Pierette Simpson

Current

• author, speaker, educator at * (Self-employed)

Past

• author, speaker, educator at self-employed
• Educator at Farmington Public Schools and Detroit Country Day Schools

Education

• Universite' de l'Ouest; Angers, France
• Wayne State University

Connections

39 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Pierette Simpson’s Summary

Retired teacher of foreign languages, now author, speaker, and educator. I wrote Alive on the Andrea Doria! The Greatest Sea Rescue in History, having survived the most catastrophic collision in history between two ocean liners. I now work with naval architects, divers, museums to promote marine safety and preserve marine archeology.
I am a contributing author in the inspirational series, Thank God I...Stories of Inspiration. My story is "Thank God I Had a Catastrophe...Surviving the Andrea Doria Shipwreck."

Pierette Simpson’s Specialties:

writing and speaking, book marketing

Pierette Simpson’s Experience

• author, speaker, educator

  * (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Writing and Editing industry)

  January 2003 — Present (6 years 11 months)

  My book is Alive on the Andrea Doria! The Greatest Sea Rescue in History. It is the only all inclusive account ever written by a shipwreck survivor.
  I speak throughout the country about my experience, giving the audience an inspirational account of how one can turn tragedies into blessings.
  In July, I will be the keynote speaker at the American Library Association in Chicago. It is my dream leave a legacy regarding the Andrea Doria Stockholm collision of 1956. Alive on the Andrea Doria corrects a historical injustice, while revealing eyewitness accounts scientific testimony from maritime experts.
  I am also published in a new inspirational book series: Thank God I...

• author, speaker, educator

  self-employed

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  2003 — 2008 (5 years )

  Author of Alive on the Andrea Doria! The Greatest Sea Rescue in History
  
  Contributing author, Thank God I ...Stories of Inspiration for Every Situation

• Educator

  Farmington Public Schools and Detroit Country Day Schools

  (Privately Held; E-Learning industry)

  September 1970 — June 2007 (36 years 10 months)

  Taught French and Spanish--all grades from Pk 3-12th grade:
  21 years in HS
  5 years in JHS
  11 years in Elementary

Pierette Simpson’s Education

• Universite' de l'Ouest; Angers, France

  masters program , French civilization and language , 1986 — 1986

• Wayne State University

  Bachelors: Liberal Arts , Foreign Languages , 1965 — 1970

  violinist

  Activities and Societies:

  played in WSU Symphony Orchestra and other local orchestras and chamber groups

Additional Information

Pierette Simpson’s Interests:

classical music, museums, theatre, foreign travel, gardening, siamese cats

Pierette Simpson’s Groups:

Dante Aleghieri Society, Verdi Opera Theatre, Detroit Institute of Arts

Pierette Simpson’s Honors:

Michigan Secondary Foreign Language Teacher of the Year
Member of the Farmington Teachers Hall of Fame
Collegian Award from Wayne State University, New England Book Festival award of Excellence, Piemontesi Protagonisti (global award from Italy)