I was born in New York City and raised in Yonkers, New York.
For over 30 years, I worked as a computer software engineer in the military and petroleum industries. I am retired and devote my time to researching my family tree. I also photograph gravestones in my ancestral town of Castellammare del Golfo, Trapani, Italy.
I am also on the board of directors for The Sicilian Project, a non-profit organization that offers free English instructional camps to the children in Sicily. The Sicilian Project is important to me because as a child, I was not allowed to learn the Sicilian dialect, as the thought at that time in New York was to be "Americanized." The idea that Sicilian children will become bi-lingual and have a greater advantage in the world is very rewarding to me.

I was born in New York City and raised in Yonkers, New York.
For over 30 years, I worked as a computer software engineer in the military and petroleum industries. I am retired and devote my time to researching my family tree. I also photograph gravestones in my ancestral town of Castellammare del Golfo, Trapani, Italy.
I am also on the board of directors for The Sicilian Project, a non-profit organization that offers free English instructional camps to the children in Sicily. The Sicilian Project is important to me because as a child, I was not allowed to learn the Sicilian dialect, as the thought at that time in New York was to be "Americanized." The idea that Sicilian children will become bi-lingual and have a greater advantage in the world is very rewarding to me.