Mathew Swerdloff has served as an educator in New York State’s public schools for over thirty years. He has held positions as classroom teacher in grades 3 through 8, Director of Technology, Director of Library Media Services, Executive Director of Educational Support Services, and is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the State University of New York at New Paltz. During his career he has been responsible for human resources, staff training, managing technical support and technology infrastructure, the development of curriculum that incorporates the use of technology tools, information systems and data management, social media and website administration, and perhaps most importantly, teaching teachers and administrators.Mathew earned his Master’s Degree in Education and his New York State School District Administrator Certification from the State University of New York at New Paltz, and his Doctorate in Instructional Leadership from Western Connecticut State University at Danbury, Connecticut.Mathew has presented at numerous regional and international conferences and was published twice in the online edition of T.H.E Journal. His case study on data solutions for K-12 schools was published in Ed-Tech magazine. Mathew has taught many courses to teachers, both at the graduate level and in school district in-service settings. He is a regular contributor to the online newsletter of the New York Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, as well as the Editor of "The Learning Edge", the newsletter of Learning Forward New York. Mathew is a Google Certified Trainer and leads workshops for teachers, school administrators, and nonprofits.In 2013, Mathew was awarded a Fulbright Specialist grant to travel to Santiniketan, India, and offer lectures and workshops to students and staff at Visva-Bharati University. In 2020 he was again awarded a Fulbright Specialist Grant and returned o India in 2022 to work with staff and students at IIM in Bodh Gaya. Mathew is trained in Mental Health First Aid, Youth Mental Health First Aid, and Teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA). He leads trainings for teens in tMHFA throughout the Hudson Valley of New York.Mathew is the co-founder and President of the Maya Gold Foundation, a non-profit organization that serves youth in the Hudson Valley of New York and in Nepal.