Grace Bodenmann

I've been working in education since 2013, and my passion for this field was ignited during a study abroad experience in South Africa where I studied education and social change. We traveled to different types of schools - private, public, city urban schools versus schools in the country - and there were such vast differences across education depending on class. That experience made me feel really passionate about the inequalities of education in the world. Growing up right outside of New York City, I knew there were similar inequalities here, so my whole entire career has been based on really providing equal access to students around New York City, specifically in areas in the Bronx. Now I'm scaling my work across all of New York City through enriching after-school programs. I studied education and educational studies at Jennison University, focusing on pedagogical approaches and different types of schools, and then got my graduate degree at Touro College in 2015. Most of what I've learned has come from my career experiences working directly with students and communities.