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Tom Perić

Tom Perić

Tom Perić attended the American University on several academic scholarships, earning degrees in Communications and History. After graduating, he worked as a journalist in Washington, D. C., until moving to Cleveland, where he worked as an award-winning reporter and editor on several daily newspapers and magazines. These included The Akron Beacon Journal and as business editor for the Morning Journal. Tom was the founding editor of HVACR Distribution Business magazine from 1998 to 2014. He then became editor of Heating, Air Conditioning Distributors International HARDI’s official publication, Distribution Center. Tom speaks Croatian and lives in Haddonfield, NJ, with his wife, Cheryl Federline. Tom’s passion and hobby is Jiu-Jitsu, winning a world championship 2017. He is also the author of several books on martial arts, including Martial Arts: The Lessons.

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