Background
Thornton-Anderson, Maria Angela was born on March 15, 1949 in Hampton, Virginia, United States. Daughter of James Otis and Caterina Maria (Quarri) Thornton-Anderson.
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Thornton-Anderson, Maria Angela was born on March 15, 1949 in Hampton, Virginia, United States. Daughter of James Otis and Caterina Maria (Quarri) Thornton-Anderson.
Associate Applied Arts, Bauder College. Bachelor, University Akron, 1971. Postgraduate, University Texas, Arlington, 1983.
Postgraduate, American University, Barcelona, Spain.
Teacher, Benedict School of Langs., Barcelona, Spain, 1972-1973; interpreter, translator, associate vice president administration, O.S.V. di Ermanno Arbizzi, Modena, Italy, 1973-1978; foreign officer, Autogru P.M., Modena, 1978-1981; assistant personnel director, American Marazzi Tile Company, Sunnyvale, Texas, 1984-1989; Amnesty program coordinator-director, Center for English Language, Dallas, 1989-1991; English as Second Language teacher, freelance consultant, Dallas, since 1989. Tutor, language teacher, Italy, France, Spain, 1972-1981.
Volunteer Dallas Committee for Foreign Visitors, Dallas Personnel Association, Northeast Dallas Personnel Association, Animal Rehabilitation Center, Midlothian, Texas, since 1989, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Washington, since 1989, Academy Achievement Association, Dallas, since 1989, Union Gospel Mission, Dallas, since 1990, Walden Institute Human Potential Resource Center, Dallas, 1992. Member American Literary Translators association, Italian American Council for Commerce and Culture, International Women's Club Dallas, Society d'Honneur Francaise (alumni, vice president), Society Nacional Hispanica (life), Dallas Southern Memorial Association, Dallas Genealogical Society, Rosicrucian Order AMORC, Daughters of the American Revolution (Ellis Island restoration chapter chairman 1988-1991, Americanism and Daughters of the American Revolution manual for citizenship chapter chairman Farmer's Branch, Texas 1990-1991, organizing member Peter's Colony chapter 1990-1991, chairman motion picture, radio, television, public relations 1992), United Daughters Confederacy (adopt-a-momument committee), Kappa Delta Pi.
Married Arthur Nells Anderson.