He has taught courses in algebra 1, statistics, and advanced placement statistics at the ninth grade and twelfth grade levels. He worked as a resource room specialist at TFA’s Philadelphia Institute in summer 2012. Along with his coworkers and the Alliance of Charter School Employees, he has been engaged in efforts to organize a union at their charter school. In addition to teaching mathematics, he helped found and continues to cofacilitate the school’s music club, where he tutors students after school in piano and guitar. He has a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from Bucknell University, with a minor in education, and a master’s degree in urban education from the University of Pennsylvania. ← 169 | 170 →