MakerState (at www.maker-state.com) brings science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) learning to life for kids 5-18 through fun, hands-on projects kids love. Every after-school and Saturday lab brings a new brain-sharpening challenge and a new demonstrated mastery in real-world STEAM skills for success in school, college, and 21st Century careers. Our skill-sets are based in Next Gen Science and Common Core State Standards. MakerState offers a diverse lab series, including LEGO robotics that teaches engineering, video game creation that teaches computer programming in MIT's Scratch language, stop motion moviemaking that teaches writing, 3D printed toy-making that teaches design, Etsy shop production that teaches social entrepreneurship, and Arduino music instrument creation that teaches art through tech. MakerState kids level up video game-style through skills badges in six Masteries: Engineer, Author, Programmer, Designer, Public Artist, and Social Entrepreneur. MakerState believes that parents, educators and community share common goals for all our kids: They deserve to be challenged and inspired and they can learn extraordinary skills through hands-on fun. MakerState learning fills youngsters with wonder, empowers them with academic skills and learning confidence, and inspires them toward their life’s purpose.

COMMUNITYVice President of the Board, UlsterCorp, 2013-presentPresident of the Board, UlsterCorps, 2012-2013Founding Board member, UlsterCorps, 2009-PresentBoard Member, Ulster County Historical Society, 2009-2011Advisory Board member, Ulster County Historical Society, 2011-2013Founder, Hudson Valley for Obama, 2006Co-founder, Hudson Valley Progressive Coalition, 2009President, High Falls Civic Association, 2009-2011Volunteer, Marbletown First Aid Unit, 2009-2013Co-founder, Marbletown Civic AssociationCo-founder, ReelFacts Productions, 2010Scriptwriter, video documentary for Catskill Animal Sanctuary Volunteer night manager for First Presbyterian Church homeless shelter, NYC (former) Tutor, Manhattan Comprehensive Day and Night High School, NYC (former) Technology Instructor at Edison-Friendship Public Charter School in Washington, DC (former)

Responsible for the educational curriculum, program content, and day-to-management of the educational programs of this arts-in-ed non-profit.

Teacher, Rondout Valley Central High School, Accord, NY• U.S. History, Global History, Government & Economics; Service Learning Coordinator, Class of 2010 advisorFounder & Teacher, Bronx Expeditionary Learning High School, Bronx, NY• Created a new high school focused on student-centered, experiential learning with seven other teachers• Served as Dean of Students, creating a system for student responsibility and community building• Served as faculty advisor to the new student government • Created new project-based curriculum for Global Studies and taught that classTeacher, High School of Telecommunication Arts & Technology, Brooklyn, NY• English Language Arts for 11th grade self-contained special education classes • Economics, 12th grade: Emphasis on personal finance, saving, investing, and entrepreneurship • Video Documentary, 12th grade: Video production to include scriptwriting, camera-work, editing, marketing • Faculty Advisor for: ThinkQuest Team, American Civil Rights Education Services program, Gaming ClubTeacher, I.S. 195-Roberto Clemente Middle School, Harlem, NYCCollaborative, standards-based instruction of the following courses: • 6th, 7th, 8th Grade Social Studies (World History and U.S. History) and 6th, 7th Grade LegalStudies (Personal Decision-Making; Criminal Justice and Personal Law) • Created Technology Lab as part of my Social Studies curriculum which incorporated website building, digital movie production, and skill building in Microsoft Office applications • Guided students in creating a feature-length historical fiction drama set in ancient Egypt with students acting as producers, directors, prop and costume creators, actors, and editors • Coached students to win the prestigious 2003 Econ Bowl, a tough economics and history-based competition sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York • Facilitated school-wide 9-11 and Iraq War tolerance and peace-education campaign

Researched and wrote the historical fiction novel Nightshade set in 1703 London. Synopsis: Ayoung man haunted by his father's sordid past tries to make a life of his own but when a conspiracy to control the slave trade ruins his plans for the future and threatens his life, he is forced to sea in search of his lost family and the murderous mission to which they have committed their lives.

• Coordinated sales engineers, project managers, development engineers and marketing specialists to build revenue-generating partnerships

• Strategic planning, creative development, and project management for new web magazines, including IntellectualCapital.com, Policy.com, CongressVote.com and VoxCap.com (all now incorporated into SpeakOut.com)

• Writing, editing, and design of marketing, public relations, promotional, and advertising materials, press releases, media kits, newsletter, and website to maximize revenue and effectiveness of 800 community service organizations• Producer of three half-hour television specials, simulcast in prime time in the Washington, DC area market• Development and creation of one of the nation's first United Way Websites in 1996

• Managed direct mail campaigns, large constituent database, and computer network

• All facets of video production in China, India, Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria, U.K., and U.S.

• Graduated top of class, Advanced Infantry School; ROTC Instructor; Expert Infantryman’s Badge recipient• Peacekeeper, Multinational Force and Observers (monitoring Camp David Accords), Sinai Peninsula, Egypt