Dennis has served on Baltimore Polytechnic Institute’s SIT team for the past six years, spending two of those years as Chairperson. He spent four years as the Student Government Advisor and established a successful AP US History program. He has also created a political science course that uses debate to discuss controversial contemporary issues, introduced students to oral histories by recording the stories of school alums who served in World War II, introduced students to National History Day and taught American Government to students who ultimately placed no lower than 2nd in the state during each of the last three years on the HSA. Dennis is also a career changer – moving into teaching from an executive corporate position.