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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 1977. 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 looking forward to returning to some of my
favorite places in Switzerland, Germany and Austria.
It will be fun to share this with my daughter Gretchen who
hasn’t been to any of these places before.
It should be fun to visit with some of my Welsh pony e-mail friends in
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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 Germany.
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Ms.
Gretchen Novak
Job:
I work for a law office in Tewksbury, MA.
My office acts as the billing agent for numerous hospitals,
specializing in motor vehicle accidents and workman’s compensation
insurance claims and collection.
Background:
I graduated from Seton Hall University with a major in Criminal
Justice.
My mother has been breeding Welsh Ponies and Cobs since 1977,
which I have been riding and competing since I was 18 months old.
Since 1992, I have traveled to the United Kingdom, France, and
Mexico.
Likes: Horses, art, fashion, interior design, traveling,
reading, and tennis.
Special Interests:
I love riding and showing horses.
I love traveling and being introduced to new people, their land,
culture, and customs.
I played the clarinet, enjoy music, and love dancing.
I like to stay in shape by exercising regularly.
Overview:
I am grateful for the opportunity to travel to Europe and
thrilled to share the experience with my parents.
I am intrigued by international studies and look forward to
enriching my understanding of global perspectives.
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