Peter Tassi Resume
My greatest strength is my work ethic followed by creativity, with strong organizational and leadership skills. My work as a published writer, mission worker/fundraiser, educator, chaplain and in entertainment further developed these abilities.
Note: My published and produced works are in blue text.
| January 2008 to Present |
| Counsellor. St. Charles Adult Education Centre, Hamilton. Work with adults, primarily immigrants and refugees. My work involves resolving issues with landlords, finding housing, workmen's compensation, domestic disputes, career planning and negotiating with Ontario Works. |
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- July/09 Greatness in Our Teenagers, A Ten Step Guide For Parents and Educators by Paulist Press USA
- Sept./09 Hamilton Heroes, stories of 12 WW2 vets by Ketari Publishing Canada
- Oct./09 The Call and Confessions (screenplays) optioned.
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| September 1990 to January 2007 |
Chaplain. Hamilton Catholic School Board. Planning and delivering services, Ecumenical approach to counselling of staff and students, planning and delivering retreats and workshops, extensive fundraising for local and Third World Missions and local charities, providing spiritual guidance and direction for community.
Teacher of Religious Renewal courses for staff and for Brock University in the O.E.C.T.A. program to fulfill Religious Renewal Credit for staff.
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- Sept./2001 The Beauty Within by Morehouse Publishing USA
- Sept./2004 500 Prayers by Twenty Third Publications USA
- Articles published in Catholic New times, Mission Magazine, Scarborough Foreign Mission Magazine and Interim.
- April/2005 The Centurion, the musical performed in small theatre in Canada, France, Philippines and US.
- September 2006, Feature Film "3 days".
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| June 1994 to September 2005 |
| Mission Worker and Fundraiser. Worked in summers in missions in Haiti, Rwanda, Mexico and Dominica Republic. Work involved labour in the missions, assisting to needs of people in the villages, building homes and schools, working in health care in house of dying, creating a presentation for future fundraising. Would return home and through the partnership of school boards, church's, community groups and volunteers we raised over $800,000, a 100% of the money sent to the missions to support the building of schools and homes, clinics, irrigation systems, basic needs and more.
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- January/2003 The Missionaries, a 22 minute documentary on the work of Hermann Schulz and Rwanda
- January/2003 The Missionaries, a 22 minute documentary on the work of Hermann Schulz and Rwanda
January/2005 The Missionaries, a 22 minute documentary on the work of Lou Quinn and the Dominican Republic
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| 1980-1993 |
| Campaign Manager/Co-Manager. Political campaigns at the Municipal, Provincial and Federal level. These leadership positions involved supervising a large staff of volunteers, designing and writing campaign literature, distribution of flyers and other promotional material, soft and hard canvassing, strategizing sign campaigns and phone canvassing and all aspects of pre writ and writ periods.
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| September 1985 to September 1990 |
| Department Head. Religious Studies and Family Life at St. Mary's High School in Waterloo, Ontario. This position involved writing curriculum, designing new components and courses, hiring staff, offering workshops, supervising and working with a staff of 18 teachers.
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| 1980 to 1995 |
President. Ketari Records and Publishing
- 4 Top Ten Singles in Canada on RPM charts, along with videos played on Much Music and other stations.
- Produced and released Bel Canto technique to schools in Canada and US
- Room At The Inn, 101 activities for K-8 to schools in Canada and U.S.
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| September 1980 to September 1985 |
| Teacher of Religious Studies. Grades 9-12 at Michael Power High in Toronto and Assumption High School in Burlington.
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| June 1980 to December 1985 |
| Co-Director of Project Maranatha. Conception and establishment of a summer camp for problem boys. This position involved obtaining charitable status, building of a two storey home, creating summer programs for teenage boys, and fundraising.
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| September 1979 to September 1980 |
| Director of Madonna House in Brantford. This involved writing curriculum for courses in Sacramental Theology, Scripture Studies and Theology. In addition, staffing, coordinating programs, overseeing the facility and teaching.
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| Education |
- B.A. in Religious Studies (University of Waterloo)
- Specialist Certificates in R.S. and Special Education (Brock University)
- B.Ed for K-12 (Western University)
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