Early Life

Lived in Hamden CT (9/49), in Cortland NY (9/49-9/55 and 4/56-8/63), Montpelier France (9/55-4/56), and Hamden CT (8/63-9/67).

Education

Cortland, NY public schools (1956-59 and 1961-63), Cortland State Teachers College demonstration school (1959-1961), Hamden CT public schools (1963-67) Harvard University (1967-72, AB philosophy 1971), University of Texas (Austin) (1973-1977, Ph.D. philosophy 1977), Central Connecticut State University (2007-09, MS Professional and Rehabilitation Counseling 2009)

Career

Aetna Life and Casualty (1979-85), programmer-analyst CIGNA (1985-91 and 1999-2006), programmer, analyst, supervisor, financial analyst United Nations Volunteer (Niue, 1991-1993), systems manager, CIO Computer Staffing Associates (1993-96), consultant working with various companies MassMutual (1996-98), investment systems consultant PRT (1998-99), consultant, business analyst Network Against Domestic Abuse (2007-2010), shelter advocate Alcohol and Drug Recovery Centers (2008-2011), addiction recovery counselor TicketNetwork/Superboleteria.com (2012-present), search engine marketing analyst (Spanish site)

Accomplishments

Fluent in Spanish, read and write French and Portuguese /br Traveled overland Texas-Panama-Alaska-Texas, 1974 Traveled overland Ireland-Europe-14 countries in Africa-South Africa-by sea across South Atlantic-10 countries in South America, 1977-1978 Traveled overland Brussels-Turkey-Israel-Luxor and Japan-Moscow-Paris, 1982-3 Traveled overland India-Central Asia-Moscow, 1997 Chartered Financial Analyst designation, 2002

= Health

Hepatitis 1979 Recurring mental illness, 1950-present, variously diagnosed as panic disorder, eating disorder, generalized anxiety, bipolar disorder, and (most recently) major depressive disorder

Faith

agnostic until 1976 theist 1976-1984 Christian, reformed, 1984-present