Who We Are
Middle School Team Leader, Towers Staff Members
Nick Tomasso joined Towers of Excellence program as a mentor in 2016. Nick currently serves as our Lead Mentor and mentor to our 8th grade males. Relatively new to Chicago, Nick moved to the city from the suburbs of New York City in the Summer of 2013. Since coming to Chicago, Nick has taught Special Education for the Catalyst Schools, first at Catalyst Howland in the North Lawndale community and currently at Catalyst Circle Rock in the Austin community.
Nick attended Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, receiving both Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Secondary Education. Following his move to Chicago, Nick completed a second Master's Degree in Special Education at National Louis University.
In his free time, Nick loves to read, watch Netflix and travel. Travel is his greatest passion, having visited 11 different countries and driven across the United States. With Towers of Excellence, Nick looks forward to being able to workw ith a group of scholars in order to help them become even better scholars and citizens.