10 Questions with … Keith Brown

Current job title: Potter Gray Elementary School principal.

Hometown: Bowling Green.

Family: My family includes my wife, Rachel; daughter, Anna; son, Will; father, Randy Brown; mother, Donna Brown; sister, Elizabeth Brown; father-in-law, Hub Green; and mother-in-law, Merry Lynn Green.

The one thing no one knows about me is … I’ve read all of the Dan Brown books featuring the character Robert Langdon.

My dream job is … to be a professional golfer.

My first job was … a retail sales job at Famous Footwear that was in Greenwood Mall.

The best advice I ever got was … when working with other people to remember The Four Agreements: 1) Be impeccable with your word, 2) Don’t take anything personally, 3) Don’t make assumptions and 4) Always do your best.

My heroes (and why) are … My hero is my grandfather Leslie Brown.

He worked day in and out to provide for his family. He served in the Korean War, worked at Gary Brothers, served in the Warren County Treasurer’s Office for a time period and did what he could to serve his church, his family and others in the community.

He was good at creating things out of random parts and pieces, and he always wanted to show me how things worked.

I loved spending hours with him in his garage and on the farm.

If I could do it all over again, I … would pursue more of a role in the music world along with being an educator and teacher.

The part of my job I could do without is … hard to think of. I love my job, the people, the students and the ability to teach children how to become outstanding individuals of high character.

The one thing I always carry with me is … I always wear, and never take off, my wedding ring. My vow to my wife and my love for her is stronger than anything else. My wedding ring is a constant reminder of her and that God placed us together for a purpose.

The best meal I ever had was … at a Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, The Precinct, in Cincinnati. Ten-ounce filet cooked medium plus with a side of lobster mac and cheese and green beans.

At the top of my bucket list is … to attend all four major golf championships and the Ryder Cup. I already have the Masters and the PGA down, only three to go.