Background
Vellela, Thomas Carmen was born on August 14, 1950 in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Caroline Vellela.
Vellela, Thomas Carmen was born on August 14, 1950 in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Caroline Vellela.
Associate of Arts, Keystone Junior College, La Plume, Pennsylvania, 1971; Bachelor in Education, Bloomsburg U., 1972; Master of Arts in Psychology, Kutztown U., 1980; Doctor of Education in Counseling Psychology, Temple University, 1993.
Child care worker, Keystone Rehabilitation Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1972-1973; mental health worker, Community Mental Health, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, 1973-1975; case worker, counselor, Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1975-1980; treatment supervisor, Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1980-1981; counselor, Community Psychological Superior vena cava syndrome Cons., Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1981-1986; executive director, Community Psychological Superior vena cava syndrome, Allentown, Pennsylvania, since 1986. Consultant Lutheran Home in Topton, 1981-1982, Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, since 1982, Northeastern Counties Organisation on Drug and Alcohol, 1980-1982, Drug and Alcohol Programs, Harrisburg, since 1980, James River Corporation, since 1983, City ofAllentown, 1982-1986, Confront, Inc., Allentown, since 1988, Pennsylvania Department Corrections, local school districts, colleges, universities, and hospitals. Presented paper American Probation and Parole Association for the National Narcotics InterventionProject, 1988.
Member APA, Alcoholism and Addiction Association Pennsylvania, American Counseling Association, Association Labor Management Adminstrs. and Cons. on Alcoholism, Inc., Pennsylvania Psychological Association, National Association Certified Hypnotherapists (certified), Rutgers University AlumniAssn.
Married Gloria Vellela, March 26, 1977. Children: Ashley, Erin, Evan.