Richard Tchen

Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. BA in Mathematics, Concentration in Environmental Studies, June 1996. Pennsylvania Teacher Certification in secondary level mathematics, December 1996.

St. Paul's School, Concord, NH. Magna Cum Laude, June 1991. Distinctions in Mathematics, History, Modern Languages, Religion. Elected to Cum Laude Society. National Hispanic Merit Program Semifinalist. Valpey Prizes every year for outstanding overall academic achievement.

Project Manager, the Math Forum, Philadelphia, PA. Manage web site. Administer dozens of discussion groups. Mentor students who submit solutions and explanations to Problems of the Week. Edit electronic newsletter e-mailed to thousands of subscribers every week, as well as many other documents for public consumption. Provide professional development opportunities for teachers. (Feb 1997-present)

Children's storywriter, Swarthmore, PA. Co-authored Spinners (hardcover | paperback), young adult novel published by Dutton Children's Books, Autumn, 1999.

• Nominee, American Librarians' Association (ALA) Best Books for Young Adults, 2000
• Honorable Mention, Pennsylvania Librarians' Association's Carolyn W. Field Award, 2000
• New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age selection
• South Carolina Book Award/Master List

Co-authored How Hungry Are You? and Corkscrew Counts, and other children's math picture books. (Apr 1997-present)

Editorial Assistant, Philadelphia, PA. Provided feedback on essays contributed to The Earth Charter in Action: Toward a Sustainable World (KIT Publishers, 2006). (Sep 2004-Aug 2005)

Editorial and Research Assistant, Swarthmore, PA, and Freeport, ME. Researched 121 professors' survey responses for Environmental Education: Academia's Response 1972-1997, a North American Association for Environmental Education monograph. Analyzed enrollment data and interpreted prose responses. (Oct 1996-Jan 1997)

Curriculum Writer, Swarthmore, PA, and Pemaquid, ME. Co-developed K-8 curriculum and poster concepts for National Wildlife Week 1997, the National Wildlife Federation's annual curriculum, distributed to over 600,000 classrooms nationwide. Co-wrote ten environmental education activities and organizing educator's guide, Nature's Web: Communities and Conservation. (June-Aug 1996)

Writing Associate, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. Chosen by faculty of English and Education Departments. Reviewed writing at all stages and on any subject, then peer-conferenced with authors. Provided, each semester, feedback on three papers each from fifteen students. Received "drop-ins" at Writing Center. Reviewed, on contract basis, two senior theses--one on public policy, another on art history. (Sept 1993-Dec 1996)

Skilled in UNIX and HTML environments, and Macintosh and IBM word processing, spreadsheet, and mathematics applications • fluent in French and Portuguese • Project Learning Tree educator • classical and steel-string guitarist • hatha yoga practitioner • African (Umfundalai) dancer • certified in First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) by the American Red Cross • holder of the National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)