Italian Cultural Series contributor.Rinascimento to Risorgimento e inoltreIl Telegramma contributor.

Monthly Italian American Herald writer for History, Art and Music. Topics range from Verdi to Jovanotti. Con brio.

During Covid I took upon myself to chronicle the lives of my parents who are both deceased. It was homage to ordinary people who led extraordinary lives. This is my contribution to my family legacy.All of the grandchildren received a copy of the two novellas: 1) A Marine Story: The story of JET for the story of My Dad, Joseph Edwin Thomas; and 2) Between Two Worlds for the story of My Mom, Assunta Giorgi.

Online Italian teacher for CyberItalianSpecific Duties- Instruct and drive the academic progress of students in 1:1 live web meetings, email, and phone- Maintain a productive, high-performing, and motivating learning environment using effective classroom management strategies- Communicate challenging concepts in an easy to understand manner- Provide outstanding service to clients- Record student performance, track student's progress, and finalize student grades in a timely manner- Perform administrative tasks as necessary

I am a private tutor for Italian in the home.My sole purpose is to assess the client's needs and give them the coaching, confidence, and learning tools to achieve their personal best in Italian.Throughout the years I have taught students of business, art and academia. All have been offered the opportunity to enrich their lives with learning la bella lingua.

I teach Intro Italian 1 & 2 to college students and adults.Students are given assessments for speaking, listening, reading and writing to prove their proficiency. Teaching is traditional and hybrid which includes texts, assessments and many assignments-are online.

I have been the sole Italian teacher for my entire tenure at Ewing. During my time the Italian student program has grown over 30% since 2004.I have taught multi levels from Basic to Italian 4 HonorsThe advanced students of Italian have participated at the premiere cultural event for high schools in NJ at Montclair State University. Many of these students have continued with Italian in their professional careers including business, opera and art.Throughout the year top students are tasked to make oral presentations in the classroom based on the main tenents of Toastmasters: focus, confidence and the power of 3.During the school year of 2014- 2015 I was tasked to increase the Italian program enrollment. By virtue of public promotion at local events, internal promotion at EHS and the initiation of an Italian club - the net result was a 100% increase in the enrollment in the Italian program.

I am the sole teacher at Ewing High School . My task is to teach Italian Basic through Italian IV Honors. I also instill in my students the love of Italian Language and culture includng Reniassance and Italian Cinema. Since 2010 my honors students have participated in the annual Cultural Competition Day at Montclair State University . This experience allows the students to act, write and perform in a student scripted play in Italian.Italian graduates of Ewing High School have found success in fashion, opera and art coupled with the expertise in la bella lingua.

I have been teaching Public Speaking to Middle School students for enrichment. My model mirrors the tenents of the Toastmasters. Emphasis is placed on organizational structure,extemporaneous speech, and delivery.Five pillars of success:1. Start planning early2. Believe in your presentation. If you don't, no one else will3. Create realistic expectations.4. Always offer something new to the audience.5. Practice, practice, practice..

I wrote my first E-Book on Kindle titled: A Marine Story. The Story of JET. This depicts my Dad's WWII experience in the USMC from Parris Island to Iwo Jima to Tinian Island. You will learn all about pisscutters and the original beer run. Incidentally, JET are my Dad's initials - Joseph Edwin Thomas.

I was tasked with working with a team to develop a Project Management System called COMPASS for IT and Finance.

I was the lead T1 support for Nabisco Foods Divsion during the buildup for Y2K.

I was network coordinator for all the branches of Fidelity Bank and its affiliates. Also acted as lead liason with modem, telco, and internal customer.Also resposible for writing training manuals, procedures and troubleshooting guides for network personnel.