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Mrs.
Claudia Novak
Job: Systems Administrator/ Title 1 Teacher/Trainer, Nashua School District, Nashua, NH. I work with teachers and students on how to use technology in the classroom. Background: In college, I majored in History and Library Science. My mother and father bred, showed and owned many horses. I have been working with computers since 1971. In 1976, I went to French cooking school and I love to cook. I have been breeding Welsh ponies and Cobs since 1978. Since 1992, I have traveled with my husband to Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands. I am an avid gardener. Likes: Computers, gardening, horses, cooking, history, traveling and reading. Special Interests: I currently have two Welsh ponies and three Welsh Cobs at my farm. I love to study and design gardens. I love to write. Every year I add to my garden journal. I also like to write about my Welsh Ponies and Cobs. I love to travel and go to new places. Overview: I am excited about returning to Australia and getting to see some new places that I didn’t get to visit last time. |
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Dr.
Leslie Novak
Job: Research Scientist, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA I evaluate how well radar works. Background: I graduated from college with a major in Electrical Engineering. I obtained my Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of California/Los Angeles in 1971. I have worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, MA since 1977. I have been an adjunct professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA since 1973 teaching classes in higher mathematics and engineering. Because of my job, I must travel regularly throughout the United States and the world presenting research papers and teaching classes. My research has aided in developing navigational systems for missiles. Special Interests: I play the clarinet, tenor saxophone and alto saxophone. I studied music with Lenny Tristrano, a famous blind American jazz musician. Likes: Gardening (growing vegetables), jazz music, World War II history and writing papers on radar. Overview: I am looking forward to returning to Australia. |
