Pedro Rodriguez-Tirado

I was born in Hunts Point in the South Bronx in New York City. I moved to Greenpoint, Brooklyn. I went to Brooklyn Technical High School. I graduated with a Diploma in Aeronautics and Honors in Chemistry.I joined the Air Force, and I completed Basic Training in Lackland AFB San Antonio TX, Supply School in Lowry AFB in Denver, CO, and an 18 month tour of duty in Italy and was honorably discharged. I finished college and graduated from Lehman College/CUNY with a BA in Economics and minor in Japanese. I taught English in South Korea for one year and returned to teach another year of English in New York.