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| HOWARD BECKERMAN (Founder/Chair) is President of Heartworks International. A composer, lyricist, and playwright, he is also a language educator, media producer, and author of award-winning musical programs and publications for learning languages. He has an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from Columbia University. LINDA BECKERMAN (Founder/Executive Director) is Vice President of Heartworks International. An artist and a writer, she has also served as Project Manager for programs in new play development, multilingual publishing and media, and not-for-profit arts and education grants. She has an M.F.A. in Painting from Rochester Institute of Technology. MICHAEL ROMANELLI (Vice Chair) is a Financial Consultant at Stifel Nicolaus. JOSEPH POSPISIL (Treasurer) is Regional Sales Manager (Northeast) at Centro Media Services. MARY JANE PELUSO (Secretary) is World Languages Publisher of Yale University Press. Advisory Council HON. VIVIAN VILORIA-FISHER is the Suffolk County Legislator for the 5th Legislative District. ARISLEYDA MALDONADO is a Financial Advisor and Certified Investment Management Analyst at Merrill Lynch. CANDIDO GONZALEZ is a Senior Lecturer in Spanish at St. Joseph’s College. LYNNE FOSTER is an elementary arts educator as well as a veteran actress in regional and Off-Broadway theaters. LORENA DOHERTY is the Multicultural Librarian at North Shore Pubic Library and a professional storyteller. LINDA CONTINO is the Choral Director at Ward Melville High School. MARK BLANKENSHIP is a theater critic and journalist for the NY Times, Variety, and The New York Sun. VICTOR ABRAVAYA is Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Nassau Community College. |
Worldwide Voices Founders Linda and Howard Beckeman participate in Stony Brook University's Host Family Program.
