Education: 1980 Southern Connecticut State College, BA (Psychology) Cum Laude
Employment: Yale University 1982-00; Retired as a Senior Administrative Assistant
- 1983-88 Union activities as a member of The Federation of University Employees, Local 34:
- Committee Member, Steering Committee Member, Member of the Executive Board; Chief Steward for the Yale School of Management (SOM) winning 10 grievances and serving as the union representative of SOM liaison meetings at Dean’s request; arrested 3 times for civil disobedience in protest of Yale labor policies.
Guest Speaker:
- 1986-Yale SOM Prof. Woody Powell’s Human Resources course
- 1986-Special guest participant in David Brown’s Ethics class at SOM
- 1986-Lectured at Pennsylvania State University, Nittany 9 to 5 Organization for Unionization; interviewed on the evening local TV News; radio interview and reported in the Daily Times newspaper.
- 1986-Panel member with Yale/Columbia University Roundtable “Union Struggles”
- 1987-Featured guest at Yale’s Silliman College Master’s Tea
- 1987-SOM Ph.D. candidate asked if I’d be willing to have my life’s story in doctoral thesis (declined)
- 1988-Featured on front page of Union Newsletter, Common Sense
Art Society Memberships and prizes:
- Madison Art Society (MAS)
- 1996 Full artist member
- 1997-00 Member of the Board of Directors: Secretary
- May ’97 Received Honorary Award for sculpture in juried art exhibition
- May ’98 Received Sculpture Award in juried art exhibit
- Apr. ’99 Featured in profile article, MAS HiLites newsletter
- Apr. ’98 Guilford Art League, Artist Member
- Aug. ’99 New Haven Paint and Clay, Artist Member
- July ’99 Clinton Art Society, Sculpture Award, 50th Anniversary juried art exhibit
- 2002 Hollycroft member & volunteer of the Sculpture Mile of Madison, CT
Invitational Art Group Exhibits
- Jan. ’00 Year 2000 Scranton Library, Madison, CT
- Mar.’00 Shoreline Art Gallery, Bittersweet Farms, Branford, CT
- Jan. ’02 Shoreline Art Gallery, Water’s Edge Resort, Westbrook, CT
Publications and Awards: 1998-2001 Thirteen poems in Anthologies of the International Library of Poetry, 7 of which are recorded in Sounds of Poetry. Two poems Noble House, London
- Nov. ’99 “The Game of Love” America at the Millenium: The Best Poets and Poems of the 20th Century; Editor’s Choice Award and Outstanding Achievement in Poetry Award
- May ’00 International Poet of Merit Award Medallion; nominated Poet of the Year 2000; awarded Plaque for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry; invited to read poems at Washington DC convention in August ’00
- Sept. ’00 “Lover’s Lament” Poetry’s Elite: The Best Poets of 2000; Jan ’01 The Sound of Poetry
- Jan. ’01 “Some Things are Fornever” The Hush of Moonlight. Editor’s Choice Award. Mar. ‘01-Invited to Conference in Florida to read poems. Nominated Poet of the Year 2001
- Summer’03 “E Mail” Theatre of the Mind Noble House; London, Paris, NY
- Winter’04 “Somewhere” Noble House International
- Membership Apr. ’00 Distinguished Member, International Society of Poets
Yale Strike Executive BD Local 34; Chief Steward, SOM; lectured at Yale School of Management, Sociology class of Prof. W. Powell’s Human Resources Course; lectured at Pennsylvania State on Yale Strike; appeared on local TV News; radio news and daily newspaper; Panel Member at Yale SOM “Union Struggle” discussion with Columbia University panel members; featured guest at Master’s Tea in Silliman College, Yale University. Arrested three times for civil disobedience in protest of Yale’s labor policies.
1985-87 Won 10 grievances at SOM: C& T-
- Won right to accept promotion and transfer to job in Career Services (SOM) over objection of faculty she was presently working for and Dean’s office threats of termination. C&Ts could now bid for jobs without penalties. Karen Eisenmen.
- Upgrading (Promotion) from level 5 to level 9 with back pay for Sue McDermott in Career Services.
- Grieved termination of Operation clerk; cleared his record; won job redefinition with upgrade making possible a promotion and transfer later. Terminations were no longer scapegoat processes without C& Ts right to representation by union stewards in grievance procedures.
- Grieved Local 35 cleaning lady’s theft record; cleared her record; job secured and she also got to keep the coffee table (which was proven to be out on the street for disposal rather than taken from office).
- Led protest in C& T dispute with Dir. Of Operations. Arbitrary decisions could no longer be made without proper justification and discussion at departmental meetings.
- Won $500 in overtime pay dispute for Dean’s office assistant.
- Won $600 maternity leave pay dispute for Career Development C&T, finally ending double value system of discrimination between M&Ps (management & professionals) and C&Ts (clerical and technical). Karen E.
- Won duties dispute plus cleared record of insubordination of M&P (professional/computer/programmer, Stephanie, enabling her to get a promotion and transfer later.
- Won job upgrades from C to D with back pay for five C&Ts in group grievance at Yale School of Management
- Won job upgrade plus $600 and back pay. Luisa Dato represented by Union staff Local 34.