Tom Callaghan

Tom Callaghan is a retired Environmental Scientist, mountaineer, and nature lover. He attended the University of California at Santa Cruz where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Studies and a Master's Degree in Natural Science. After 27 years of protecting Natural Resources he began to teach. Tom founded a non-profit organization to help kids learn critical thinking skills through the game of Chess. Founded in 2010, Kids Chess Club has taught over 3000 young minds to play chess,...See more

Tom Callaghan is a retired Environmental Scientist, mountaineer, and nature lover. He attended the University of California at Santa Cruz where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Studies and a Master's Degree in Natural Science. After 27 years of protecting Natural Resources he began to teach. Tom founded a non-profit organization to help kids learn critical thinking skills through the game of Chess. Founded in 2010, Kids Chess Club has taught over 3000 young minds to play chess, some who went on to win State and National titles. www.kidschessclub.org See less