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Towhomitmayconcern,

TheintentofthisletteristorecommendJoeBruenaswellsuitedandpreparedforstudentteaching.

IfirsthadthepleasureofteachingJoeinmyAppliedPsychologyclassandWesternCivilizationcourse,
whichoffereddualhighschoolandcommunitycollegecredit.Ihavecontinuedtohaveapersonaland
professionalrelationshipwithJoesincehishighschoolgraduation,whenhejoinedtheUniversal
CheerleadingAssociations(UCA)summerinstructionalstaff,towhichIhavealsobeenaninstructorwithfor
thepast16summers.SincethenIhavewatchedhimmatureinintellectandleadershipallwhilemaintaining
hisjovialandunderstandingnature,whichhascontinuallyendearedhimtoothers,whethertheybe
classmates,teachers,colleagues,orcampers.
Joesabilitytounderstandandrelatetosuchawidevarietyofpeopleisnodoubtcorrelatedtohis
ownintrigueandcuriosity,whichhasallowedhimtoexploreaplethoraofplacesandactivities.Thereare
notmanywhocansaythattheywereahomecomingcourtcandidate,amemberofnationalhonorsociety,a
gymnast,astatequalifyingswimmer,acollegecheerleader,arugbyplayer,aforeignexchangestudent,a
farmhand,andtheleadsingerofaband.Joeswidevarietyofexperiencesallowshimtoadaptquicklyto
situationsandmakepersonalconnectionswithvirtuallyanyone.
WhileitiseasytoadmireJoeforhisRenaissancemanpersona,itisnotwhyIchoosetocallhim
myfriendorwhyIcontinuetochoosetomentorhim.Joeiscaredforbyallbecauseheisoneoftheleast
judgmentalandopenmindedpersonsIhaveeverknownandhesimplymakespeoplearoundhimhappier.
SincethiswasJoesfourthyearonUCAstaff,itwasexpectedthathetakeonmoreofaleadershiproleat
camps.AshisheadinstructoratthosecampsIwaswitnesstoJoesemergingleadershipskillset,which
includeddelegatingresponsibilitiestoyoungerinstructionalstaffers,modifyingthecurriculumforgreater
learningandretention,andmanagingentiresectionsofbetween30to125campers.Iwasnotonly
impressedwithJoesconfidenceinhisabilities,butalsohiscompetenceincompletinghisobjectives.I
believeJoeBruenisexactlywhatisneededforeducationthisdayinage,andIcannotthinkofsomeone
bettersuitedtoperhapsonedaycallacolleagueandIhighlyrecommendhimforanyandalleducational
opportunitiesonecanaffordhim.

Sincerely,

RyanTakatsuka
FortDodgeSeniorHighSchoolSocialStudiesInstructor
UniversalCheerleadingAssociationHeadInstructor
rtakatsuka@fdschools.org
(515)9551770ext.58015

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