David Tebaldi has been the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities since 1985. A native of Springfield, David graduated from Clark University and went on to receive his MA and Ph.D. degrees, both in philosophy, at Rutgers University. After teaching philosophy and applied ethics at Cook College and the University of Wyoming, he became Assistant Director of the Wyoming Council for the Humanities. David has written a number of scholarly articles and professional articles and reviews and is editor of an anthology, Reflecting on Values: The Unity and Diversity of the Humanities. David has been Visiting Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount Holyoke College, where he has taught occasional courses and lectured in environmental philosophy. He has also been a Visiting Lecturer in English at Amherst College. He lives in Worthington with his wife.