I was born in Chieti, Italy which is east of Rome. I graduated from Rutgers University with Bachelor of Science and did my post graduate work at Wheelock College and Worcester State.  

​I have been teaching for over 36 years and have taught Italian, Spanish and English (as a second language) at different schools including Edison High School, Rutgers Univerisity, Notre Dame High School and New Haven Public High School.  Most recently, I was the educational director at Piccolo Mondo Learning Center in Leominster. 

  I am married to my husband Michael and have three children George, Paolo and Michela and one daughter in law, Courtney.  I enjoy cooking, walking and gardening.  I enjoy traveling abroad, scrap-booking, reading and sitting by the ocean.  
  I am thrilled to be at St. Anna!