Rich Parisi

Rich Parisi holds BA and MA degrees from Syracuse University and a CAS degree from SUNY at Oswego. Rich taught in Syracuse, NY and Baldwinsville before spending nearly three decades as a school administrator in Central NY. One of the highlights of his career was when Morgan Road Elementary was named a National School of Character in 2000. Rich also served on the Advisory Board at The Center for the 4th and 5th Rs at SUNY Cortland for several years. Rich also did consultant work for the Character Education Partnership for several years as well as independent trainings for many school districts around the country. After retiring Rich worked as an Interim Executive Director for BASCOL and then joined the Excellence with Integrity Institute for many years. Rich is currently serving as a part-time Associate Pastor at North Central Church with a focus on ENCORE Ministry (55 and older folks) and Legacy.