Es-pranza Humphrey received her BA in History at the University of New Haven and her MA in American Studies at Columbia University. She is a Lead Educator with Poster House and has extensive experience working with teens, having planned, organized, and facilitated myriad events for high school students. She also served as a mentor to and supervisor of an award-winning, year-long teen program at New-York Historical Society. Additionally, she has taught students both in person and virtually at different organizations around the New York area. She helped Poster House achieve new goals, including the development of our first educator’s guide for high school teachers, co-facilitation of our successful College Night series, and co-mentorship of an academic-year intern, all while continuing to develop content and facilitate programming for students and lifelong learners.

Gabriella Kula is a New York City-based freelance museum educator with a BA in Art History from the University of Michigan and an MS in Museum Education from Bank Street College of Education, where she wrote her thesis in mindfulness practices used in museum education. She has worked in the gallery and curatorial worlds, and currently serves as an educator for school, family, adult, and access groups at The Noguchi Museum, The Jewish Museum, and Poster House. Gabriella’s goal is to offer students challenging and fun experiences with observation, interpretation, and art-making that deepen imaginations, build bridges, and inspire dreams of new possibilities for the world.

Maya Varadaraj is a visual artist and part-time educator. Maya received her BFA in Apparel Design from the Rhode Island School of Design before completing an MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been exhibited internationally at Vitra Design Museum, Museo Del Disseny Barcelona, Sakshi Gallery, Mana Contemporary New Jersey, Medium Tings, and Assembly Room New York. She has been featured in publications such as Juxtapoz, Platform Magazine, and We Make Money Not Art.

​​Imani Parkinson is an arts educator and maker based in New York City. Imani is currently training as a holistic nutritionist, bridging her interest in wellness and art as tools of healing in community spaces.

Sierra Van Ryck deGroot (she/her) is the Assistant Director of Education at Poster House in NYC. She has a BA in Art, Design, and Interactive Media; Fine Art; and Art History from Seton Hall University and an MSEd in Museum Education from Bank Street College of Education. She is one half of the co-presidential leadership team, affectionately known as “The Sierras,” of the National Emerging Museum Professionals Network, as well as a co-editor for Viewfinder, the NAEA Museum Education Journal. In her free time, Sierra can be found on Twitter talking museums, visiting a museum, or eating at an NYC Dig Inn.

Samantha Hirsch is the Director of Education at Poster House where she is responsible for the breadth of educational opportunities for families and students. Prior to joining Poster House, Samantha was Producer of Public Programming at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. She has also worked in development at UJA-Federation of New York and helped establish Early Childhood theatrical programming at Storahtelling. Samantha received her MSEd from the Graduate Program in Educational Theatre at the City College of New York.