Lawrence W. Verria

1 Hydraulion Avenue 

Bristol, Rhode Island 02809

Phone 401-868-0967 / email lwverria@gmail.com 

 

Objective: to learn more about, contribute to, and share about history's timeless lessons 

 

 

Professional Work Experience

 

2011 – 2023        Chair, North Kingstown High School Social Studies Department

 

2022                    Author, The Cool Moose - Robert J. Healey Beyond the Beard

 

1985 - 2023        Social Studies Teacher, North Kingstown High School

 

2012                    Author, The Kissing Sailor - The Mystery Behind the Photo that Ended WWII 

 

1998 - 2000        Director, North Kingstown High School summer school 

 

1995 - 1999        Education Consultant, Front Line (PBS)

                                     

1983 -1985         English Teacher, Warren School Department

 

 

Education 

 

2005 - 2008         M.Ed., Educational Leadership, Rhode Island College 

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1984 - 1990         Earned Rhode Island Life Certification (#059240), Social Studies 

 

1979 - 1983         B.A., History Major, Rhode Island College                                                                

                           

 

Awards and Recognitions

 

2023                     VFW Rhode Island Teacher of the Year

 

2022                     Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Rhode Island Teacher of the Year

 

2009 / 2017         Susan B. Wilson Civic Education Merit Award, League of Women Voters

 

2009                     Susan B. Wilson Civic Education Merit Award, League of Women Voters 

 

2007                     History Day Teacher of the Year, Rhode Island Social Studies Association

 

2000                     Rhode Island Teacher of the Year, Rhode Island Department of Education

 

1999                     North Kingstown Teacher of the Year, North Kingstown School Department

 

1992, 1996           Teacher of the Month, North Kingstown Rotary Club

 

1983                     Evelyn Walsh Prize, Rhode Island College

 

Professional Related Activities
 

2023                     Keynote Speaker: Bosworth Lecture Series, Bristol, R.I. 

 

1992-2022           Organizer; The North Kingstown Candidates Day

 

2012 - 2019         Presenter; several events for findings in, The Kissing Sailor

 

2017- 2018          Participant; Rhode Island Secretary of State Civic Coalition

 

2012                     Presenter; American Veterans Center Conference, Washington D.C.

 

2011                     Presenter; Museum of World War II, Natick, Massachusetts

 

2010                     Keynote Speaker; Republican Party Lincoln Dinner, North Kingstown, R.I.

 

2010                     Keynote Speaker; Salute to Women on the Home Front, Omaha, Nebraska

 

2008-09               Committee Member; Rhode Island Civics Commission

 

2002 – 2008          Lead Teacher; Capitol Forum, Watson Institute for International Studies

 

2000 - 2008          Participation:

                              - Choices Curriculum Summer Institute / Slavery in Rhode Island

                              - Blue Ribbon School review panel, Brown University 

                              - National Project Based Conference, San Francisco, CA

                              - Rhode Island Foundation, Technology Initiative

 

 

Recent Community Engagement

 

2012 - Present        Member; Bristol County Elks

 

2021 - Present        Bristol Porch Fest Volunteer

 

2022 - Present        Board Member; Bristol Historical & Preservation Society (BHPS)

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2023 - 2024           Co-Chair; BHPS Bristol Historical House Tour

 

2024 - Present        Volunteer; East Bay Food Pantry

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