Gerry Garibaldi

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Gerry Garibaldi's first move was to New York City where he pursued a writing career. Gerry's essays on his personal experiences teaching have been featured or reprinted in Playboy, City Journal, the Hartford Courant, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Sun Times, Dallas News, USAToday, and Men's Health, among others. One essay was awarded the high distinction of being chosen for publication in the Longman Reader, 9th Edition, a popular university textbook used to teach essay writing, and sits between pieces written by Anna Quindlen and Michael Kimmel. Moving to Los Angeles with his family, he took up a career as a screenplay writer, doing assignments for Disney, Interscope Pictures, Paramount, and Universal Studios. He and his family now live happily in the small town of Essex, Connecticut.