B.S. Finance & International Business, Stern School of Business at NYU
J.D., Columbia Law School
Latham & Watkins/Dreier & Baritz/In House
Public & Private securities transactions, M&A, Project Finance
Debate Coach
Public schools volunteer
Full-Time Staff Member Since: 2019
Master of Arts in Human Services, Liberty University
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Liberty University
B.A. History, SUNY Binghamton
M.S. Secondary Education, Mercy College
Middle School Debate Coach with NYCUDL since 2018
33 years as a social studies teacher with NYC Public Schools
Full-Time Staff Member Since: 2024
Part-Time Staff Member Since: 2021
B.A. History, Columbia University
Fulbright Scholar, India (English Teaching Assistant)
Public Forum debater
NYCUDL Debate Club teacher and tournament staff
Full-Time Staff Member Since: 2024
Part-Time Staff Member Since: 2020
B.A. International Relations and Philosophy, New York University
Competed in debate for eight years—four years in high school in Missouri and four years at NYU
Has received multiple collegiate-level awards in Parliamentary Debate and mock trial.
Full-Time Staff Member Since: 2023
B.A. Sociology and Film & Media Studies, Emory University
M.Litt, Global Social and Political Thought, University of St Andrews
Bobby Jones Scholar, University of St Andrews
Public Forum debater
NYCUDL Curriculum Translator and Debate Club Teacher
Part-Time Staff Member Since: 2020
Full-Time Staff Member Since: 2025
Spanish
B.S. Accounting, Lehman College
M.S. Accounting, Brooklyn College
After-school program assistant helping 4 through 16 year-old students build English and math skills
Full-Time Staff Member Since: 2019
Part-Time Staff Member Since: 2015
B.A. Political Science and Human Rights, Columbia University
NYCUDL Alum
Former New York Civil Liberties Union Intern
Double Discovery Center, College Access Coordinator
Freedom and Citizenship Program, Teaching Assistant
Full-Time Staff Member: Since 2025
Volunteer: Since 2018
Turkish
Passionate about education equity and access to higher education
B.A. Philosophy and Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Cornell University
Conversant in American Sign Language
B.A. Barnard College
J.D, Columbia University School of Law
Managing Partner, AJ Earl & Associates
Co-President, Russell Philanthropies
Chief Diversity Officer, Metropolitan Opera
Associate Vice President for Community
Engagement & Associate Dean for Arts
Outreach, Columbia University
Dean of Students, Columbia School of Law
Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Development, National Basketball Association
Assistant District Attorney, Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office
B.S.E. Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan
M.B.A., Johnson Business School at Cornell University
Management consultant
Chief Financial Officer for three diverse companies (for-profit, startup, and a nonprofit)
Deep understanding of complex financial systems, operational efficiency, and strategic planning
Part-Time Staff Member Since: 2023
B.A. Communications, Northwestern University, 2009
Teaching artist at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, universities, corporate workshops, and NYC schools.
NYCUDL Debate Club Staff/Manager 2020-2023
B.Sc. Mathematical Physics from SUNY at Buffalo
M.Sc. Science Education from CUNY Lehman College
NYC Teaching Fellow
Part-Time Staff Member Since: 2017
B.S. Chemistry, New York University, 2021
M.D. and Ph.D. Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, 2030 (Expected)
Part-Time Staff Member Since: 2019
B.A. History, University of Northern Iowa (Spring 2010)
Double major in Communication/Argumentation and Education, University of Northern Iowa (Spring 2013)
State Licensed Teacher, Iowa Disability Caucus Co-Chair, NSDA Office of Belonging and Inclusion National Federation of High Schools, Speech and Debate Certification
Full-Time Staff Member: Sept 2021-Dec 2022
Part-Time Staff Member: Dec 2022- Present
English and German
Grades 5-12 US and World History
Grades 5-12 Speech/Argumentation/Theater
8th Degree NSDA Distinguished Service Award
2nd Diamond NSDA Coach
2-time winner, Iowa Forensics League Coach of the Year
NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study
High School Public Forum Debater
2019 NSDA Public Forum Championship Winner
2019 TOC Finalist
9 Career Bids to the TOC
Stuyvesant Debate Coach
Full-Time Staff Member Since: Starting November 2024
B.A. in African Cultural Studies & Afro-Am Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Full-Time Staff Member: Since 2025
