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We’re excited to be working with a fantastic group of young New Yorkers in the 2015 Learning Together fellowship program. This year’s fellows are:
ICNY’s trainers for the 2015 Learning Together fellowship program are:
Dr. Henry Goldschmidt is the Director of Education Programs at the Interfaith Center of New York. He is a cultural anthropologist, community educator, and scholar of religious diversity. In his work at ICNY, Henry develops education programs for a number of audiences, including teachers and students in New York schools. He received his Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and has taught religious studies and anthropology at Wesleyan University and elsewhere. He is the author of Race and Religion among the Chosen Peoples of Crown Heights (Rutgers University Press, 2006), as well as a number of scholarly and popular essays on American religious diversity. He is a native New Yorker, and lives in Brooklyn with his wife and children.
Kelly Siegel-Stechler is the Co-Trainer and Outreach Coordinator for the Learning Together fellowship program. She brings to the table an extensive background in youth leadership training, outreach, and development. Kelly has worked for a variety of educational programs focusing on diversity and citizenship, including the United Nations Foundation’s Global Classrooms program, ICNY’s Debate in the Neighborhood program, and Camp Rising Sun at the Louis August Jonas Foundation. She currently serves as Program Manager for the CUNY Institute for Education Policy and Chief Program Officer at Foundations for Leadership. Kelly holds a B.A. in International Relations and an M.A. in Politics, both from New York University. She lives in Queens with her husband and two cats.