Background
Ficca, Rhonda Lee was born on September 9, 1959 in Rochester, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Alfred and Filamena (Sarracino) Ficca.
Ficca, Rhonda Lee was born on September 9, 1959 in Rochester, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Alfred and Filamena (Sarracino) Ficca.
Bachelor of Music Education, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, 1981. Masters equivalent, Department Education, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1992.
Music teacher/choral director/coach Ansonia (Ohio) Area School District, 1981—1982. Music teacher/choral director New Carlisle (Ohio) Middle School, 1982—1986. Elementary music teacher/choral director New Brighton (Pennsylvania) Area School District, since 1986.
Cloral director United Hosanna Minister, 1996—1998. In-service presenter New Brighton Area School District, since 1995, Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, since 2000. Cooperating teacher Geneva College Education Department, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, since 1991.
Grade chair practical and fine arts departments New Brighton Elementary School, since 1986. Co-chair New Brighton Caring Team for Children, since 1996.
Director music New Brighton Adult Community Choir, since 1997. Member New Brighton Parent-Teachers Association. President Dorcas Women's Ministries Beaver Falls Christian Assembly, since 1991, choir director, since 1986, board member, secretary, since 2000, sound system manager, since 2000, children's church teacher, since 1986.
Member of National Education Association, Pennsylvania Music Educator's Association, Music Educator's National Conference, New Brighton Education Association (secretary, public relations chair since 1991), Pennsylvania State Education Association, Beaver Valley Community Concert Association (volunteer since 1995), Delta Kappa Gamma (music chair 2000-2002, social chair since 2002, Woman of Distinction award 2000, 2001, ATHENA award nominee 2002).