Jeannie Ferrari, Curriculum Developer

Originally from Detroit, Jeannie was the first person in her family to go to college. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in Latin American Literature and Anthropology, where she learned to speak and read Spanish fluently. After a transformative experience teaching English to migrant farm workers, she chose to pursue teaching as a career. After getting certified 6 years ago, she moved to NYC to work in an amazing, teacher-run progressive public high school. During the summer of 2006, she was awarded a New Visions grant to study educational and economic development in Guatemala and Venezuela, which led her to pursue an M.A. in international educational development at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her concentration is in human rights and peace education, and she co-directs a new student organization devoted to social change through the arts. She is committed to serving NYC youth, and looks forward to both teaching and applying to Ph.D. programs in philosophy and urban educational reform this fall. She is excited to be part of Global Potential and hopes all students can have an opportunity like this someday.