Patricia Anne Nyhan

Background

Nyhan, Patricia Anne was born on May 2, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of William Irving and Anne (Vriend) Nolan.

Education

Bachelor, Grinnell College, 1964; Master of Arts in Teaching, Brown U., 1965.

Career

English teacher, Norwood (Massachusetts) High School, 1965-1966; administrative assistant, Education Development Center, Newton, Massachusetts, 1967-1969; copy editor, Boston Globe, 1969; English teacher, United States Peace Corps, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1970-1971; committee coordinator, Global Perspectives in Education, Berkeley, California, 1971-1975; curriculum writer, American Committee on Cape Verde, Boston, 1976-1977; journalist, Portland (Maine) Newspapers, 1978-1984; staff writer, Maine Times, Topsham, 1984-1990; faculty associate in committee Department, University Southern Maine, Portland, 1991-1993; director, Project Summers English as Second Language Program, South Portland, 1994-1995.

Achievements

• Patricia Anne Nyhan has been listed as a notable Writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chair Village District Committee, Town of Yarmouth, Maine, 1988. Member Zoning Board Appeals, Yarmouth, 1983-1986. Press aide, United States Sen.

George Mitchell's 1982 campaign, Portland, 1982, John O'Leary's Congressional race/1st district, Portland, 1982.

Connections

Married Christopher David Nyhan, October 25, 1969. Children: Alex, Adam, Sujata.

Father:

William Irving Nolan

Mother:

Anne (Vriend) Nolan

Spouse:

Christopher David Nyhan

child:

Sujata Nyhan

child:

Adam Nyhan

child:

Alex Nyhan