Skip to the content of the web site.

Mrs. Marcy Italiano (BA 1996)

     It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to be a published author, songwriter, and web designer. However, Marcy Italiano’s (BA 1996) English degree prepared her for the challenges that accompany her career.

     Marcy’s favourite class was ENGL 108F (The Rebel), taught by Dr. Ted McGee. Aside from discovering a love for literature, she found the “approach/discussions during class were different and interesting.” She was able to keep in touch with Dr. McGee after graduation and “years later my husband and I joined Prof. McGee on a (class) trip to Stratford to see Equus where we got to sit on stage and see the action up close!” says Marcy. “That class really inspired me to write.”

     Another of Marcy’s favourite classes was ENGL 306A (Introduction to Linguistics). “I found the course very interesting and one of the most challenging courses I've ever taken,” says Marcy. “Prof. Randy Harris was fantastic during class, and also very easy to talk to when I needed help.” In fact, she enjoyed the class so much that she still has the textbook and lecture notes sitting on her bookshelf!

     Right after graduating, Marcy married her husband and songwriting partner Giasone. Times were hard as they “floundered for a little while working retail jobs and picking up extra summer work with special needs kids." She then became a Corporate Computer Instructor and commuted all over Southern Ontario before settling as a Computer Instructor at St. Louis Adult Education in Kitchener. “When the school caught fire, most of the staff was shuffled out of the centre, and I found myself taking another job that seemed from left field working in radio. I covered a maternity leave running the websites for CHYM FM and 570News.” At the end of that year, Marcy and Giasone we went on a cruise to Mexico. “They dropped us off in New Orleans just in time for Katrina,” Marcy recalls. “That experience changed our lives, needless to say.” Upon returning home, Marcy started her own home business designing websites.

     Today, Marcy is a mother by day and web designer by night. She still writes music with her husband, some of which has appeared in small budget horror films. “One of my solo songs "Thursday Morning" received an Honorable Mention in the Blues Category, in the 2009 Unisong International Songwriting Contest,” says Marcy. (The contest is held online at www.unisong.com). She is also a published author who has written three books in addition to short stories and poetry. She is currently working onvher fourth book.

To read more about Marcy, you can visit her website: www.marcyitaliano.com