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SHAKUR ABDUL-KHALLAQ has a BA in Psychology
from Boston University. He taught in the Boston
Public Schools for one year before joining the staff at
Needham High School as METCO Coordinator, and
has taught SAT Prep classes for Needham Community
Education since the fall of 2008.
DONALD ANDERSON has been working with college
strategies since 1990 and has successfully guided his
three children through the financial aid process. He
received his BS in Engineering from Northeastern
University and his MBA from Syracuse University. As a
College Funding Advisors associate, Don now lectures
extensively throughout the greater Boston area on the
financial aid process.
GEORGE BARDIS is the wine director at Martignetti
Liquors in Brighton, MA. He has studied food and
wine for many years, and has taught wine courses
for several area adult education programs, including
Brookline, Cambridge and Needham. He holds a BA
from Washington State University.
INGRID GOLDBLOOM BLOCH www.
ingridgoldbloombloch.com is an artist who uses
common objects in creative and unusual ways to
create her art. Her pieces have been described as
“innovative, ironic, and humorous.” Her works have
been featured in museums and galleries throughout
the United States, including two Bead International:
Best in Contemporary Beadwork touring shows, the
Fuller Craft Museum, and The Society for Arts and
Crafts in Boston, and Ripley’s Believe It or Not! She
has also been featured in a number of books and
magazines, including 500 Beaded Objects, and Fiber
Arts Magazine.
J. SCOTT BRUMIT has been studying various forms
of martial arts since 1983. He has studied and taught
Kung-Fu, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and numerous weapon
forms. He has performed as a martial artist in Sarah
Caldwell’s production of Puccini’s Turandot for the
Opera Company of Boston. Scott also has been
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performing, directing and producing opera throughout
the U.S. for over 30 years, and currently serves as the
General Director of Needham’s Longwood Opera.
MATT CARROLL, along with his wife Jackie, owns the
Medfield Wine Shoppe, established over 12 years ago.
Before opening up his own shop, Matt worked selling
wines throughout Massachusetts for wine suppliers
and wholesalers. Matt and Jackie have focused on
finding wines that over-delivered on price and quality,
usually tasting between two and three thousand wines
each year to make their selections.
PAT CANAVAN has been a beekeeper for 5 years,
and has mentored new beekeepers for the last two.
He is a member of the Middlesex County Beekeepers
Association and enjoys sharing the magical world of
beekeeping with others.
HSIU-HUI CHEN was born in Taipei, Taiwan. A native
Mandarin speaker, Hsiu-Hui holds a BA in English from
Fu-Jen University in Taiwan. She is a member of the
Chinese Language Teachers Association, has taught
Mandarin to adults in various settings, and is currently
working as a private Mandarin tutor. Hsiu-Hui is also a
Nia certified instructor, and has taught in several area
programs.
MARILYN CRUICKSHANK, a Needham resident,
is the owner of Creative Simplicity Professional
Organizing, LLC, which provides an array of organizing
services to individuals, families, and businesses in the
Metrowest area. Marilyn is a member of the National
Organization of Professional Organizers (NAPO).
RICHARD DERBY, an elementary teacher for 27 years
and also a Needham resident, began teaching paper
folding in his classroom over 30 years ago. His love
of modular origami years began when his daughter
learned it from her math teacher at Pollard Middle
School.
NEEDHAM COMMUNITY EDUCATION • ADULT PROGRAMS • WINTER/SPRING 2012