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TOM CALARCO

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***B Cambridge Ct, Lebanon, OH 45036 518-***-**** / ************@*****.***

Accomplished Writer / Journalist / Educator

Tom Calarco LinkedIn Profile / https://tpcugrr.medium.com/ https://www.undergroundrailroadconductor.com calarco.substack.com/ CalarcoYouTubeChannel

Journalism – staff, contributor, reviewer, columnist

Diversity & the Bar, Washington, D.C. (2009-2017); Northeast and New England Antiques Journal (1994-2016); Antique Trader, Iola, WI (2007-2010); The Chronicle, Glens Falls, NY(1992-2000); Police Department Annual Magazines (Albany area), Nordel Publishing, Clifton Park (1994-1998); Capital District Business Review, Albany NY(1994-1997); Ithaca Journal, The Post-Star, Glens Falls; Seacoast Scene, Hampton, NH; Amsterdam Recorder, NY; Iowa State Daily, Ames, IA

Podcast — Webtalkradio.net Podcast April-October 2012

“From Slavery to Freedom” / For Bill Henderson’s “How to Live Cancer Free,” Cancer in the News report

Newsletter—Advantage, Trio Program, Cape Cod Community College, Barnstable MA, 2005-2007

Editor

Places of the Underground Railroad — ABC-CLIO, 2011, principal writer and editor

Abel Brown, Abolitionist —editor of 1849 reprint — McFarland & Company, 2006, annotator, front matter, notes

Technical Writer / Editor, Empire HealthChoice, revised and edited employee user manual, Albany, NY 2001

Technical Editor and Writer, GE Power Systems, Schenectady, created PowerPoint presentations for turbine marketing division, 1997; edited technical engineering papers for submission to professional journals and conferences, 2000.

Microsoft Office / Adobe Experience – expert in Word and PowerPoint, and familiar with other Microsoft 365 products; also experienced with Acrobat, Photoshop, Audition and some familiarity with other products in the Adobe Creative Suite

Books

A Higher Law: The Life of Orson S. Murray, 19th century reformer and writer, commissioned by descendants, 2023

Eight books about the Underground Railroad, beginning with The Underground Railroad Conductor in 2003 to the most recent published by History Press in November 2018, The Search for the Underground Railroad in South-Central Ohio

Hi-doh Hi-dee Ha-Ha — fantasy for all ages—formerly published by Nordel Publishing, seek new publisher for six-hour audio version, featuring 30 readers of all ages, musical performances, and soundtrack; YouTube Intro to Book

Some Writing Samples:

Where Have You Gone Bernie Sanders, Medium 2016

Remembering Woodstock, Medium, 2019

Reflections on the Assassination of JFK, Medium 2022

The UGRR is More Truth than Legend, Substack 2024

A & E: Classical Music Reviewer, Post-Star, Ithaca Journal, The Chronicle, Bennington Banner, 1991-2000

Earlier Features: Grit; The Crisis, magazine of the NAACP; Adirondack Life; Coast Pilot, York, Maine

Awards, Grants and Fellowships:

Underground Railroad Free Press Award, for the advancement of knowledge of the Underground Railroad, 2008

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, 1997 & 2007, awarded residencies to focus on the project of my choice

McMasters Prize for History Writing — Clinton County Historical Association, 2000

Furthermore Publication Grants, 1997, 1998, 2011, for the study of the UGRR in expectation of publication

NY Council on Humanities & Nat Endowment for the Arts, 1999, to produce an educational CD on the UGRR

NYS Council on the Arts, 1996, 1999, for local study of the UGRR in Washington and Warren counties

Teaching (1986-2021)

Adjunct Instructor, teaching Introduction to Writing, Salt Lake Community College 2019-2021; used Canvas Interface, WebEx / Zoom

Full-time English Instructor: Fulton-Montgomery Com College; State University College at Cobleskill, NY, 1987-1990

Adjunct English Instructor: Central College of Florida; Cincinnati State and Technical College; Rasmussen College, (online); Tompkins-Cortland Community College; Adirondack Community College; (TA) Iowa State University (1986-2012) – Taught Basic Writing, Intro to Composition, Writing and Literature, American Lit Survey, Creative Writing, Feature Writing, and Technical Writing.

P-R Director, Luzerne Music Center, Lake Luzerne, NY 1992 / 1996-2000

Music education camp and chamber music series affiliated with the Philadelphia Orchestra

Press releases, feature articles, programs, fundraising, promotional specials

Part-time Online essay rater, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, 2006-2024

TOEFL iBT (non-native speaker) writing exam

M.A. English / Creative Writing, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Graduate Studies in Education, SUNY Albany

B. A. History, St. Bonaventure University, Olean, NY

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