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John Zingale is a middle school social studies teacher, local politician, and 2019 History Teacher of the Year winner.

Early Life
Earning his bachelor's degree from Northern Illinois University in 2003 and later his graduate degree from the University of Portland in 2013, Zingale now teaches middle school social studies at Vancouver iTech Preparatory.

Grocery Retail
Born in Illinois, at 15 years of age, Zingale began working bagging groceries' at his local Jewel-Osco; "[I worked my] way up the company ladder from bagger, to cashier, to grocery manager, etc., all the way Assistant Store Director." before eventually moving to the Pacific Northwest to continue his career.