Author Archives: Rachael Weiker

SheShinesOn…Owen Berliner, Engineering is Elementary

Posted on 2/3/15 by Rachael Weiker

Q: Before coming to EiE you had a range of roles in youth programs, archaeology, and cube farms. What kind of training prepared you to work with youth on engineering education? I did a lot of research in grad school … Continue reading →

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SheShinesOn…Katie Hickey, Teach Plus

Posted on 5/13/14 by Rachael Weiker

Q: So what exactly do you do with T3 As a school-based coach, I work one-on-one with T3 teacher leaders to support their leadership development, and I work closely with the cohort as a group and the school’s principal to … Continue reading →

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SheShinesOn…Nitita Pongsanarakul, BUILD

Posted on 5/6/14 by Rachael Weiker

Q: What are some of the things you’ve learned from your time with BUILD? I had to learn about the Boston Public School system as well as each of our individual partner high schools’ curriculum, staff, policies, and programs. I … Continue reading →

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SheShinesOn…Spencer Ralph Meibos, Lovin’ Spoonfuls

Posted on 4/29/14 by Rachael Weiker

Q: What job or training best prepared you to work as a FoodRescue Driver? I worked for Nick’s Moving Co. for three months before starting here. Working at Lovin’ Spoonfuls is unlike anything else I’ve ever done, professionally or otherwise; … Continue reading →

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SheShinesOn… Käthe Swaback, Raw Art Works

Posted on 4/3/14 by Rachael Weiker

Q: 20 years is a long time with RAW! Do you have a personal connection to the arts, or did you have an artistic/creative upbringing? Well, when I was 13, for my birthday my father gave me clues in poems … Continue reading →

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SheShinesOn…Allison Smith, Science Club for Girls

Posted on 3/21/14 by Rachael Weiker

Q: What did you do before working with Science Club For Girls? I was a Program Coordinator for the nonprofit FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). I loved the atmosphere of inspiring youth to look at STEM … Continue reading →

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SheShinesOn…Natalia Urtubey, CollegeBound Dorchester

Posted on 3/10/14 by Rachael Weiker

Tell us about your work with CBD. My role is to help College Bound Dorchester expand to serve double the number of youth through collaboration efforts and partnerships with other organizations. Q: What has been the hardest part about your … Continue reading →

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SheShinesOn…Melissa Higgins, Engineering is Elementary

Posted on 3/7/14 by Rachael Weiker

Tell us about your work with EiE. I guide our amazing curriculum development team in creating the vision for all of our curricular materials. We’re always challenging ourselves to develop engineering activities that are exciting and engaging to kids, and … Continue reading →

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SheShinesOn…Ann Wilkinson, My Life, My Choice

Posted on 3/4/14 by Rachael Weiker

Tell us what the world would be like without MLMC Without MLMC, so many girls would be trapped in the violent world of exploitation without anyone to talk to. Clinicians would continue to mis-diagnose girls and continue to label them … Continue reading →

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SheShinesOn…Elisa MacDonald, TeachPlus

Posted on 1/24/14 by Rachael Weiker

Q: What did you do before working with TeachPlus? A: I have worked in various roles as a teacher, literacy coach, and administrator in the Boston Public Schools and have consulted with Teachers21 in districts throughout Massachusetts. Q: Tell us a bit more … Continue reading →

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