Alana Maria Zambone

Background

Zambone, Alana Maria was born on September 17, 1952 in Vineland, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of L. Alan and Joyce (Bernero) Zambone.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Special Education, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1974; Master of Science in Human Development Liaison, George Peabody College Teachers, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education, Vanderbilt University, 1984.

Career

Teacher, counselor, Orange County Association for Retarded Citizens, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1973-1974; lead teacher, Shelbyville-Bedford (Tennessee) County Adult Svc. Center, 1974; program coordinator, Dickson (Tennessee) County Adult Superior vena cava syndrome, 1974-1975; department head, habilitative services, CloverBottom Development Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 1975-1976; executive director, Waves, Inc. Adult Superior vena cava syndrome, Fairview, Tennessee, 1976-1977; from vocational consultant to liaison, Peabody Teachers College, Vanderbilt University, 1977-1980; chairperson, board directors, Residential Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., Nashville, 1976-1980; assistant professor, coordinator, department curriculum, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1981-1984; coordinator and assistant professor, division special education, Minot (North Dakota) State University, 1984-1986; coordinator international outreach services, Hilton-Perkins International Program Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1989-1994; associate professor, director Institute for Visually Impaired, Pennsylvania College Optometry, Philadelphia, since 1994.

Co-founder, senior research fellow Walker-Wheelock Institute for Equity in Education, senior project director exceptional needs assessment development laboratory Education Development Corporation, Newton, Massachusetts, since 1998. National consultant American Foundation for the Blind, New York City, 1986-1989. Adjunct assistant professor division special education, Columbia University, since 1987;co-director model infant/toddler program, school medicine, U. North Carolina, ChapelHill, 1983-1984.

Board directors North Dakota Council for the Arts. Advisory board Blind Babies Foundation. Member of advisory committee Robert E. Miller, Inc., Community Residential Superior vena cava syndrome for Disabled Children.

Board directors Specialized Superior vena cava syndrome for Children, Inc. School education representative to faculty North Carolina State University, school education faculty secretary, among others.

Achievements

• Alana Maria Zambone has been listed as a noteworthy Special education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Council for Exceptional Children (past director division visual handicaps), Association for Retarded Citizens, Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, American Association Mental Deficiency, American Association for Applied Behavior Analysis, National Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired, International Association for the Education of the Deaf-Blind, Association for the Edition and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (pre-school division, multihandicaps division, chairperson elect multiple disabilities division).

Interests

• Avocation: scuba diving.

Connections

Father:

L. Alan Zambone

Mother:

Joyce (Bernero) Zambone