John Frank Szolnoki

Background

Szolnoki, John Frank was born on April 16, 1956 in New York City. Son of Jacob and Anna (Reinwald) Szolnoki.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Manhattan College, 1978. Master of Science, College New Rochelle, 1981. Master of Education, Columbia University, 1983.

Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1988.

Career

Therapy aide Office Mental Health, New York State Bronx Psychiatric Center, 1978. Teacher science 6th-8th grades Saints Philip and James School, Archdiocese of New York, 1978-1979. Program supervisor occupational education classes St. Mary's Habilitation Institute Institute Applied Human Dynamics, Bronx, 1979-1983.

School supervisor Association for Help of Retarded Children Bronx Habilitation Center, New York City, 1983-1987. Special educator Mount Pleasant-Blythedale Union Free School District, Valhalla, New York, 1987-1988. Special education educator Board Cooperative Educational Services Southern Westchester, White Plains, since 1988, Dobbs Ferry (New York ) High School, 1995-1996, Harrison (New York ) High School, 1996-1997, Hommocks Middle School, Larchmont, New York, 2002—2005, West Lake High School, Valhalla, since 2005.

Adjunct professor Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, 1988-1989, St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, New York, 1990, 91, College New Rochelle, New York, since 2001, City University of New York Hunter, 1994-1999. Team leader Board Cooperative Educational Services, Southern Westchester, 1989-1993, site coordinator extended school year program Rye Lake campus, 1991-1995. Presenter in field; Center Special Education and Training Resource Center, workshop presenter superintendents day, 1995.

Member Southern Westchester Board cooperative Educational Services.

Achievements

• John Frank Szolnoki has been listed as a noteworthy special education educator, administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer firefighter, secretary hook & ladder Harrison (New York ) Fire Department, 1993-1995, lieutenant, 1996-1997 captain, 1998-1999 (Firefighter of Year 1990). Member committee Very Special Arts,White Plains, New York, 1990. Parent representative executive board Harrison Children's Center, 1991-1993, 95—.

Lector, teacher catechism St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church, 1994-1995, Secular Franciscan Order, Roman Catholic Church, since 2002. Secretary St. Francis Fraternity, New York, since 2003. Emergency Medical Technician volunteer Harrison Ambulance Corps, 1993-1994.

Auxiliary police officer New York City Police Department, 1975-1977. Member Central Westchester Vicariate Council, Archdiocese of New York, 1998-1999. Member parish council St. Gregory the Great, 1998-1999.

Panel member surrogate decision making committee New York State Commission on Quality Care for the Mentally Disabled, since 1999. Member American Association on Mental Retardation (research project norming examiner adaptive behavior scale 1991), Council for Exceptional Children (president Hunter College chapter 1997-2000, regional representative to board directors New York State Federation 1990-1993, treasurer 1993-1996, executive board directors 1993-1996, delegate National convention 1998, co-chair New York state convention 1997, secretary since 2002, co-chairman promotion/publicity subcommittee local arrangements committee national annual convention 2002, vice president New York State Federation Chapters Council Exceptional Children, 2003-2004, president-elect, 2004-2005, New York State Council for Exceptional Children president since 2005), Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Delta Kappa.

Interests

• Marathon running.

Connections

Married Kathleen Bascetta, December 28, 2004. Children: Melissa Beth, David Jacob, Elizabeth, Eric.

Father:

Jacob Szolnoki

Mother:

Anna (Reinwald) Szolnoki

Spouse:

Kathleen Bascetta

child:

Melissa Beth Szolnoki

child:

Eric Szolnoki

child:

Elizabeth Szolnoki

child:

David Jacob Szolnoki