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JOHN DESERIO IS FROM BERKELEY. HE HAS TRAVELED AND LIVED AROUND THE WORLD BUT IS PROUD TO CALL THE BAY AREA HIS HOME. AN ATHLETE, ARTIST, AND STUDENT, HE IS PROUD TO COME FROM SUCH A CULTURALLY RICH COMMUNITY AND HAS NEVER STOPPED CREATING AND LEARNING. AFTER PLAYING THE JAZZ BASS IN THE BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE AND COMBO, HE DANCED PROFESSIONALLY FOR SEVEN YEARS PERFORMING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY. JOHN HAS SINCE THEN EARNED A BA AND MA FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK CITY AND COMPLETED A MA IN EDUCATION/ CREDENTIAL THROUGH THE BAY AREA TEACHERS TRAINING INSTITUTE (BATTI) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC IN STOCKTON. AFTER WORKING AS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER IN SAN FRANCISCO AND OAKLAND FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS, HE IS SO EXCITED TO BE A NEW DAD AND TO BE WORKING IN EARLY EDUCATION. JOHN CANNOT THINK OF A MORE IMPORTANT AGE TO BE WORKING WITH. HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON HIS FIRST CHILDREN'S BOOK, "BALLET WITH THE ANIMALS."