Staten Island Advance: Self-proclaimed ‘nerds’ love sharing their knowledge, features Professor Ed Fiorelli and Maria Fiorelli

June 10, 2007

Ed and Maria Fiorelli label themselves "nerds." But in their professional and personal lives, they are anything but. Professionally, they are dedicated educators. Ed recently celebrated his 40th year at St. John's University. Maria, who says she has been teaching since the third grade when she helped Rosalina Mirto with her spelling, is the vice president of education at the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences.

I went for an interview on a Friday and began teaching on Monday. I also taught practical writing courses part-time at New York Technical College and was the director of admissions at St. John's for 10 years. When I obtained my Ph.D, I began teaching at St. John's full-time.

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