Carmelo has taught several courses with CES since 2013, including ESL licensure courses, and both the traditional and vocational education Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) courses required by DESE. Over the course of his twenty years working in education, he has also taught EFL in Spain, middle school social studies in South Florida, and educator preparation courses at UMass Amherst and Mt. Holyoke College.
Carmelo is the Director of Educator Preparation at UMass Amherst and holds an Ed.S in Language, Literacy, and Culture from UMass Amherst.