Background
Archimedes, Verdun Joseph was born on August 11, 1942 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Verdun Joseph and Lena Vivian (Benedetti) Archimedes.
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Archimedes, Verdun Joseph was born on August 11, 1942 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Verdun Joseph and Lena Vivian (Benedetti) Archimedes.
Associate of Arts, City College, San Francisco, 1969; AS, City College, San Francisco, 1983; Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1987; postgraduate, Yale University, 1987-1988; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1988-1991; Doctor of Divinity honoris causa, Universal Life Church, 1969.
Nursing assistant, Mount Zion Medical Center, San Francisco, 1964-1970; health coordinator, Intertribal Medical Superior vena cava syndrome, San Francisco, 1970-1983; adjunct staff nurse, San Francisco General Hospital, 1983-1987; adjunct staff nurse, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1987-1988; nursing practitioner, Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, since 1988; founder, director, Imahj Mesoamerica, New York City, since 1991. Sustaining donor Maya Workshop Foundation, Austin, Texas, since 1991, Center for Maya Research, Washington, since 1992.
Board member Urban Indian Health Centers, San Francisco, 1985-1987. Sponsor Student/Sponsor Partnership, New York City, since 1993. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Archeological Institute American, New York State Nursing Association, Society for Ethnobiology, Disabled American Veterans, The Cornell Club, Yale University Alumni Association(alumni selection committee since 1994), University of California Alumni Association (life).
Married Jocelyn Peña, February 8, 1996. Children: Michael, Verdun J. III, Alexandra.