- Anita Marchitelli, Ed.S. - Gallaudet University

Department
Physical Education and Recreation

Office Location
Field House (FI) G01

Secondary Location
102

Office Hours
Mon/Wed: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Tues/Thur: 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. All other times, by appointment only

Phone Numbers

TTY: 202-651-5591
Voice Phone: 202-651-5591
FAX: 202-651-5861

Email Address
anita.marchitelli@gallaudet.edu

Anita Marchitelli, Ed.S.

Associate Professor of Physical Education and Recreation

Ed.S., Supervision/Administration, Gallaudet University, 1991
M.A., Physical Education, University of Maryland, 1972
B.S., Physical Education, University of Maryland, 1974

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Ms. Marchitelli entered Gallaudet and began teaching in the Fall 1974. She has coached field hockey, and tennis. She is the consultant (advocate for deaf lifeguards), she has many people contacting her for information on deaf lifeguards. Ms. Marchitelli has worked with deaf and hearing children as an assistant director and now the director for the Children's Instructional Summer Program since 1975.

She enjoys swimming, reading, walking in the woods and on the beach.

Ms. Marchitelli recently wrote a paper, "The Deaf as Lifeguards/Patron Surveillance is the Key."

Teaching: Camping/Canoeing, Beginning Swimming, Basic Water Rescue, PR/FA, Lifeguard Training, Water Safety Instructor, CPR/FA Review

Memberships: AAHPER (lifetime member), American Running/Fitness Association (life member)

Service: Children's Instructional Summer Program, In-service Training for lifeguards, First Aid/CPR training for lifeguards and other's, Aquatic Director

SPECIALIZATIONS

Aquatics and children's summer camps (directing and organizing)
Swimming at all levels
CPR/FA and Lifeguarding -Methods of teaching swimming, camping and canoeing