Clark Zlotchew

Clark Zlotchew was born in Jersey City, N.J. (1932),and grew up in the Bronx and in Jersey City. He and his wife Marilyn live in rural Chautauqua County in Western New York State.

Honored in 2008 with a promotion to the rank of SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Spanish Language and Spanish and Latin American Literatures, Dr. Zlotchew has had a highly diverse set of careers. He joined the U.S. Naval Reserve at age 17 as Apprentice Seaman, and received an Honorable Discharge as Chief Petty Officer at age 36. He was sales/production liaison for the export Dept. of a large liquor manufacturer in New York, and was Coordinator of an educational program for Spanish-speaking seasonal workers in rural N.Y.State. He taught Spanish in high school in New Jersey, and at several universities in the states of Vermont and New York. He earned the Ph.D. in Romance Languages & Literatures from SUNY Binghamton.