Jeremy grew up in Sioux City and decided to return to his hometown in order to raise a family. He graduated from West High where he was Student Body President and Rotary Student of the Year and then graduated magna cum laude three years later with a degree in English from Dowling College in Oakdale, New York. After teaching Honors English on the south shore of Long Island for two years, Jeremy signed a contract with a service organization to teach English at a university in Qui Nhon, Vietnam. During his teaching and study of the Vietnamese language, Jeremy met Kim who immigrated to America in 2003. Kim owns and manages The Green Tea Salon, a full-service salon in South Sioux. Jeremy and Kim have two children, Isabella, 5,  and Ishmael, 3.

Jeremy has taught Language Arts for the past five years at North High School. He has advised the North High newspaper and award-winning Quiz Bowl team. He has taught a variety of courses: English 9 and 10, British Literature, Journalism, Composition, and Humanities.

Jeremy's parents, Gerald and Diane, are now retired as lifelong Sioux City educators who taught Special Education (West, Central Campus) and Reading Recovery (Irving) for a combined 63 years. Jeremy and Gerald work as partners in the summer painting houses for Taylor Painting. His family attends Morningside Baptist Church and the Vietnamese Evangelical Church in Sioux City.

Upon completion of a thesis, Men Like Trees, Walking, a collection of short stories concerning postwar Vietnam and suburban America, Jeremy received an M.A. in English from the University of South Dakota in 2005. South Dakota Review published his short story, “Seaweed,” in its fall issue of 2005.

In his spare time, Jeremy enjoys running, reading good literature, and spending time with his family.