FALL 2020
INSTRUCTORS
ADATO, MARCIA—B.A., Boston University; M.A. in music education, Columbia University. Taught music at a New Jersey elementary school, English in Lucerne and Geneva, Switzerland, and ESL at Delaware Technical and Community College, Wilmington. (D05–02) AINBINDER, HARRIET—Ph.D., University of Chicago. Retired child psychologist. Has been in a performing folk dance group and taught teenagers Israeli folk dance. (C08) ALEXANDER, ALLEN—Native of Delaware. Holds degrees in social anthropology (M.A.) and education (Ed.D.). Partner of a consulting firm for 15 years, became chair of the computer science department at Delaware Technical Community College. On retirement, began teaching at OLLI. (L03) ALVES, ANN—Delaware native with interests in traveling, gardening, needlework and cooking. (D04) APGAR, MICHAEL—Professional career as a hydrogeologist. Lifelong interest in history, which he enjoys sharing. (R02) BACA, JO-ANN—Served in various capacities in Delaware as a teacher, supervisor and adjunct instructor. She holds an Ed.D., an M.I. and a B.S. in education and enjoys teaching and working with lifelong learners, creating new programs, walking, kayaking and writing. (J02) BACKES, NINA—Trained in teaching the various ways of safely using essential oils. Taught for over four years. Works with a team of over 600 people mentored daily. (Q05–01) BALL, SUSAN—Retired physician with longtime interest in biology. Avid birdwatcher. Currently chair of the board of the Center for the Inland Bays. (P08–02) BANZ, CAROL—B.S., M.Ed., West Chester University, graduate study University of
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Delaware. Thirty-two years teaching experience in Delaware and Pennsylvania schools. Ten semesters of facilitating this course at OLLI. (H07) BARBATI, JOHANNA—Retired from career as an occupational therapist where she practiced academically and clinically with a pediatric population. Favorite arts and crafts pastime is quilting. Past president of the Ocean Waves Quilt Guild in Lewes, Delaware. (X12–02) BAREFORD, BARBARA—B.S. University of New York at Cortland. She has taught this course for a number of years and has gardened all over the U.S. and served as Garden Club President for eight years. (D04) BARTH, HOWARD G.—B.A. and Ph.D. in chemistry from Northeastern University. After a postdoctoral fellowship at Hahnemann Hospital, held research positions at Hercules Research Center and DuPont corporate research and development. Although retired from DuPont, continues to publish peerreviewed scientific papers. (R06) BEEBE, DIANA—Lifelong educator. She has been stitching and sewing since she was a child. Loves repurposing clothes from the thrift shop or taking bits and pieces of old and new fabric and making them into something fun to wear. Along with Karen McKinnon, she has been leading the Osher Craft Circle for several years. (B11–02, B12–01, X12–02) BEGLEITER, RALPH—M.S., journalism, Columbia University; B.A. political science, Brown University. Former CNN world affairs correspondent (1981–1999) and professor of communication at the University of Delaware (1999–2016) and founding director of UD’s Center for Political Communication. (S15–02, S16–02) BENNETT, PATTY—A.B., mathematics, Mount Holyoke College. She is retired high school math teacher, active member of
the Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild, and portrays Mother Goose for Read Aloud Delaware. (R05–02) BERGER, ANNA—Holds degrees from Virginia Theological Seminary, DeSales School of Theology, and Trinity College. Retired high school teacher and Army wife. Resided on four continents. Volunteers at Arlington National Cemetery with a bereavement ministry to veterans and their families. (J08–01) BERSTLER, KAREN—Karen has been drawing and painting for as long as she can remember. She is fascinated with people, their personal stories and what makes us all tick as human beings. She loves creating paintings that are both fun and meaningful, sharing them with the world and hopefully leaving the space she has occupied a bit more beautiful than it was before she arrived. (B04–01) BOBOSHKO, SERGEI—B.A., European history, Queens College (CUNY). Banker for over 30 years, principally with The Chase Manhattan Bank (now JPMorgan Chase) in New York and various assignments overseas. (S11, S33–02) BRIGLIA, MICHAEL—Full-time wealth advisory professional helping business and affluent households plan for transition-to-retirement readiness, retirement income planning, estate and wealth distribution and other related issues, affiliated with a local Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and holds a B.S. in accounting from the University of Delaware and an M.B.A. in finance and economics from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. (S29–01) BROWN, CLAIRE—M.A., Institute of Transpersonal Psychology; B.A., University of Chicago; four-year Feldenkrais Professional Training Program. Taught Feldenkrais privately and at Esalen Institute in California. She now has a practice in Milton. (J12, Q03, Q04)
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Delaware • Fall 2020