Background
Tobia, Susan J. was born on November 21, 1946 in Providence. Daughter of Salvino Paul and Gertrude C. (LaRochelle) Tobia.
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Susan J. Tobia
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Bachelor, Newton College Sacred Heart, Massachusetts, 1968; Master of Education, Temple University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, Temple University, 1988.
Career
Teacher educable retarded, Philadelphia Public Schools, 1968-1971;
learning disabilities teacher, National Regional Resource Center, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 1971-1973;
learning disabilities teacher, DeKalb County Schools, Decatur, Georgia, 1973-1974;
learning disabilities teacher, Clarke County Schools, Athens, Georgia, 1974-1975;
learning disabilities teacher, Mayfield City Schools, Cleveland, 1975-1977;
reading instructor, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1977-1980;
reading specialist coordinator, program director, Metropolitan Collegiate Center, Philadelphia, 1980-1984;
professor reading/study skills, Community College Philadelphia, 1984-1993;
coordinator collaborative learning community, Community College Philadelphia, since 1993. Curriculum design consultant Philadelphia Electric Company, 1985-1987, Fellowship Commission, Philadelphia, 1990, 92, 94. Instructor Beaver College, Glenside, Pennsylvania, summer 1988.
Curriculum consultant Concerned Black Men, Philadelphia, 1991-1992.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Executive officer Citizens Committee on Public Education in Philadelphia, 1985-1994. Member executive team City Council Campaign, Philadelphia, 1990-1991, member team, 1994. Co-chair student readiness work team Philadelphia Education Summit, 1997-1998.
Member International Reading Association, Delaware Valley Reading Association, National Association for Development Educators, Pennsylvania Association for Development Educators.
