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Richard Chonak


    Where I came from:
  • born 1958 in Brooklyn, NY
  • raised 1964-1976 in seacoast towns of New Hampshire
  • local spelling bee champion: North Hampton, NH, 1970-1971; NH Seacoast regional 1972
  • adopted the Christian faith in 1974
  • attended college at UNH 1976-1979; graduated summa with a BS in Mathematics (Computer Science); minor in German.
  • enrolled at Harvard in 1979
  • was baptized Catholic in 1980
  • received the SM in Applied Mathematics (Computer Science) in 1980
  • continued grad studies until 1981
  • worked 1982-1992 as a programmer and system manager for Wentworth Institute
  • Have studied French, German, Latin, Polish, and Spanish (to varying degrees of competency)
    Some volunteer experiences
  • TDD relay for the deaf
  • help-line befriending/listening service
  • recording textbooks for blind students
    Places I've been:
  • 1976 and 1979: summer study-trips in Germany
  • 1984: Italy and Portugal
  • 1985: the Holy Land
  • 1986: Poland
more to come...


Richard Chonak (rac@gabriel.cambridge.ma.us)

[Photo] [My Work Photo, adapted]