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 Staff
Ajay Trivedi
Program Director
Ajay was appointed Program Director after two years as the School Coordinator, serving as the liaison between EDCO Youth Alternative and Boston Public high schools. His administrative duties include enrollment, student support, and day-to-day management of the program. Before coming to EDCO, Ajay worked with youth in Dorchester and Roxbury as an instructor of math, technology, and sign language. He enjoys good food and bad wordplay.
Will Schummers
Teacher, History and Computers
Will has been with the program since 1999, and is the webmaster of this site in addition to being the resident "computer guy" at the program. He graduated with a B.A. in Social Studies Education from Ithaca College and taught in several Massachusetts school districts before coming to EDCO. When he isn't at EDCO, he can often be found playing with his pug, Fidget.
Amber Hathaway
Teacher, English and Humanities
Amber has been with the program since 2006. She received a BS in English Education from Boston University and is currently studying in the Masters of Education program at UMass Boston. She also regularly participates in writing seminars and workshops, including the Boston Teachers Write fellowship at the Boston Athenaeum in 2007 and the Write Boston program on narrative redemptive writing in 2009. When Amber is not teaching or writing, she can be found playing a setlist or two on the video game Rock Band.
Jennifer Patey
Teacher, Math and Science
Jennifer is a recent addition to the EDCO team. She earned a B.S. in Neuroscience and a B.A. in French from the Commonwealth honors program at UMASS Amherst. Some of her favorite life experiences have been gaining her EMT certification, teaching classes at Amherst’s center for literacy, The Literacy Project, and working at Wediko’s summer program for emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth. When Jen is not lesson planning, she can be found with a book and a mug of tea.
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