With an ever evolving passion to “make things happen”, Joe has also been a tireless volunteer his whole life, having spent thousands of hours working with kids as a mentor and in school programs.

As an individual who spends nearly every day reading and learning more about global issues, he was eager to find a way to develop real solutions to some of the problems facing communities in developing countries.  Co-founding The Project Solution with Tara Bracco is just one step toward making a significant difference in the world community.

His philosophy is that we must change our perspective and understanding of our place in the world.  We don’t live alone in a town, city or country, we are global citizens who live together on the same planet.  It is only when we see ourselves together that we can begin to work toward common goals and solutions.

She has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine; Time Out New York; and The Huffington Post for her visionary leadership of Poetic People Power, which has commissioned 100 poems by 35 writers and produced 16 spoken word shows since 2003. As a journalist, her work has appeared in local and national publications including Condé Nast Traveler, Cosmopolitan, American Theatre, The Huffington Post, Brooklyn Based, The Brooklyn Rail, Clamor, and BUST. In 2015, she received the Images and Voices of Hope’s Appreciation Award for her commitment to constructive change.

His early work within the New York City Department of Education as a substitute teacher eventually led to a position as a technology coordinator, a position which allowed him to apply his engineering skills and natural teaching abilities in order to integrate technology into school curriculum. After suffering a near fatal run in with an automobile, he returned to the Department of Education as a mathematics teacher in the largest Middle School in New York City. Drawing from his own personal life experience as a student of mathematics Kevin set out to teach mathematics in a manner “that allowed and encouraged students to take a more active role in constructing their understanding of the subject”. His pedagogical practice caught the eye of the mathematics coach at his school who encouraged him to apply for a full tuition grant for the math leadership program at Bank Street College. Kevin was awarded the grant and over the next 4 years he discovered a venue in which to exercise his sense or moral purpose and natural talents as an educator.

During his career Kevin has taught children from Kindergarten to graduate school students. He has mentored many student-teachers and also worked as a mathematics coach for the Department of Education in an attempt to improve the quality of mathematics education by working with both teachers and school administrators. He firmly believes that “all students, regardless of their ethnic or socioeconomic background have the right to authentically understand the mathematics that they are (often poorly) taught in schools”. An advocate for high quality and unbiased public education Kevin has served on the planning board of several schools including the Lyons Community School that was founded by a fellow cohort member at Bank Street.

Currently, Kevin works at The Shuang Wen School, a dual-language school in Chinatown. He teaches 7^thand 8^th grade students mathematics and is active in working with the student council. In 2007 he was awarded the Fund for Teachers fellowship grant and has spent time in Taiwan studying Mandarin so that he can both better serve the needs of his students and communicate with the non-English speaking members of the school community. Kevin has played a pivotal role in implementing the pilot program of The Ten-Cent Project Solution at the Shuang Wen School. In the future he hopes to help expand this wonderful program to schools throughout New York City.

Outside of his interests in issues related to social justice and equality in education, Kevin is an avid musician, breakdancer, and fan of the Arts in general. He enjoys learning new languages, travel, fitness, and meeting most anyone that is passionate about what they do and thinks “outside of the box”.

Mike’s professional career includes seven years in public accounting at Ernst & Young specializing in the non-profit, manufacturing, and healthcare industries; as well as, controller, CFO and consultant positions in video post-production, imports, investment banking and content publishing.  As a writer, his play based on the life of Sister Dorothy Stang—a nun assassinated in Brazil in 2005 for helping the impoverished peoples of the Amazon— was selected as a semi-finalist for the 2015 O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference. Notable writing collaborations include the novel, Velvet Moon Chronicles, and the personal development book, What the Mountains Know.

Beyond her media experience, Eldridge has been a freelance writer and an active supporter of animal welfare and children’s causes.  She has served as the long-standing Production Manager for the Michael Awards, which recognizes the fashion industry’s top editors, designers and models, and benefits the National Children’s Leukemia Foundation.  Eldridge is a graduate of the University of Alabama and credits the university with developing her interest in international culture, history and travel.

Bill is a graduate of the Industrial and Labor Relations School at Cornell University.  He also completed a Master’s Degree in Public Administration at Cornell.  He then came to New York City to teach and received a Master’s in Education from Pace University. Bill is currently finishing a Master’s from Bank Street College of Education in Math Leadership.

Amy draws from her more than 25 years of production and event management experience, in a varied genres. She fuses these backgrounds with healing and life management tools as she acts as your compassionate guide.

Her passion for community and global unity sparked the movement she calls the Bravery Brigade. She believes all it takes is one act of bravery to be free of scripted realities, enabling you to find peace.