Dr. Sarah Bennison

CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Dr. Sarah Bennison is an educator, scholar, activist and social entrepreneur. She is on the faculty of New York University where teaches a course entitled Education, Mattering and the American Dream: Understanding Achievement Culture. Dr. Bennison began her teaching career in NYC public schools in the South Bronx and has taught in schools and universities for thirty years. She is the creator of the Mattering Movement Curriculum and is a published author who speaks to school communities throughout the United States. Dr. Bennison founded the Trinity School (NYC) Office of Public Service, a thought-leading social impact and service learning initiative, and she is the founder of children's sleepwear company for social good BennisonGives which supports maternal and infant health locally and globally.

Dr. Bennison holds a Ph.D. from NYU; an M.A. from Columbia University; an M.A. from Columbia Teachers College; and a B.A. from Smith College.