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After a junior year in Paris and an undergraduate philosophy major B.A. from Assumption College in Worcester, Ma., returned to Paris under Middlebury College auspices for a Master of Arts degree. While pursuing the Doctorate in Romance Languages from the U. of Penn. and parenting two deaf children, became intrigued with language acquisition, obtained the Masters in Special Education at Columbia University and, seeking exposure to Multidisciplinary System Interventions, completed course work short of the Doctorate in Educational Psychology at N.Y.U.; over the ensuing years, attended workshops, training conferences to keep pace with developments in management and gerontology, including the National Leadership Institute on Aging.