Candidate for Lorain School Board
fgpg1@yahoo.com
440-282-3253
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| Employment: |
Currently working Lorain County Court, Juvenile Division for 12 yrs.
32 yrs. teaching experience from high school to graduate school including Lorain High, Marion L. Steele, Lorain Catholic, Elyria West, Cleveland State, and Bowling Green State University. Taught and coached football at Lorain High School. Initiated the first weight lifting program for Lorain Schools. Taught 16 yrs. at LCCC.
Private Family Counselor for 16 yrs. Army Vet. |
| Education: |
B.S. Ed. Kent State
Graduate work at Bowling Green State University,University of Dayton, University of Toledo,Oberlin College, State University of New York Law Fellow
Masters in Social Sciences and Law from State University of New York Law School.
Masters in Reading and Eduacation from University of Toledo.
Phd Candidate, State University of New York |
| Community Involvement: |
Member of St. Peter's Church
Former member of the Young Dems, Knights of Columbus, IAV.
Helped initiate Community Forum to improve Lorain Schools.
Wrote series of articles for Lorain Journal. |
| Family: |
| Married 29 yrs. to Patricia, a registered nurse. Six adult children and 5 grandaughters. |
| Why would
you like to be elected? |
| When I helped develop the community forum two years ago, I saw the need for change in the system as it was. I decided that it was time for me to get more involved and bring Lorain schools back to the period of excellence that produced such students as Admiral King, Toni Morrison, Gen.Johnnie Wilson and Helen Steiner Rice, and many more. |
| What
would you like to accomplish if elected? |
1 Return to fiscal responsibility.
2. Create an academic environment that enables
teachers and administration work together.
3. Involve the community and business leaders.
4. Return of the academies
5. Work with teachers, administrators, parents and local authorities to improve saftey and dicipline |
| How do
you think Internet technology will impact government services? |
| Internet technology will help teachers, students and parents stay connected and have up to date information readily available. It is the way of the future that impacts every aspect of society. |
| What
one bit of information do people not normally know about you? |
| That my parents came here from Italy as immigrants and opened up one of the first Italian Meat Markets in Lorain during the 1940's. I worked there making Italian sausage.
Another point of interest is that I was a power lifter and trained many local and college athletes. I once held the state record for dead lifting in my division. |
