- Grew up in the town of Ellsworth in western Wisconsin.
- After graduation from high school, served four years in the
U.S. Navy.
- Graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1973 (Italian
Language).
- Post graduate study at Florida Institute of Technology
(Computer Operations).
- Currently studying Graphics Design Technology.
- During his government career has lived a total of 9 years in
Italy and has had a wide variety of work experience -- Radio Communications, Federal
Investigations, Personnel Management, Award Fee Management and Media Relations. He
currently serves as the Internet Services Manager
responsible for the KSC Home Page and web site.
- Married to the former Giuseppina Parziale of Naples, Italy.
- Four children - Sean, Tana, Arliana and Damian.
- Dennis enjoys genealogy, web page development, tennis and
motorcycling.
- Bio last updated -
June 2000
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Involvement
in pre-launch briefings can take one of three forms -- either as the master of
ceremonies, a presenter or a scriptwriter. The briefing is composed of two twenty
minute presentations -- one that focuses on KSC as a wildlife refuge and also provides an
overview of Shuttle processing, followed by a second presentation that highlights
projected mission, science and crew activities.
Dennis has been involved as a presenter for the
Launch Guest Program
for several years and took over management of the program just before the John Glenn
launch (STS-95) in Oct. 1998.
Involvement In Past
Launch Guest Briefings |
| Shuttle
Mission |
Master of Ceremonies |
Shuttle
Processing |
Crew/
Mission Science |
Script
Writer |
| STS-95, Oct.
1998 |
X |
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X |
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| STS-88, Dec.
1998 |
X |
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| STS-96, May
1999 |
X |
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STS-93,
July 1999 |
X |
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X |
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STS-103,
Dec. 1999 |
X |
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X |
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| STS-99, Jan.
2000 |
X |
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X |
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| STS-101, Apr.
2000 |
X |
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X |
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