“Peace Pocket”

Serena Robinett is an Education Specialist at Soundtrap, a Spotify company. She works with districts, schools, and teachers to support them in utilizing Soundtrap in their classrooms. She aspires to support teachers and students in developing their creativity and sharing their individual voices by using Soundtrap. Prior to joining Soundtrap, Serena was the Instrument Music Director at a middle school in Queens and a technology teacher at a K-8 school in Harlem.

Lev Parsons is a physics and astronomy educator in both formal and informal spaces. Since 2018 he has developed 3 educational apps available on the iOS app store and is currently working on a startup whose mission is to democratize VR education. When he’s not working on tech projects, he loves designing and sewing costumes.

Kate is the Director of Instructional Design in the Boot Camps division of online education provider, 2U. She oversees the development of intensive short courses that teach adults in-demand technology skills. She's worked at the intersection of media, tech and education for over 15 years and obsesses over the ways those things influence our culture--and how we can harness them for good! Before working at 2U, Kate was lucky enough to geek out on this stuff with fellow nerds at Mouse, the San Francisco Film Society and the Jacob Burns Film Center.