Teaching Staff


Alfred CoronaAlfred Corona:

B.S., M.S., Emerson College;
Assistant Professor, Emerson College;
Instructor, American Center for the Performing Arts;
The Pacific Repertory; Montclair School for the Performing Arts;
Emerson College Youth Theatre;
Professional Actor and Director: Falmouth Playhouse, Keene Summer Theatre, The Barnstormers; Cultural Consultant and Travel Guide;
Director of Special Events.

Programs: Presentational Skills, Public Speaking, Oral Reading.




Patricia R. CrannellPatricia R. Crannell:

B.S., Speech Pathology and Audiology, Emerson College.
Graduate courses in Theatre and Education leading to certification in speech Communication and English;
Established speech therapy program in Stoneham public and parochial schools;
Taught in public schools in Stoneham, MA and Skokie, IL;
Speech therapist for Harbor Area Rehabilitative Therapists for Special Needs Students;
Children's Theatre Director.

Concentration: Over thirty years of experience in schools and privately with children and adults in the areas of articulation disorders, stuttering, expressive and receptive language disorders, dysarthria, cleft palate speech, autism, and aphasia.




Diane LindDiane Lind:

B.A., Speech Communication/Dramatic Literature;
M.A., Linguistics: Asian, Eastern, Western European, Tufts University;
Adjunct Instructor, Emerson College (12 years);
Thirty years of experience as an educator in oral and written communication, theatre acting and directing.
Head: English Department, Wakefield, MA.

Programs: Presentational Skills, Public Speaking, Voice and Articulation, Foreign Accent Reduction, Oral Reading, Business Communication, Voice Overs.




Joseph MessinaJoseph Messina:

B.Mus., Voice Major, Boston University;
M.Mus., Boston Conservatory
Head: Music Department, Melrose School System;
Instructor, Boston Conservatory;
Over 30 years of meritorious teaching in the Melrose, MA school system;
Director and Musical Director of 18-20 high school musicals;
Choral Conductor of the Saengerfest Men's Chorus;
Professional Vocalist;
Liaison of Communication for Harbor House Motel and South Boston Bowlerama.

Programs: Presentational Skills, Voice and Articulation, Oral Reading.




Susan PicilloSusan Picillo:

B.A., M.A. Emerson College
Instructor in Division of Communication Studies, Emerson College, teaching all the basic oral communication courses;
Professional actor and director;
Voice-overs and CD ROM tutorials;
Has appeared on "Unsolved Mysteries," and "Chronicle."

Programs: Foreign Accent Reduction, Presentational Skills, Public Speaking, Voice and Articulation, Oral Reading, Voice Overs.




Everett RichEverett Rich:

B.S., M.S., Speech Communications, Emerson College;
Associate Professor, Monmouth University;
Outstanding Professor Awards;
Many years of outstanding successes in the classrooms of oral performance of all kinds;
Works in the corporate world as well as the classroom;
A true generalist in oral communication studies.

Programs: Presentational Skills, Public Speaking, Voice and Articulation, Oral Reading.




Mary SullivanMary Sullivan:

B.A., Sociology, University of Massachusetts:
M.A., Communications Studies, Emerson College;
Senior Operations Officer, State Street Bank;
Manager and Public Speaker for United Way Campaigns;
Lab Insturctor and Director of Basic Skills courses, Emerson College;
Adjunct Instructor of courses in Oral Reading and Voice and Articulation.

Programs: Presentational Skills, Public Speaking, Voice and Articulation, Foreign Accent Reduction, Oral Reading.


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