RESUME

• Educational Background
• Work Experience
• International Bellisario Award
• Keynote Speaker
• Publications
• Honors and Awards
• Appointments
• Board of Directors

• Born in Italy - understands, speaks, reads, and writes Italian; studied Latin, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese
• 1979 Doctorate in Education Boston University Boston, Massachusetts
• Major: Reading/Bilingual Education
• 1978 Certificate; Course for the Instructors of Italian University for Foreigners Perugia, Italy
• 1974 Master's in Education Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts Major: Reading
• 1973 Bachelor of Science Bridgewater State College Bridgewater Massachusetts Major: Elementary Education
• 1965 - 1969 Diploma Rockland High School; Girls' Latin School, Boston

• 2007 to Present Project Coordinator, Spotlight Project University of Massachusetts, Boston
  • Spotlight Project funded by the U.S. Department of Education for close to 1.5 million dollars for five years to train mainstream teachers of Boston, Cambridge, Framingham Public Schools in English as a Second Language Instruction.
  • 2006 - 2007 Project Coordinator, Consultant, Peng You Project, Cambridge Public Schools
  • The Peng You Project funded by the U. S. Department of Education to for close to $900,000 to teach Mandarin; train Mandarin teachers; prepare Mandarin curriculum and initiate student and teacher exchanges with China.
• 2001-2006 Independent Consultant, National Italian American Consulting Services (NIACS) Website: http://www.niacs.com
  • Proposal writer and evaluator of bilingual programs, computer assisted programs, Head Start and literacy programs for Italians, Vietnamese, Hispanics and Koreans and Native Americans. Wrote seven proposals for The Academy of the Holy Cross and was funded by the William S. Abell Foundation for a Life Skills classroom the Clark Winchole Foundation and the Koch Foundation. Wrote proposals working with school districts across the U.S. to attain millions of dollars to help students in computer-assisted instruction, English as a second language, bilingual and before and after school programs. Evaluated education programs for school districts across the U.S., Reviewed Federal Grants at the U.S. Department of Education, Reviewed proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities, Reviewed "The Italian Refuge: Rescue of Jews During the Holocaust" for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
• 2003 - 2004 Education Scholar, National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), Washington, DC
  
• 1981 - 2001 Education Director, The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), Washington, DC
  • Administered the NIAF national scholarship program that increased from (two) $250.00 categories to 82, with scholarships ranging from $2,000 - $20,000. Raised and helped others to raise between $100,000 -$300,000 yearly for the NIAF scholarship program. Raised and helped others to raise the scholarship endowment to 1.9 million dollars and brought two contracts: $1,500,000 from the De Francis Estate and $3,600,000 from the Mott Foundation.
  • Initiated the NIAF Grant Program that provides technical assistance and seed money for community based programs.
  • Provided technical assistance on a regular basis to school districts, colleges and universities seeking information about language and cultural programs and provided grant writing assistance.
  • Wrote grants and obtained funding to conduct: a) Medical/legal conferences b) 29 Holocaust in Southern Europe conferences across the country c) Student exchanges with Italy d) Women's job skills and ESL, e) Italian language seminars and programs (Chicago area public schools, 2.1 million dollar matching grant) f) Artistic exhibits g) Mentoring Programs h) Blue Ribbon School Program) i) Worked with College Board to help reinstate the Italian Achievement Test j) Published articles and books k) Identified funding and worked with Alan Alda and Documentaries International to develop a documentary " A Debt to Honor."
• 1978 - 1981 Assistant Professor/Teacher Trainer Boston University Department of Reading and Language Boston, Massachusetts
  • Managed, guided, counseled, critiqued and measured the progress of graduate students and public school personnel. For Staff Development, conducted training workshops in reading and testing for teachers and parents. Evaluated research proposals and analyzed educational plans. Conducted and reported research.
• 1979 - 1980 Language Assessment Coordinator/Field Application Specialist, Boston University Department of Reading and Language Bilingual Resource and Training Center
  • Directed and managed the Language Assessment Program. Conducted workshops to train principals, counselors and teachers.
• 1977 - 1981 Reading Teacher, Bridge Upward Bound Program Stonehill College Brockton, Massachusetts
  • Coordinated a Reading Program for inner city students to prepare them for the College Board Examinations.
• 1975 - 1976 English as a Second Language and Bilingual Teacher of Adult Education, Memorial Middle School Hull, Massachusetts
  • Designed English as a Second Language Program to counsel and instruct adults in functional literacy skills.
• 1974 - 1977 Reading and Language Junior High School Teacher, Memorial Middle School Hull, Massachusetts
  • Planned, organized and taught Language Arts, Reading and Library Science,
    Edited and published the school newspaper "The Mirror."
• 1973 - 1974 Clinician and Reading Tutor, Northeastern University Reading Clinic Boston, Massachusetts
  • Tested incoming clients to the clinic and tutored elementary students and aphasic adults
• 1971 - 1973 Reading Elementary School Teacher, Esten School, McKinley School, Memorial Park School Rockland, Massachusetts
  • Conducted an Individualized Reading Program instructing students based on their individual needs and interests