George Guida
(718) 506-6261
gguida@citytech.cuny.edu
georgeguida.com
Education:
Ph.D., English, The City University of New York Graduate School
M.A., English, Queens College, The City University of New York
B.A., English, Columbia College, Columbia University
Teaching Experience:
Associate Professor, English Department, New York City College of
Technology (formerly New York City Technical College), The City University of New
York, 1998-
Teach courses in literature, creative writing, computer-aided composition,
developmental writing, and technical writing, including linked courses in Title
V-funded learning communities; coordinate writing across the curriculum program
direct Coordinated Undergraduate Education Initiative; chair committee to create
new major in technical and professional writing; co-directed computer-aided
composition program; programmed faculty schedules; write grants; serve on
college-wide and departmental committees; mentor new faculty; advise students.
Visiting Instructor, Fiction Writing, The Controlled Burn Seminar for Young Writers,
Higgins Lake, Michigan, Summer 2007, Summer 2008, Summer 2009
Visiting Instructor, Creative Non-Fiction and Fiction Writing,
The Savage Mountain Creative Writing Workshop for High School Students,
The Frostburg Center for Creative Writing, Frostburg State University, Summer
2006
On staff with Brad Barkley, Gerry Lafemina, and Erin Murphy.
Adjunct Lecturer, Ethnic and Immigration Studies, State University of New York at
Stony Brook, 2001-
Teach courses in Immigration and Italian American Studies.
Communication Consultant, The Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute,
Baruch College, 1997-98
Collaborated with professors to implement communication-intensive courses in
business and other disciplines; trained professors and students in use of relevant
Windows and Web applications; responded to student writing, oral presentations,
and web-based assignments; developed web pages.
Adjunct Instructor, Queens College, Summer 1997 and Summer 1998
Taught Academic Writing, writing assessment test preparation course.
Adjunct Instructor, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1995-96, 1997-98
Taught two sections of Freshman Humanities per semester; conducted and scored
writing assessment tests.
Graduate “A” Teaching Assistant and Adjunct Instructor, Hunter College, 1991-1993,
1994-1997
Taught basic composition and advanced composition, after being selected
through competitive application process.
Adjunct Lecturer, Barnard College, Fall 1995 and Fall 1996
Taught one section of First-Year English, American Identities.
Adjunct Lecturer, Marymount Manhattan College, Spring-Summer 1996
Taught one section of Creative Writing and one section of Narrative Fiction.
Adjunct Lecturer, College of Staten Island, Spring 1993
Taught one section of American Humor under the aegis of the History Department.
Teaching Intern, City College of New York, 1989-1991
Taught Writing for the Humanities, Freshman Composition, and Remedial English.
Selected Presentations, Seminars, Readings, Performances, and
Public Appearances:
Featured Poet, “Guys With Verses: A Reading”; Featured Author, “Italian Americana
Presents Its Authors,” The American Italian Historical Association Conference, New
Haven, Connecticut, November 2008
Featured Author, The Central Park Reading Series, New York, New York,
September 2008
Featured Author, Colony Arts Center, Woodstock, New York, September 2008
Featured Author, Book Signing of New York and Other Lovers, New York City
College of Technology, Brooklyn, New York, September 2008
Featured Poet, The Village Bookshoppe, Rockville Centre, New York, September 2008
Featured Poet, “Poetry is…,” WMNF Radio, Tampa, Florida, July 2008
Featured Author, The Gershwin Hotel Reading Series, May 2008
Featured Poet, Poets in Nassau Series, Oceanside, New York, April 2008
Featured Poet, The Phoenix Reading Series, New York, New York, March 2008
Featured Author, Smalls Lit Series, New York, New York, February 2008
Featured Poet, Poets in Nassau Series, East Rockaway, New York, November 2007
Guest Author, Corning Community College, Corning, New York, October 2007
Featured Author, Low Italian: Poems, Casa Italiana of New York University, New York,
New York, September 2007
Featured Author, The Phoenix Reading Series, New York, New York, September 2007
Featured Reader, Italian American Writers Association Reading, New York, New York,
September 2007
Featured Poet, The Phoenix Reading Series, New York, New York, August 2007
Featured Author, The Woodstock Poetry Society, Woodstock, New York, August 2007
Guest Speaker, “Emotional Appeals through Language and Imagery,” Junior Statesmen of
America, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, July 2006
Guest Author, Culture Vulture, Tampa Bay Community Television Network, Tampa, Florida,
June 2007
Guest Author, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, May 2007
Featured Poet, The Colony Arts Center, Woodstock, New York, May 2007
Guest Author, Italian American Writers, WLIW (local public television), Long Island,
New York, April 2007
Featured Speaker, “Low Italian: Poems,” The Valletutti Lecture Series, St. John’s University,
Jamaica, New York, April 2007
Featured Poet, Love Poetry/Hate Racism International Poetry Event, The Bowery Poetry Club,
New York, New York, April 2007
Featured Poet, Poetry Fest: An Italian/American Bilingual Experience, The Calandra Institute
for Italian American Studies, Manhattan, New York, April 2007
Featured Poet, Write Books and Gifts, Honeoye Falls, New York, April 2007
Featured Poet, The Back Fence Reading Series, New York, New York, March 2007
Featured Author, Harvard University, March 2007
Featured Author, The Phoenix Reading Series, February 2007
Featured Author, The Calandra Institute Writers Series, New York, New York, February
2007
Guest Author, The Florence Morrison Show, Time-Warner Cable—Manhattan, February
2007
Featured Poet, The Phoenix Reading Series, New York, New York, December 2006
Featured Poet, Westchester Community College Poets and Writers Series, Westchester
Community College, Valhalla, New York, December 2006
Guest Author, Staged Reading of “Resurrecting the Pope” (story), by the performance group
Literally Speaking, Rensalaeer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, November 2006
Featured Author, “Bordighera Authors: Folios of Poetry and Prose” and “Italian American
Writing in the Twenty-First Century,” The American Italian Historical Association
Conference, Orlando, Florida, November 2006
Featured Poet, The Phoenix Reading Series, New York, New York, September 2006
Featured Author (with George DeStefano), The Italian American Writers Association Reading
Series, New York, New York, July 2006
Guest Speaker, “The Politics of Identity in Language,” Princeton University,
Princeton, New Jersey, July 2006
Italian American Writers Association Reunion Reading, New York, New York,
May 2006
Featured Author, The Phoenix Reading Series, New York, New York, April 2006
Featured Author, Colony Arts Café, Woodstock, New York, April 2006
Guest Author, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, March 2006
Featured Poet, Queens Central Library, Queens, New York, March 2006
Guest Author, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York, March 2006
Featured Author, The Phoenix Reading Series, New York, New York, February 2006
Organizer and Moderator, “What is Italian American Poetry?” (roundtable), featuring
Peter Covino, Maria Gillan, Sandra Gilbert, and Robert Viscusi, The American Italian
Historical Association Conference, Los Angeles, California, November 2005
Organizer and Featured Poet, “Italian American Poetry’s Present Tense” (reading), with
Peter Covino, Maria Gillan, and Sandra Gilbert, The American Italian Historical
Association Conference, Los Angeles, California, November 2005
Featured Poet, Brooklyn Public Library Reading Series, Grand Army Plaza Main Library,
Brooklyn, New York, October 2005
Featured Fiction Writer, Italian Heritage Symposium, Borough of Manhattan Community
College, New York, New York, October 2005
Featured Author, Italian American Literary Festival, Hofstra University,
Uniondale, New York, September 2005
Panelist, “Writing in the Disciplines: Business and Technology,” Writing Across the
Curriculum/Writing in the Disciplines Professional Education Series, The
City University of New York, New York, New York, August 2005
Panelist, “WAC/WID Programs: A Spectrum,” Writing Across the Curriculum/
Writing in the Disciplines Professional Education Series, The City University
of New York, New York, New York, August 2005
Workshop Leader, “Incoporating Core Texts into Your Courses, Part II,” Coordinated
Undergraduate Education Seminar, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn,
New York, May 2005
Co-Presenter, “Do We Really Have To Do This?: Writing-Intensive Courses and Writing
Across the Curriculum at City Tech,” The CUNY Writing Across the Curriculum Semester
of Inquiry Conference, New York, New York, May 2005
Facilitator, “Writing in the Disciplines,” The CUNY Writing Across the Curriculum Semester of Inquiry Conference, New York, New York, May 2005
Host and Reader, The New York City College of Technology Literary Festival, Brooklyn,
New York, May 2005
Featured Poet (with Joanna Clapps Herman and Mark Noonan), The Phoenix Reading
Series, New York, New York, April 2005
Featured Poet, Harvard University, February 2005
“A Panel Discussion on How to Respond to Student Writing” (with CUNY Writing
Fellows), Spring Professional Development Program for Part-Time Faculty,
New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, New York, January 2005
Featured Poet (with Sima Rabinowitz), The Phoenix Reading Series, January 2005
“Incoporating Core Texts into Your Courses, Part I,” Coordinated Undergraduate Education
Seminar, New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, New York,
January 2005
“Writing Across the Curriculum,” Coordinated Undergraduate Education Conference,
New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, New York, November 2004
Featured Author, “Italy to America, America to Italy” (reading), The American Italian
Historical Association Conference, Annapolis, Maryland, November 2004
“A Greenhorn’s-Eye View of America: Mario Soldati’s America primo amore: A Translation
and Commentary,” The American Italian Historical Association Conference, Annapolis,
Maryland, November 2004
Featured Poet, “Italian Americana Presents Its Authors,” The American Italian Historical
Association Conference, Annapolis, Maryland, November 2004
Featured Poet, The Phoenix Reading Series, New York, New York, October 2004
Featured Poet, The Italian American Writers Association Reading, July 2004
Featured Poet, The Genoa Poetry Festival, Genoa, Italy, June 2004
Guest Vocalist, Lexiblu, The Slipper Room, May 2004
Featured Poet (with Chris Brandt), The Phoenix Reading Series, New York, New York,
May 2004
“The Dantes and Beatrices of Italian American Narrative,” Valletutti Lecture,
Saint John’s University, Queens, New York, April 2004
Featured Author, Italian American Writers, RAI and CUNY Television, Long Island,
New York, March 2004
Guest Speaker, “Italian American Narrative,” The Wolfe Institute, Brooklyn College,
Brooklyn, New York, February 2004
Panel Organizer and Moderator, “Westward, O!: Italian American Cultural Trajectories,”
The Italian American Literature Discussion Group, The Modern Language
Association Annual Convention, San Diego, California, December 2003
Guest Poet, “Revising Poems,” Creative Writing 101, New York University, December
2003
Featured Author, The Italian American Book Festival, Fordham University, New York,
New York, December 2003
“Italian American Music and Its Influence on American Music” (roundtable)
The American Italian Historical Association Conference, Boca Raton, Florida, November
2003
Organizer and Featured Poet, “Struggles with Italian American Consciousness: A Poetry
Reading, The American Italian Historical Association Conference, Boca Raton,
Florida, November 2003
Featured Author, Presentation of The Peasant and the Pen, Casa Zerilli-Merimò, New York
University, New York, New York, October 2003
Panelist, Panel Discussion of Anika Nailah’s Free and Other Stories, The Hue-Man
Bookstore, Harlem, New York, October 2003
Featured Poet (with Robert Viscusi), The Phoenix Reading Series, New York, New York,
October 2003
Workshop Leader, “Preparing Students for the CUNY College Proficiency Exam,”
New York City College of Technology Seminar on General Education, New York City
College of Technology, Brooklyn, New York, June 2003
Discussion Moderator, CUNY Diversity Grant Faculty Evening Discussion Series, May 2003
Featured Poet (with Jerome Mazzaro and Hilary Sideris), The Phoenix Reading Series,
New York, New York, January 2003
Writing Across the Curriculum Seminar Series, Monroe College, The Bronx, New York,
2002-
“’What’s a Mucc'?’”: The Meaning of Martin Scorsese’s Italian Dialect,” The Modern
Language Association Annual Convention, New York, New York, December 2002
“Zooma, Zooma!: The Ethnic Semiotics of Louis Prima’s Stage Show,” The American
Italian Historical Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois, October 2002
Featured Author and Panelist, “Italian Americana Presents Its Authors,” The American Italian
Historical Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois, October 2002
Panelist, “Learning Communities,” The Two-Year College Association Regional Conference,
Portland, Maine, October 2002
“Writing to Learn Means Learning to Think,” Part-Time Faculty Orientation Program,
New York City Technical College, Brooklyn, New York, August 2002
“The Joy and Pain of Writing Poetry: Poems Nasty and Nice” (with Regina Lebowitz),
New York City Technical College, Brooklyn, New York, March 2002
Featured Poet (with Michael Graves), The Phoenix Reading Series, New York, New York,
March 2002
Guest Faculty Seminar Leader, Writing Across the Curriculum Program, Monroe College,
2001-2002
“Tech Students, High-Tech Writing”: Using Technology for Teaching Writing
to Disadvantaged Students,” The Modern Language Association Annual
Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 2001
“Total Immersion: Writing, International Students and the Technical College Curriculum”
(with Dean Sonja Jackson) The Two-Year College Association Northeast
Regional Conference, Washington, D. C., October 2001
Featured Poet (with Ulf Goebel), The Phoenix Reading Series, New York, New York,
August 2001
Co-organizer and Speaker, “Anita Garibaldi and Beyond,” A Symposium on the Work of
Anthony Valerio, Staten Island, New York, May 2001
Workshop Leader, “Writing Instruction,” Technical Teacher Opportunity Corps
Program and New York State Partnership for Statewide Systems Change, New York
City Technical College, April 2000, April 2001, April 2002
Panel Moderator, “What Should We Be Looking For?” The CUNY Association of Writing
Supervisors Conference, New York, New York, October 2000
Featured Poet, The Italian American Book, The First Italian American
Writers Association Conference, New York, New York, October 2000
Roundtable Organizer and Participant, “Understanding Audience: Beyond 'Just for Class'
Writing Assignments,” The Association for Business Communication Annual
Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2000
“Chances to Be Heard: Teaching Communication-Intensive Courses,” Talk and Roundtable
Discussion, Adjunct Orientation, New York City Technical College, August 2000
Panel Moderator, “In What Ways Have I Changed and/or Altered My Own Thinking,”
Writing Across the Curriculum Initiative Professional Development Seminar:
Inquiry and Reflection, The City University of New York, May 2000
Featured Reader, Arab American/Italian American Writers Associations Joint Reading,
Cornelia Street Café, New York, New York, May 2000
Invited Attendee, “Communication: What Business Wants, How College Can Deliver,”
The First Annual Symposium on Communication-Intensive Instruction, New York, New
York, April 2000
“Horatio Alger's Italians and O. Henry’s Dagoes,” Ninth Annual Cultural Studies Symposium,
Manhattan, Kansas, March 2000
“A Little Song, A Little Dance, A Little Ziti Down Your Pants: Italian American Comedy
on the Contemporary American Stage,” The Modern Language Association Annual
Convention, Chicago, Illinois, December 1999
Guest Speaker, Faculty Mentoring Luncheon, New York City Technical College,
December 1999
Creative Writing Panel Coordinator and Participant, “Italian American Language at the
Millennium,” The American Italian Historical Association Conference,
San Francisco, California, November 1999
“Analyze This Goombah: Mafia Comedy as Italian American Cultural Expression,”
The American Italian Historical Association Conference, San Francisco,
California, November 1999
Panel Moderator, “Italian Americans in the World of Music, Theater, Radio, and Dance,”
The American Italian Historical Association Conference, San Francisco,
California, November 1999
Workshop Leader, “Communication-Intensive Courses,” Faculty Development
Program, The Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute, Baruch College, January
1999
Seminar Participant, “The Daedalus Integrated Writing Environment,” Brooklyn, New York,
December 1998
Panel Moderator, “The Don and the Lover: The Construction of Male Identity in
Contemporary Italian American Literature,” The American Italian Historical
Association Conference, New York, New York, November 1998
“Novel Paesans: The Reconstruction of Italian American Male Identity in Anthony
Valerio's Conversation with Johnny and Robert Viscusi's Astoria,” The American
Italian Historical Association Conference, New York, New York, November 1998
Creative Writing Panel Participant, “Family Narratives,” The American Italian Historical
Association Conference, New York, New York, November 1998
Panel Moderator, “Trafficking in Tongues,” The CUNY Association of Writing
Supervisors Conference, New York, New York, October 1998
Seminar Participant, “How the Internet Supplements the Educational Process,” Brooklyn,
New York, October 1998
Featured Poet, Italian American Students Organization, Pace University, New York,
New York, April 1998
“Electric Blue Italian: Anthony Valerio's Rewiring of Italian American Male Identity,”
The National M.E.L.U.S. Conference, Washington, D. C., April 1998
“Anthony Valerio's Narrative Circuitry” (guest lecture), An Evening with Anthony Valerio: The Writer and the Community, Staten Island, New York, March 1998
Featured Author, American Italian Cultural Roundtable, Fordham University, New York,
New York, February 1998
Featured Poet, A Night of Italian American Poetry, Loisaida U.S.A., Steal This Radio,
New York, New York, January 1998
Featured Poet, The Knitting Factory, New York, New York, December 1997
“Two Degrees of Otherness: The Cultural Production of Contemporary Italian American
Identity and the African American Model,” The American Italian Historical
Association Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, November 1997
Featured Poet, La Mama, New York, New York, October 1997
Featured Poet, Columbus Expo, New York, New York, October 1997
Featured Reader, Poessay, Queens College, Queens, New York, September 1997
“The Function of Humor in the Poetry of Frank O'Hara,” The National Poetry Foundation
Conference, Orono, Maine, June 1996
Featured Poet, Prospect: A Festival of Russian and American Poets, Stevens Institute
of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, May 1996
“Italian American Autobiography and Ethnic Narrative,” The Mid-America American
Studies Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, April 1996
Featured Author, Marymount Manhattan College, New York, New York, April 1996
“An Italian American Modernism: John Fante's Ask the Dust,” The First John Fante
Conference, Long Beach, California, June 1995
Featured Poet, Benefit Reading for the CUNY Coalition of Concerned Faculty, June 1995
Featured Poet, Barnes and Noble—Astor Place, New York, New York, February 1995
Featured Author, Barnes and Noble—Passaic, Passaic, New Jersey, December 1994
Featured Poet, Nuyorican Poets Café, New York, New York, December 1994
Featured Poet, Enrico Fermi Cultural Center, New York Public Library, Bronx, New York,
November 1994
“The Plantations of Mark Twain and Charles W. Chestnutt," The National American Studies
Graduate Student Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, October 1992
Honors, Awards, and Grants:
Finalist, The Bordighera Poetry Prize, 2006
Semi-Finalist, The Paumanok Poetry Award, 2006
Recipient, Seven-Year Service Award, New York City College of Technology, 2006
Nominee, Scholar-on-Campus Award, New York City College of Technology, 2004 and 2005
Runner-up in 2004 voting
Recipient, Poets and Writers Grant for Literary Festival funding, New York City
College of Technology, 2005
Finalist, The Bordighera Poetry Prize, 2004
Co-Recipient (with Dean Sonja Jackson), CUNY Diversity Grant, for Faculty Evening
Discussion Series, 2003-2007
Semi-Finalist, The Paumanok Poetry Award, 2003
PSC-CUNY Research Grant (Ethnic Studies), for “Spectacles of Ourselves: Studies in
Italian American Humor and Performance,” 2001-2003
American Italian Historical Association Conference Scholarship, 1997
Passed with distinction, doctoral oral examination, City University of New York Graduate
School, 1995
Christopher Columbus Fellowship, The John D. Calandra Institute,
City University of New York Graduate School and Università di Siena, 1993-94
Graduate “A” Teaching Assistantship, Hunter College, 1991-93, 1994-95
Service:
Project Director, Urban Word/Intercollegiate Poetry Slam/College Now Poetry Project, 2008-
Coordinate program to bring college and high school poets together, to share work and
perform
Director, Coordinated Undergraduate Education, New York City College of Technology,
2006-
Co-designed the college’s Center for Teaching and Learning. Direct the Center’s
operations, and coordinate efforts of various college curriculum and support programs,
including writing across the curriculum, learning communities, student support
services, faculty development, and advisement training.
Secretary, The American Italian Historical Association, 2006-
Serve as officer of national association of scholars, writers and artists;
help set association policy; record association proceedings.
Faculty Facilitator, National Endowment for the Humanities Initiative for Faculty:
“Retentions and Transfigurations: The Technological Evolution and Social
History of Five New York City Neighborhoods,” New York City College of
Technology, 2006-2007
Collaborate with faculty and scholars such as Barry Lewis and
Francis Morrone to infuse writing and New York City-themed material
into courses across the college curriculum.
Volunteer Worker, Homeless Outreach Population Estimate, 2006
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on On-Line/Hybrid Courses, English Department,
New York City College of Technology, 2006-
Chair, Technical Writing Committee, English Department, New York City College
of Technology, 2005-
Lead effort to create a new college major in technical writing.
Poetry Events Coordinator, New York City College of Technology, 2005-
Collaborate with students and other faculty members on the creation and
coordination of literary and other extra-curricular events on and off campus,
Co-Designer and Proposal Writer, Proposal for Technical Writing Major at New York
City College of Technology, 2005-2006
Have been granted a semester’s leave to collect committee’s research and plans,
and to write a proposal for a technical writing major at the college.
Volunteer Instructor, The City University of New York Sloan Semester, Fall 2005
Volunteered to teach course as part of CUNY’s special program for students displaced
by Hurricane Katrina.
Representative, Writing Across the Curriculum Committee, Coordinated Undergraduate
Education Coordinators Council, The City University of New York, 2004-
Work with coordinators across CUNY to oversee the writing across the curriculum
element of the University’s effort to integrate its various special academic and
professional development programs.
Member, Coordinated Undergraduate Education Committee, New York City College
of Technology, 2004-
Co-Founder and Co-Host, New York City Intercollegiate Poetry Slam Championships at
The Bowery Poetry Club and Café, New York, New York, 2004-
Editor, The American Italian Historical Association Newsletter, 2004-
Faculty Representative, Auxiliary Enterprise Board, New York City College of Technology,
2004–2005
With other faculty and student board members, allocate funds for college activities
and support services.
Manuscript Reader, Peter Lang Publishing, 2004-
Review manuscripts for potential publication, upon assignment by acquisitions
editor.
Course Developer, On-Line Writing-Intensive Project, City University of New York,
2004-2006
Member, Presidential Search Committee, New York City College of Technology, 2004
Interviewed single candidate for position of College President.
Member, Dissertation Committee, CUNY Doctoral English Program, CUNY Graduate
School, 2003-
Advise doctoral student in American Literature, on oral examination and dissertation;
serve as examiner for oral examination and dissertation defense.
Co–Coordinator, New York City College of Technology Literary Festival, New
York City College of Technology, 2003-
Organize and promote event celebrating student creative writing, and partially
funded by Poets and Writers grants.
Member, Distance Learning Advisory Committee, New York City College of
Technology, 2003-
Set college instructional technology policy, including choice of course platforms
and development of guidelines for on-line and hybrid courses.
Assistant Editor, The Columbia Journal of American Studies, 2003-
Evaluate manuscript articles for prospective publication.
Vice-Chair, Executive Committee (2003-2004), and English and Creative Writing Liaison,
University Committee on Research Awards, PSC-CUNY Research Foundation, City
University of New York, 2002-2005
Hear appeals and occasionally chair meetings of Executive Council. Coordinate and
chair English and Creative Writing Awards Panel.
Member, English Department Mission Statement Committee, New York City College of
Technology, 2003
Revised English Department mission statement.
Member, College Proficiency Examination Committee, New York City College of
Technology, Fall 2002-2003
Help coordinate City Tech's preparation of students for the University-wide
reading, writing, and critical thinking proficiency examination.
Member, Long Island Writers Guild, 2002-
Member, Student Technology Fee Committee, New York City College of Technology,
Spring 2002-2005
Allocate funds for improvement of college’s computer technology.
Founder, Organizer, and Host, City Voices, Spring 2002-Spring 2003
Stage readings by established and new writers, open to all CUNY students, faculty, and
staff members.
Co-Organizer and Co-Host, Fabulous Fridays Reading and Open Mic Series,
New York City Technical College, Fall 2002
Organized and hosted series presenting established writers reading alongside
aspiring student writers.
Volunteer Tutor, Literacy Volunteers of America, Suffolk County, New York, 2002
Member, Academic Affairs/Curriculum Subcommittee for Middle States
Accreditation, New York City Technical College, Spring 2001-Spring 2002
Gathered information and co-wrote report on college activities, to satisfy Middle States
accreditation requirements.
Teaching Portfolio Faculty Mentor, New York City College of Technology, 2000-
Serve as adviser to faculty in the process of compiling teaching portfolios.
Member, Professional Development Advisory Council, New York City College of Technology,
2000-
Cooperate with other faculty and staff members to organize campus professional
development activities and choose annual Scholar on Campus.
Met with other council members at annual national convention to develop a theme
for the following year’s convention panel.
Member, University Writing Across the Curriculum Committee,
City University of New York, 2000-
Cooperate with faculty and administration from various CUNY colleges and
offices to set and implement university writing across the curriculum policy.
Member, Title V Strategic Design Team (Professional Development Subcommittee),
New York City Technical College, Fall 2000-Spring 2005
Helped plan professional development/teacher training portion of Title V
grant-funded college-wide initiative, taught in grant-funded learning
communities, and contributed content to program Web site.
Editor, The Connection, Writing Across the Curriculum Newsletter, New York City
College of Technology, 2000-2005
Edit, publish, and contribute to semi-annual newsletter.
Department Programmer, English Department, New York City College of Technology, 2000-
2004
Performed various departmental administrative duties, including the assignment
of courses (250-300 courses per semester).
Departmental Evening Student Adviser, English Department, New York City College of
Technology, 2000-2004
Chair and Secretary (2003-2004), Executive Committee, Italian American Literature
Discussion Group, Modern Language Association, 2000-2004
Organized discussion group panel and forum for annual national convention.
Co-Coordinator/Grant Writer, Perkins/VATEA Computer-Aided English 101 (Composition I) Program, Fall 2000-Spring 2001
Wrote grant for funding. Trained faculty to teach computer-aided sections of English
Composition I, using BlackBoard, Microsoft Word, on-line writing labs, and other
computer applications; scheduled courses; served as liaison between participating
instructors, English Department, and Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences; conducted
program assessment.
Co-Organizer, A Symposium on the Work of Anthony Valerio, Staten Island, New York,
May 2001
Co-Organizer, The First National Italian American Book Conference, New York,
New York, October 2000
Pilot Reader, Writing Skills and Essay Test Reader, The CUNY/ACT Basic Skills Test Pilot
Study, June 2000
Read and evaluated student responses to pilot reading and writing test given during the
Spring 2000 semester; pilot test replaced the CUNY Reading and Writing
Assessment tests during the 2000-2001 academic year.
Member, Strategic Planning Committee, New York City Technical College, Fall 2000
Worked with faculty members to outline, write, publish and implement
plan for improving quality of New York City Technical College's curriculum,
organizational structure, recruitment and retention of students, academic reputation,
and community involvement.
Member, Academic Affairs Subcommittee, Strategic Planning Committee,
New York City Technical College, Spring 2000
Worked with faculty members across the disciplines to revise college curriculum.
Member, Core Curriculum Committee, School of Arts and Sciences,
New York City College of Technology, 1999-
Cooperate with administrators and faculty members from all departments in
revising core
curriculum requirements.
Faculty Mentor, New York City College of Technology, 1999-
Meet with new faculty to acclimate them to college life.
Student Programming Adviser, New York City College of Technology, 1999-
Counsel students in the planning of their academic schedules.
Coordinator, Writing Across the Curriculum Program, New York City College of Technology,
1999-2006
Meet with department chairs and college committees to promote a
writing–intensive curriculum and writing–intensive course graduation
requirement; assign CUNY Writing Fellows and writing tutors to instructors teaching
courses designated “writing-intensive”; advise and guide Writing Fellows; act as
liaison between Writing Fellows, instructors, and department chairs; cooperate with
college’s Learning Center, to promote supplemental instruction; maintain writing
across the curriculum Web site; organize professional development workshops and
conference panels; maintain writing across the curriculum library; publish writing
across the curriculum newsletter and handbook.
Chair, Developmental Writing Committee, English Department,
New York City College of Technology, 1999-2005
Organized and moderated committee meetings; cooperated with other department
members on formulation of developmental writing policies and curriculum.
Member, Credit Writing Committee, English Department,
New York City College of Technology, 1999-2005
Work with other committee members to approve changes to writing curriculum.
Workshop Leader, Writing Across the Curriculum Workshops, New York City College of
Technology,1999-
Lead workshops in writing pedagogy and technology for faculty and CUNY Writing
Fellows.
Member, Student Writing Contest Selection Committee, English Department,
New York City College of Technology, 1999-2003
Judged student entries to the Regina Lebowitz Poetry Contest.
Senior College Co-Chair (2000-2001) and Member, CUNY Association of Writing Supervisors,
The City University of New York, 1999-2002
Called and chaired bi-monthly meetings; set organization agenda; oversaw organization
of annual conference; managed e-mail list serve for members.
Member, Creative Writing Selection Panel, English and Creative Writing Research Awards
Committee, Professional Staff Congress--CUNY, 1999-2000
Coordinated the review of faculty proposals for creative writing grants; cooperated with
other panel members to award grants based on reviewers' recommendations.
Member, Freshman Year Subcommittee, School of Arts and Sciences,
New York City Technical College, 1999-2000
Cooperated with administrators and faculty members from all departments in
developing and instituting first-year academic requirements as well as
counseling programs and social activities.
Co-Chair, Title V Curriculum Design Subcommittee,
New York City Technical College, 1999-2000
Worked with other college-wide committee members to develop a pilot curriculum
plan for the college's Title V Grant proposal.
Member, Title V Grant Committee, New York City Technical College, 1999-2000
Collaborated with other members of college-wide committee on design of
Title V Grant proposal.
Coordinator, Experimental English Composition Program, English Department,
New York City Technical College, Spring 1999
Monitored progress and recorded results of experimental sections of composition,
including students who had not passed the CUNY WAT; coordinated meetings of
administrators and participating instructors.
Course Developer, Advanced Technical Writing (EG501), English Department
New York City Technical College, 1999
With the cooperation of senior faculty, authored a new course, Advanced Technical
Writing, designed for computer science and engineering majors.
Reader, CUNY Pilot Writing Proficiency Exam, 1999
Member, English Department Panel of Observers, New York City College of Technology,
1998-
Observe and evaluate classroom instruction by members of the department.
Certified CUNY Writing Assessment Test Reader (Third Reader), 1998-2000
Incorporating Treasurer and Director, The Italian American Writers Association, 1996-
Managed the Association’s legal incorporation; manage the Association's financial
accounts; collaborate with other members on coordination of events, including
awarding
of an annual prize for creative work; edit monthly newsletter.
Member, Advisory Board, Poetry New York, 1995-
Advise on the selection of manuscripts for publication.
Member, Steering Committee, CUNY Coalition of Concerned Faculty, 1995
As student and faculty member, served in advisory capacity to group
dedicated to resolving CUNY budget and policy disputes.
Founder, Organizer, and Host, The Bensonhurst Reading Series, 1994-96
Founded the Series; procured writers and performers; selected event sites;
negotiated terms with proprietors; publicized and hosted events.
Other Experience:
President, B.L.I. Consulting, Brooklyn, NY, 2002-
Consult with colleges and universities on writing across the curriculum
and other pedagogy.
Public Speaker, 1998-
Read written work and speak to audiences about Italian American culture and literature.
Engagements include Harvard University, New York University, Brooklyn College,
Saint John’s University, Pace University, The College of Staten Island, Marymount
Manhattan College, and The New York Public Library.
Freelance Writer, 1995-
Write reviews and articles for paying publications, including Encyclopedia of
Ethnic American Literature, Peoples of North America, The Italian American
Experience, and At Your Leisure.
Other Education:
ABC Spanish Language Program, La Paz, Bolivia, Summer 2006
On-line Professional Development Course, On-Line Teaching using Caucus, State University
of New York at Stony Brook, Spring 2002
On-line Professional Development Course, On-Line Teaching using Blackboard and
Other Web-Based Applications, New York City Technical College, Fall 2000
Workshop Participant, The Teaching Portfolio (led by Dr. Peter Seldin), Brooklyn, New York,
June 2000
Columbus Fellowship in Italian Language and Culture, The John D. Calandra Institute of the
CUNY Graduate School and Università di Siena, Siena, Italy, 1993-94
Summer Program in Spanish Language and Culture, Universidad de Sevilla and
Rice University, Seville, Spain, Summer 1991
Languages:
Proficiency in Italian and Spanish; some French, Anglo-Saxon, and Latin.
Professional Affiliations:
Academy of American Poets, American Italian Historical Association,
Associated Writing Programs, Italian American Writers Association,
Modern Language Association, PEN American Center
Curriculum Vitae
(Not Including Publications)