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Naomi Corera

Teacher and benefactress

by James Leonard

posted 6/15/2009

Naomi Corera doesn't look intimidating. Fifty-eight years old and ninety-eight pounds, she is slim and slightly stooped. Yet despite her small stature, her aura of high moral seriousness makes it hard for people to tell her no. In the past nine years, the former Montessori teacher and administrator has raised more than $300,000 and garnered tens of thousands of

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