Tom McEvoy, Josiah Quincy Elementary School

Tom McEvoy (he/him), Curriculum Director and Co-Safety Officer of the Training Center for Operating Engineers Local 4 On Wednesday, January 22, 2025, Tom McEvoy visited Sarah O’Leary’s K1 classroom at Josiah Quincy Elementary School. Sarah’s students have been...

Lia Brodeur, Fenway High School

“I live for this, so excited to engage with these high schoolers today!” Lia sustained this level of high energy and enthusiasm throughout their Pathfinder visit with Juliette Rorie’s class at Fenway High. The group, composed of seniors with a keen interest in...

Asim Gazi, Gardner Pilot Academy

“I never feel like I’m quite the expert – I’m always learning,” Dr. Asim Gazi confided during a recent Pathfinders visit. Dr. Gazi is a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. Earlier this month, he...

Kaitlin Gili, Blackstone Elementary School

Dr. Kaitlin Gili is a postdoctoral researcher in the Computer Science Department at Tufts University where she’s analyzing machine learning as it relates to human learning. She obtained her PhD from the University of Oxford in the field of quantum physics and machine...

Shani Fletcher, Rafael Hernández K-8 School

“Does everyone know what a boss is?” Shani Fletcher asked the first graders in Darlene Prado and Brenda Rosario’s classes at the Hernandez K-8 School. The students responded with an enthusiastic “yes!” Shani told them that as the Director for City of Boston’s...

Birgitta Dickerson, Eliot K-8

 “It’s so important for students to see themselves represented in positions of power, so I’m grateful that [Gitta] specifically came to see our classroom.”  A powerful insight shared by special education ELA teacher, Rebecca Reid, when reflecting on a recent...