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O'Mara, Thom was born on August 22, 1958 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Edward F. and Lois O'Mara.
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Thom O'Mara, American Education educator. Vice president Mid-York Child Care Coord. Council, 1991-1994, president, since 1994; co-founder, chair Child Care Consortium of Herkimer County, since 1992. Member National Association for Education of Young Children, National Coalition for CampusChild Care Centers, Herkimer Chamber of Commerce (child care subcommittee since 1992), Phi Delta Kappa.
Education
Associate of Applied Science in Commercial and Industrial Photography, Indiana Vocational-Technology College, 1979; Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, Ferris State University, 1982; Master of Education in Elementary Education, Plymouth State College, 1987.
Career
Manager, Aluminum and Management Pers. Svc., South Bend, Indiana, 1979-1982; teacher early childhood/elementary education, South Bend Community School Corporation, 1979-1983; teacher emotionally/behaviorally disturbed, Madison Center, Inc., South Bend, 1983; lead teacher, Jussila Child Development Center, Inc., West Harwich, Massachusetts, 1983-1986; director, head teacher, Jussila Child Development Center, Inc., West Harwich, Massachusetts, 1988-1991; teaching assistant department education, Plymouth (N.H.) State College, 1986-1987; vocational child care instructor, Salem (N.H.) High School, 1987-1988; assistant professor early childhood education, director, Herkimer (New York) County Community College Child Care Center, since 1991. Early childhood consultant Oneida and Herkimer Boards of Cooperative Educational Services-1992-.
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Vice president Mid-York Child Care Coord. Council, 1991-1994, president, since 1994. Co-founder, chair Child Care Consortium of Herkimer County, since 1992.
Member National Association for Education of Young Children, National Coalition for CampusChild Care Centers, Herkimer Chamber of Commerce (child care subcommittee since 1992), Phi Delta Kappa.
