Faculty Directory
Angela Gaito-Lagnese
Professor | Language and Communication
(She/Her/Hers)
- 412.237.2604
- agaito-lagnese@ccac.edu
- Allegheny Campus, M 406
- Faculty office hours are available through self-service.
| Degree | Emphasis | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Ed.D. | Language, Literacy, & Culture | University of Pittsburgh |
| M.E.S.E. | Special Education K-12 | Slippery Rock University |
| M.F.A. | English Writing Fiction Track | University of Pittsburgh |
| B.A. | English | University of Pittsburgh |
| A.S. | Social Work Technician | Community College of Allegheny County |
Biography
Prior to teaching college, Angela taught high school for Los Angeles Unified School District, served as a behavior specialist/milieu therapist at an Approved Private School in Pittsburgh, and worked as a treatment specialist for adjudicated juvenile sex offenders, also in Pittsburgh. Presently, Angela teaches English at Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) since 2013 and she is the current CCAC Writing Director, collegewide.
Angela Gaito-Lagnese is the author of the poetry chapbook, Squalling (Main Street Rag, May 2021). Her poems have also appeared or are forthcoming in Dionne’s Story: Volume 3, Voices in the Attic, Volume 28, Main Street Rag, Pittsburgh City Paper, OyeDrum, Angel City Review, Northern Appalachia Review, West Trestle Review, and other journals. Angela is currently seeking publication for her full length poetry collection, Feral. Additionally, Angela is a regular poetry Madwomen at Carlow University. When she's not working, Angela runs off to Southern California every chance she gets.
I won a NISOD award some years ago and I stood on the stage at CCAC with two other faculty members and award recipients. One of the faculty members was Patsy Williamson, who was also my first college English teacher when I was a CCAC student in the 1990s. Professor Williamson is a huge reason I pursued a master's degree in English and became a teacher, myself. The other faculty member on the stage was my math teacher from my college years. It was joyful to go full circle in this way.
Semester after semester, I have the best students in the world, and I enjoy my work immensely. I get to share my passions with my students and I get to learn from them, as well.
Everyone knows everything about me. :)
"Take me as I come 'cause I can't stay long." —Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers