Speaker: Dr. Steve Bonta

Dr. Steve Bonta is an avid student of American history. From his earliest years, he has enjoyed researching and writing about the people and values that elevate the human spirit. Dr. Bonta speaks seven languages and has traveled extensively. As a junior in high school, he spent a year in Argentina as an exchange student. In 1983-1984, he served an LDS mission in Spain. He has also lived in Taiwan, India, and Sri Lanka. Steve attended Penn State, Brigham Young University, and Cornell University where he received a Ph.D. in linguistics. Dr. Bonta has been a freelance contributor and contributing editor for The New American Magazine. He currently teaches English composition and Spanish at Penn State-Altoona. He lives in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, with his wife Karylee and daughter Elanor.