art, culture, and beauty,” said Naccarato. Naccarato is affectionately called “Coach Nac” by many, due to the many years he spent coaching thousands of athletes on football, basketball, and baseball teams. “Naccarato is a name people hesitate to pronounce, even though it’s really easy. Think of Coach Nac, driving a car, at a street named O; Nac-car-at-o,” said Naccarato. Something Naccarato enjoys most about being a member of the Blue Dragon family is the interactions and connections he has made over the years. “The best parts of college are the frequent opportunities to meet people, build relationships, and make a positive impact,” said Naccarato. Naccarato has been at HutchCC for 15 years and manages to stay on top of all his tasks by getting up early and arriving on campus at 7:00 every morning. He checks emails, Twitter direct messages and tries to reply the same day someone reaches out. He strives to treat every student as his only student. Naccarato said, “When you love what you’re doing, every day seems like a holiday.”
▲Dan Naccarato, Instructor, observes his students attempting to make a square while holding onto the rope blindfolded. The students did not complete the task within the time given. Photo by Alexa Flores
Coach Nac’s favorite phrases “It’s a grrrreaat day to study business” “Every day seems like a holiday here.” There are only two kinds of people on planet Earth: Those who study business, and those who wish they studied business.” Life if an open book, so all quizzes and tests ought to be open note.”
▲ Coach Nac explains the directions for the day’s activity. A reference made to this activity was the blind leading the blind. Photo by Alexa Flores
Dragon’s Tale • December 2019
“All I ask of students is for them to cut me in for just a small share of their 2nd dollar million.”
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