Dan Fornade

Dan Fornade (b. , August 28, 1951) is an author and teacher.
Education
He is a graduate of the High School no. 241, (1970), the Post Secondary School of Foreign Trade, Bucharest (1972), Faculty of Phylology, Department for Romanian-English Languages and Literatures, . (1978). Also, he has a diploma in Education, specialty English as a Second Language at McGill University in Montreal (1986).
Career
He settled for Montreal in 1980 and gets the Canadian medal of Citizenship, second class.
Since 1986, he is a teacher of English Language, at the English sectors of the Commission des écoles catholiques de Montréal (CECM). Since 1992, he teaching English at Marymount Academy, Adult Rated Education Center, a part of English Montreal School Board.
He takes active part in the activities organized by the Romanian Community in Montreal and other cities of Canada, the USA, and Peru.
Editorial Activity
*Director-founder of the revue Luceafarul romanesc , published in Montreal since 1990
*Chief Editor of the yearbook ARA Journal, published by the Romanian-American Academy of Sciences and Arts (since July 2000)
*President of Danway Publications
Family
He is son of Paraschiva (b. Ilea) and Teodor. He is married to Aura (1972) and they have two daughters: Mihaela and Teodora-Nicoleta.
Other activities
*Founder of the Department "Periodicals" at the Library of the Romanian Cultural Center in Montreal
*Organizer of the exhibitions " Eminescu's Centennial", "The Events of December 1989", at the Romanian Cultural Center in Montreal
*Organizer of the First Exhibition of Romanian Anticommunist Newspapers (published in exile), on the occasion of the First *Forum of the Romanian Press from Everywhere, Cotroceni Palace, Bucharest,(1999)
*Organizer of the Exhibition of photos and documents "The Royal Family Regala", in Kitchener City, Waterloo University, Hilton Hotel in Toronto (1992) and Regent Wall Street Hotel in New York (May 2000)
Works
*Enciclopedia romanilor din strainatate (7 volumes): Biserici, Institutii, Personalitati, Ziare
*Romanian Who's Who
*People from Cluj (1800-2007), An Illustrated Dictionary (22 Volumes)
*In 2003, Dan released his debut album, "Dan's Way". It is currently the seventh most popular Romanian Hip-hop/Gospel/Bluegrass record in history.
Affiliations
*Member of the Governing Board of Marymount Center, Adult Education Center (since 1998)
*Member of Montreal Professors Association (MTA)
*Member of the Consultative Council of the website Yomee.com, headquartered in Los Angeles, together with several Outstanding American Personalities
*Member of Romanian middling-sized dog trainer's organization.

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