Chuck Cascio

Chuck Cascio was born in Brooklyn, NY, and grew up in the Washington, DC, area, but remains a New Yorker at heart. He holds a BS in economics and business from Wagner College and a MA in communications from American University. He is an award-winning journalist with hundreds of published articles. He has written three nonfiction books as well as two volumes of short stories, which are prequels to The Fire Escape Belongs in Brooklyn . A former adjunct faculty member at American University, Chuck...See more

Chuck Cascio was born in Brooklyn, NY, and grew up in the Washington, DC, area, but remains a New Yorker at heart. He holds a BS in economics and business from Wagner College and a MA in communications from American University. He is an award-winning journalist with hundreds of published articles. He has written three nonfiction books as well as two volumes of short stories, which are prequels to The Fire Escape Belongs in Brooklyn . A former adjunct faculty member at American University, Chuck also taught high school and was faculty advisor to student newspapers in Fairfax County, VA, receiving extensive recognition for his creative teaching. He then went on to serve in leadership positions at the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and the Educational Testing Service. He resides in Reston, VA, with his wife, Faye, an award-winning science educator. See less