Background
Loftin, Don Derico was born on February 12, 1954 in Kinston, North Carolina, United States. Son of Hosea Nathaniel Loftin and Mary Elizabeth Loftin-Mitchell.
Loftin, Don Derico was born on February 12, 1954 in Kinston, North Carolina, United States. Son of Hosea Nathaniel Loftin and Mary Elizabeth Loftin-Mitchell.
Bachelor in English and Secondary Education, St. Vincent's College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1977; postgraduate, CUNY, 1982-1985.
Teacher, Port Richmond H.S.-New York City Board Education, Brooklyn, 1978-1988; dean students, Port Richmond H.S.-New York City Board Education, Brooklyn, 1980-1983; teacher, reading curriculum planner, Automotive H.S., Brooklyn coordinator student affairs, Automotive H.S., Brooklyn, since 1995. Adjunct Professor outreach program City U., S.I., 1983, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York, 1983-1984. Program director, academic consultant First Control Family Life Center, S.I., since 1990, founder, artistic director drama department Unity Repertoire Theatre Inc., since 1993, Youth Theatre on the Move, The Silvertone Theatre Experience, consultant education, board directors, since 1994.
Proposal committee chairman Louis Lopez Foundation, S.I., since 1994. Member ASCD, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (education committee), Museum Natural History.