Background
Ferrante, Olivia Ann was born on November 9, 1948 in Revere, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Guy and Mary Carmella (Prizio) Ferrante.
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Olivia Ann Ferrante
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor, Regis College, 1970; Master of Education, Boston College, 1971; postgraduate, Boston College, 1977-1981; postgraduate, Middlebury College, 1974; postgraduate, Lesley College, 1982.
Career
Chairman Braille department, National Braille Press, Boston, 1971-1974; teacher of visually impaired, special needs department, Revere H.S., 1974-1992. Steven J. Rich scholarship committee, since 1993. Consultant Revere Parent-Teachers Association, since 1984.
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Membership
Volunteer Morgan Memorial, Boston, since 1983, teacher braille, since 1993, teacher literacy program, since 1993. Member Revere Committee for Handicapped Affairs, since 1985, Everett (Massachusetts) Chorus, 1974-1976, Adult Music Ministry, 1989, Revere First Committee, 1993, publicist. Soloist Revere Music Makers, 1977-1979.
Member partnership committee International Year Disabled, 1980-1981. Member adult choir Immaculate Conception Church, since 1966, lecturer, since 1995, cantor, 1997. Publicist Revere Commision on Disabilities, since 1985, Revere History Commission, since 1996, Catholic Daus., Social Help and Rehabilitation Effort, since 1995, A Woman's Concern, 1996.
Member of advisory board Massachusetts communications of Blind, since 1988, governing board on independent living, 1989. Accessmonitor Massachusetts Organisation on Disability, since 1988. Member of advisory board Radio Reading Svc. for Blind, 1989.
Mentor National Braille Literacy Project, 1992, Braille library, since 1995. Member Friends of the Sick Children's Trust, 1992. Volunteer Birthright, 1992, ProLife Office, 1992.
Active Arts Council Coop, since 1992. Mentor Vision Foundation, since 1993. Friend Wang Center, since 1993, Boston Public Garden and Common, since 1993, Boston Pops, since 1992.
Member mobility advisory board Massachusetts Committee for Blind, since 1994. Member Historic Massachusetts, since 1994, Catholic League, since 1994. Friend Paul Revere House, since 1994.
Member Peregrine Fund, since 1994, Center for Marine Preservation, since 1994. Sponsor Rite of Catholic Initiation for Adults, since 1995. Publicist Next Door Theater Group, 1996.
Member access task force Revere Public Library., 1996. Member Revere 2000 Committee, 1998-1999. Member National Education Association, International Society for Endangered Cats, Massachusetts Teachers Association Revere Teachers Association, National Space Society, National Catholic Association for Persons with Visual Impairment, Catholic Daus. of America (publicist), Society Bl.
Kateri Tekakwitha, 1997, Friends of Revere Public Library., Friends of Libraries for Blind, Friends of Boston Symphony Orchestra, National Writers Union, Amnesty International, Society Creative Anachronism, Women Affirming Life, Michael Crawford International Fan Association, Revere Society for Cultural and History Preservation (publicist, life member, vice president since 1998, chairman grants committee 1998, 2000com., 1998), Chelsea History Society, Massachusetts Aviation History Society, Brian Boitano Fan Club.
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Religion
Roman Catholic