Tom Dorigatti

Tom Dorigatti has been an avid archer and Bowhunter for over 50 years, and also a musician for over 63 years, starting on the piano accordion at age 7. Tom has been a member of the National Field Archery Association for 49 years and has actively participated in tournaments or on ranges in no fewer than 37 of the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Azores. He has also been involved in managing archery leagues and tournaments, up to and including NFAA Sectional events since 1968. Tom started in archery as a bowhunter out in the State of Wyoming, but that gave way many years ago to target archery. In the past, Tom has taken many mule deer, white-tailed deer, pronghorns, and one bull elk way back in 1971. Tom hasn't hunted any wild game since 1993.

Tom has an Associate of Arts degree in Secondary Education, a Bachelor of Arts Degree, with majors in Secondary Education and Biology and minors in Physical Science and French. He also holds a Master's Degree in Teaching and Leadership.

Tom served in the United States Air Force as an Instructor Navigator and Standardization/Evaluation Navigator in KC-135A jet refueling tankers for Strategic Air Command, where he attained the rank of Captain before leaving the Air Force after 7 years' service. He has 22 years' experience in Private Industry as an instructor, manager, and quality assurance manager. In addition, Tom has 10 years' junior high and high school teaching experience in subjects ranging from biology, physical science, applied science, human anatomy and physiology, earth science and French. He has written numerous articles for Archery Focus Magazine and also written numerous archery and bicycling related puzzles for Archery Focus Magazine and other periodicals.

Tom's newest book, "The Puzzled Musician" was published in December, 2018. In addition, Tom has Authored 3 other books, "ProActive Archery", "The Puzzled Archer" and "The Puzzled Cyclist".

Tom is also heavily involved in exercising with his greatest involvement being in competitive racquetball, and long distance road bicycling. Tom has logged over 7,300 and 6,600 miles in past years, normally averaging about 5200 miles per year. He has taken week long bicycling tours in Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Wyoming, and Wisconsin. He will be out and about on the road as much as possible. During the riding season, Tom can be found either at the indoor archery range, or out on the road bicycle during good weather when he is not performing or practicing with his piano accordion, yet another passion.

The piano accordion has served Tom well over the course of his life, even in spite of several layoffs away from the instrument. The passion was re-ignited 4 years ago when Tom joined up with a group of fellow musicians in an all acoustic piano accordion band. The past couple of years, the band and Tom have performed in upwards of 125 jobs each year. All of this led Tom into writing "The Puzzled Musician".