You’d be hard-pressed to find a more vocal supporter of Scranton and NEPA than Tom Borthwick. He’s West Side through and through – born and raised and never planning to leave. He’s a successful businessman of varied interests. And he also dons a litany of proverbial caps — educator, writer, Scranton School Board member, real estate entrepreneur, café and pizza shop and craft cidery owner.
He’s a man of many talents, trades and pursuits. All of which he devotes to enriching his community, his city – the one and only place he ever wants to call home. And none of which, he coincidentally concedes, would ever compete with his truest callings – loving husband and father of two boys.
Tom came this way via your standard, well-rounded West Scranton High School education. Add to that a BA with Teaching Certification from Marywood University. Pile on a few graduate degrees in Creative Writing from Wilkes University. Seems like a lot? Sure, but Tom, in his relatively short existence, tends to see it, as simply making a lifelong career of being a problem solver. And that, in his estimation is the NEPA way. It’s what makes it such a great place to be…