OUT NOW 'Home Street Home - Perugia's history told through its streets' by Maria Rita Zappelli, translated from Italian into English by Deborah Rim Moiso and Alan Whykes, edited by Zachary Nowak - a description here



Degree in International Communication at the University for Foreigners in Perugia, Italy. I presented a thesis in General Linguistics and International Relations on 'The Language of the Voice of America - Radio propaganda from the US to Italy, 1942-1944', and graduated summa cum laude.

Freelance Translator (native speaker of both Italian and English), proofreading, editing, quality management

Facilitator and trainer for Transition Italia, the Italian Hub of the Transition Network

Member, since 2007, of the Italian Guild of Journalists for the Piedmont region.

Founder of a neighbourhood CSA scheme, GASTezio

Organizer of festivals and events in Perugia, including the rock festival Venerelettrica (2002-2004) and the environmental fair Fiera della Nuova Terra (2011-present)

Assistant during the european exchange youth project 'Share the Green side of your Mind'(2008)

Co-author of the student guide to Perugia “PuntoPiggí”

Intern(2005) and assistant to the Press Office for the Culture and Youth Office of the City of Perugia