Thanks and God bless you for visiting Dr. Tom Newcomb's homepage at Angelfire......Tom and his wife Kathy reside in Parkman, Ohio. The Newcomb's have one son, Matt, who is working and training as a restaurant cook and aspires to be a chef......EDUCATION: B.A. Hiram College 1977 in Elementary and Special Education and Reading Instruction; M.Ed. Lesley College 1983 in Cultural Foundations of Education; D.Litt. (honorary) Nova Colleges 1988 in Literature; Ph.D. Nova Colleges 1991 in Education; Nazarene Continuing Lay Training: Family Life Ministries 2009; Licensed Community and Motorcycle Chaplain, CFMI 2009.....PUBLISHING: Writings and published works have included topics in religion, education, historic preservation, the Amish culture, covered bridges, Ohio Indian history, grant writing, and poetry. Tom has appeared in many journals, compilations, collections, newspapers, magazines and other periodicals......Tom has also self published in limited editions under the imprint of Newcomb Publishing......EDUCATIONAL WORK: Tom and Kathy Newcomb have taught at Bloomfield-Mespo Local Schools in Mesopotamia, Ohio for over 30 years. {Tom retired in the summer of 2009, with 35 years of public service, to further his studies and work in Christian Ministry}.....Please see the links below for more on Tom's educational work and educational publishing.....Tom won numerous awards including: Trumbull County Teacher of the Year, The Class Act Award, The A+ Teacher Award (twice), and Who's Who Among America's Teachers......He was an Earth Friendly Teacher and was pleased to work on reintroduction of gray wolves into Yellowstone National Park during the 1990's. Tom is a member of Defenders of Wildlife......CHRISTIAN SERVICE: Tom and Kathy are home group ministry leaders and prayer ministry members at NorthEast Community Church in Parkman. Tom is the team builder of ministry coordination and began studies for the preaching team in 2009. Tom was credentialed and licensed as a Chaplain by Chaplains Fellowship Ministries International in April of 2009. The NE Community Church website appears below for those who'd like to learn more or to visit NEC. Please feel invited and welcome! ACCESSING WORK: Check the local libraries in the Geauga, Trumbull and Portage Counties area. Trumbull County teachers (only) may gain access to the Echoes of the Civil War video and The Amish People teaching unit from the Fine Arts Council link below......Please support the fight against cancer through The American Cancer Society and the Relay for Life.....Tom and Kathy are riders and members of Bikers for Jesus. They own Lance and Honda Maxi-Scooters. Please use care and watch for motorcycles on the road.....(c) 2000-2010 Dr. Thomas Newcomb
Web Site Links
NorthEast Community Church Site
Web Site on NE Ohio Amish
Learn About Geauga County
Fine Arts Council-Trumbull County
Bikers For Jesus MC Ministry
Parkman Community Site