in the Navy in the Persian Gulf before completing an associate’s degree and then attending UNT to earn his bachelor’s in economics with a minor in marketing. He and his wife, Christina, have two daughters, Alyssa and Jessica.