Dean Joel Silverman has worked and played as a golf caddy, a plumber’s assistant, a bank intern, a journalist, an administrative assistant, a computer lab proctor, a writing tutor, and a translator. He has also taught undergraduates about composition and literature and culture for many years, and you can read more about his academic work by accessing his English Department faculty link. Though he was born and raised in Connecticut, Dean Silverman has also lived in Austin, Texas; Ithaca, New York; and Seville and Madrid, Spain. His wife, Alba Estenoz, is from Mérida, Spain, and is the pastry chef at the fine downtown New Haven restaurants, Zinc and Chow (you can visit them here and here). Dean Silverman and Ms. Estenoz have one son, Noah, who enjoys playing violin and dancing and wrestling with their dog, Oreo. The Silverman/Estenoz family loves eating Spanish food and listening to music and reading together.
PICTURES FROM NOAH'S 8TH BIRTHDAY
Noah Silverman celebrates his 8th birthday with a "lipstick" cake personally made by Chef Alba!
