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Mary T. Ficalora | |
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| Born | April 13, 1960 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Arizona State University |
| Occupation | Author |
| Website | www |
Mary T. Ficalora is an American author, educator, event coordinator, and television producer.
Background
Ficalora was born in San Jose, California on April 13, 1960. Being the daughter of an IBM engineer, she spent her childhood of the late 60’s and early 70’s in South America and Italy. As of 2013, she is producing and coordinating continuing education courses for psychologists,[1] as well as substitute teaching in Los Angeles.[2]
Her education includes attending school in Milan, Italy, Montevideo, Uruguay, London, and Stamford, Connecticut. She attended Marymount College and Gonzaga University before graduating from Arizona State University.[3]
Ficalora received a producing fellow certificate from the American Film Institute Center for Advanced Film and Television Production. In 2011, she also earned an Education Specialist credential from California State University, Northridge.[citation needed]
Career
Ficalora began her career in film and television production. Ficalora worked for several years at KAET-TV in Phoenix, Arizona and KXLY-TV in Spokane, Washington. She received a Seattle Emmy nomination in 1986 for producing and directing The KXLY Video Rock-Off. She also was the assistant to the producer and post-production coordinator for a Disney program in the late 80’s, Backstage at the Zoo.[4]
She studied Gnostic Kabbalah with Stephan Hoellar at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles and is a former daily contributor to Allvoices writing about tarot and related topics.[5] This column has been continued and incorporated into her personal blog, Choosing Honor.[citation needed]
Book
Ficalora has written a social issues[6] book, Choosing Honor: An American Woman’s Search for God, Family, and Country in an Age of Corruption.[7][8][9] It was a finalist for USA Book News "Best Books 2009" award.[10]
Bibliography
- Ficalora, Mary T. (2008). Choosing Honor: An American Woman’s Search for God, Family, and Country in an Age of Corruption. Calabasas, CA: Avail Press. pp. 179 pages. ISBN 978-0979935909.
References
- ^ "Radio Shows 2008" The Universal Learning Series. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Amazing Performances: Mary Ficalora". Arizona Football League. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ "Mary T. Ficalora" Archived 2008-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Nothing Binding. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ Bentley, Amy (November 11, 2011). "Agoura Hills author's book on U.S. policies draws notice" Ventura County Star. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ "Ficalora" Allvoices. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Small Press Book Watch" Midwest Book Review. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ "Choosing Honor" "Foreword Reviews". Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ "CHOOSING HONOR" Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "Things You Can Do To Improve Your Community" Naturally Fayette. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "THE USA “BEST BOOKS 2009” AWARDS" USA Book News. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
External links
- Avail Press
- Choosing Honor Mary T. Ficalora blog