About Me
I am an educator and a poet, 2nd dan blackbelt, software engineer, and social entrepreneur. My greatest concern is how to leverage breakthrough technology to address the human condition in illuminating ways. My classrooms are often attended by laughter, sometimes so much that they’re asked to pipe down.
I love what I do for work. I teach literature, computer science, math, and martial arts to ages between 5 and 65. I taught in high risk neighborhoods in New York City, including Rikers Island. And I love every minute, every lesson.
Education
New York University, MA
English Education: Teachers of English Language & Literature in Colleges•Present
Brooklyn College, MFA
Creative Writing: Poetry•2011
Boston University, BA
English with Computer Science minor•2007
Work
Share Meals
Founder, CEO • 2013 to Present
Organization ending hunger on college campuses
Brooklyn EOC
Adjunct Lecturer • 2017 to Present
TABE and developmental literacy skills with continuing education students
Cooper Union STEM Program
Adjunct Instructor • 2016 to Present
Intensive weekend and summer computer science courses with high school students
New York University
Front End Developer • 2018 to Present
Develop user facing features for various NYU departments
staRt
React Native App Developer • 2018 to Present
Port and extend existing NIH funded Ionic app for speech therapy to React Native
Pace University
Instructor • 2010 to Present
Credited survey class in Taekwondo
CityTech
Adjunct Lecturer • 2017
First year English composition
Manhattan EOC
Adjunct Professor • 2013 to 2016
TABE and developmental literacy, science, and math with adult learners
Rikers Island
Adjunct Professor • 2014
Pre-college prep for incarcerated female students
College Now
Adjunct Professor • 2014 to 2016
College level first year seminar and speech & theater courses for hs students at Queensborough CC, EBC HS for Public Service, and Canarsie HS
Brooklyn College
Adjunct Professor • 2010 to 2014
First year college learning community
College of New Rochelle
Adjunct Professor • 2010 to 2013
Introductory composition, journal writing, and GED/BA program for adult learners
New York University
Assistant Coach • 2015 to 2016
Nationally medal winning competition team in Taekwondo
Volunteer
Wagner Food Policy Alliance Board
Finance Chair•2018 to Present
A coalition within the NYU community working toward a just and sustainable food system
Universities Fighting World Hunger
Hackathon Consultant and Organizer•2019 to Present
Assist University of Maine host their first hackathon in conjunction with their UFWH international summit
HackNYU
Sustainability and Social Impact Track Chair•2016 to Present
Annual global hackathon
Association to Benefit Children
Resident Teaching Artist•2015
Taekwondo after school program
Brooklyn College TKD Club
Founder, Faculty Advisor•2009 to 2016
National competition team
VisCorps
Educational Director, Senior Instructor•2014 to 2015
Mentorship for success startup
Free Self Defense Seminars
Organizer, Teacher•2009 to 2012
Partnered with organizations and departments at Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College
Selection Committee, Faculty Chair•2010 to 2015
Study abroad scholarship of $1,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Big Brother Mentor•2008 to 2009
Youth mentoring organization
Speak For Yourself
Cofounder, Performer•2004 to 2007
Slam poetry club at Boston University
Intercollegiate Slam Team
Founder, Performer•2006 to 2007
Regionally touring slam poetry team
Awards
Algorithm For Change: The $1.5M AI/ML & xR Access to Education Competition
NYU Social Entrepreneurship Program•2018
Current semi-finalist, still in competition
Clinton Global Initiative University
Clinton Foundation•2018
For individuals who demonstrate a clear passion for change and a Commitment to Action that is new, specific, and measurable
40 Under 40
New York City Food Policy Center•2018
40 individuals under 40 years old who are working to transform the food system
SSLD Fellowship
NYU Leadership Initiative•2018
Developing Social Sector Leaders of Color, 5% selection rate
Scholarship
Edward Gersh Fund•2017
Given to education students to further their studies
Invitation
Facebook Global Hackathon Finals•2017
All expense paid trip to Facebook Headquarters
HackPrinceton 2017
HackPrinceton•2017
Best Use of Wolfram Technologies - Sponsored by Wolfram
PennApps 2017
PennApps•2017
Grand Prize
$300K Entrepreneurs Challenge Grand Winner
W.R. Berkley Center•2017
Social Venture Track
George Sandowsky Award
NYU CS•2017
Given for exemplary innovation in using the Internet for community service
Development Prize Competition
NYU Social Entrepreneurship Program•2017
Finalist, 5% selection rate
InnoVention
NYU Entrepreneurship & Innovation Association•2016
SemiFinalist
Clinton Hunger Leadership Award
Rise Against Hunger•2017
In recognition of oustanding leadership in the movement to end hunger
Green Grant
NYU Office of Sustainability•2017
Open Kitchen, a community cooking class series
EdTech Track Winner
HackNYU•2016
Awarded for Confluent, a digital platform to revolutionalize the way foreign language vocabulary learning is accomplished
Sustainability and Social Impact Track Winner
HackNYU•2016
Awarded for Share Meals, a digital platform that tackles hunger and social isolation on college campuses
2nd Place Overall
HackNYU•2015
Awarded for Shibboleth, software that empowers educators to identify and assist English as a Second Language needs in their classrooms
Community Service Award
Brooklyn College•2011
In recognition of service to the Brooklyn College community
Publications
Rosalee C.
So to Speak•2015
Advice for Haitian Boys
Runaway Parade•2013
Convalescence
Off the Coast•2013
music, cloudy
Off the Coast•2013
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty-Two Inches
Off the Coast•2013
I Never Noticed Flies
Breathing Poetry•2009
Einstein's Nightmare
Indiefeed Performance Poetry•2009
Ode to the Common People
Boston University•2008
Boston's First Night - Live
Boston•2007
Dear Boston University
Boston University: Points of Departure•2007
XX Blood Brother
The Clarion•2007
B Mynor
The Clarion•2007
Hail-Mary Missiles
The Clarion•2007
The Ridgework of His Fingertips are Signatures
The Clarion•2007
D20 Heavy Water
Indiefeed Performance Poetry•2006
Haiku for an Imagined Love
Burn Magazine•2006
It's Real
Burn Magazine•2006
NYC / Boston
The Clarion•2005
Home
The Clarion•2005
a lit cigarette
The Clarion•2005
Extended Metaphor
The Clarion•2004
I broke bread with...
The Clarion•2004
Speaking
Next Gen Summit
Panel Speaker•2018
Diversity in Entrepreneurship
NYC Food Policy Center
Panel Speaker•2018
Emerging Tech in Food
SXSW EDU
Workshop•2018
Improvised Assistive Tech $5 Mystery Box Challenge
Universities Fighting World Hunger International Summit
Breakout Session•2018
Cross Disciplinary Co-Creation: How NYU engages multiple majors to solve hunger
Maine Hunger Dialogue
Breakout Session•2017
Solving Food Waste in Real Time
University of Missouri
TEDx Talk•2016
How Hunger Gave us Purpose
New York Times
Feature•2016
Leftover Meal Plan Swipes: No Waste Here