Short version:\u00a0Human, Husband, Dad, Tinkerer, Athlete, Citizen, Executive Director, NYC Quakers, Ex PhD Student, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer. Views and errors are my own.<\/p>\n
Full version: \u00a0I serve as Executive Director for <\/span>NYC Quakers<\/span><\/a>–also known as the <\/span>New York Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends,<\/span><\/a>\u00a0a non-profit that supports faith-based communities in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens by creating quiet spaces for worship and hubs for activism and social change embedded in Quaker values of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n At Consumer Reports, I helped build the New Ventures Team to identify unmet needs that CR could serve in meaningful and impactful ways. I also led the development of CR’s membership program and helped reimagine CR’s mobile ratings app. \u00a0<\/span>I’ve \u00a0worked in education and technology \u00a0and directed programs at NYU Abu Dhabi, Columbia University, and MOUSE. Generally, I’m passionate about putting technology in service of education or an organization’s mission–not in using technology for its own sake.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I’ve \u00a0been a part of a few startup teams, including the mostly forgotten <\/span>Fathom<\/a> Knowledge Network, and\u00a0 <\/span>New York Today<\/a>–a failed attempt by the New York Times to challenge Craigslist. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I started my career in public service as a legislative assistant for US Rep. <\/span>Sam Coppersmith<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 I also served as a <\/span>Peace Corps Volunteer<\/span><\/a> in <\/span>Lithuania<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n I earned my BA from <\/span>Susquehanna University<\/span><\/a> and an MPA from Columbia University’s <\/span>School of International and Public Affairs<\/span><\/a>. I was a <\/span>Coro Leadership New York<\/span><\/a> Fellow. After plugging away at a <\/span>PhD in Education and Communication Technology at NYU Steinhardt<\/span><\/a> for several years I decided to emerge with a second master’s degree, reasoning that my spare time would be better spent with family,\u00a0 reading books of my own choosing and cooking for friends.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I discharge excess energy by running, cycling, and puttering.\u00a0 The views expressed and mistakes in this space are very much my own.<\/span><\/p>\n This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License<\/a>.<\/p>\n