Biography
Tom has been an integral part of the Gentrain Program since 1991. His lectures and tours of Mediterranean countries have helped hundreds of people expand their world view. He first decided to become an ancient historian at age 11 when his father’s job in the diplomatic service brought the family to the Belgian Congo and later to Egypt and Turkey. He was blown away by the world he encountered there. When he returned to the US, he attended college, graduating from UC Berkeley with a major in history and a minor in anthropology. After earning his MA at the University of Chicago, he taught in New York City, worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and participated in archeological expeditions in Egypt. Tom came to Monterey in 1981 to direct the Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art and teach at MPC. He works closely with the Gentrain team, still pursuing and sharing his passion for ancient history.