Spending his youth in the Catskill mountains, mountaineering in the Rocky Mountains and climbing Mt. McKinley, Dean is no stranger to stressful environments.

After 3 years working with adjudicated youth for NYS, spent the next ten years in teaching and administration at SUNY New Paltz.

Prior to joining Alabu full time as the CEO, Dean spent 18 years as the CIO managing the 18 staff IT department for the Shenendehowa School District.

As Chief Operating Officer, Hal is responsible for the day to day operations of Alabu, including production, inventory control, web site development and information technology administration and support.
Hal displays incredible expertise in IT. He has taught himself at an incredible rate. By the time he was an adolescent, he was building computers, designing web pages, and acting as a consultant for his father. Hal began attending college at 16.