Siva Ramakrishnan

Experience

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  NYC Department of Education

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2008

  Middle School Science Teacher

  I taught hands-on, inquiry based science to middle schoolers coming from low-income families, trained new teachers at my school and for District 15, and developed new curricula. Favorite memory: yearly overnight trips with my 7th graders to the Pocono Environmental Education Center. Tracking animals by their scat and footprints, night hikes, and roasting marshmallows -- what could be better? The answer: nothing.

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  The American Museum of Natural History

  Jan 2009 - Mar 2013

  Manager of the Adventures in Science program

  I managed programs that introduced children grades PreK - 8 to a wide variety of scientific disciplines through thought-provoking, hands-on investigations and interactive tours of Museum exhibits. Three-day workshops and week-long day camps explored topics such as astrophysics, human evolution, robot design, frogs and extreme mammals. I also created a new strand of programming that attracted middle school studentsto the sciences by collaborating with research departments and using cutting-edge digital technologies to introduce them to topics such as evolution, paleontology and astrophysics. Show less

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  The New York Public Library

  Apr 2013 - now

  Provide vision and strategic support for young adult programs and services in 88 neighborhood library branches. Lead a team of talented central managers who support YA branch staff in their day-to-day work with teens. Prioritizing mental health awareness and services, fostering teen voice through creative tech experiences, civics engagement, and workforce readiness opportunities, and providing robust college and career programming. Responsibilities include needs-assessment and program design, staff training, development of a community of practice, curriculum development, budget management, and cultivating partnerships. Show less

  • Director, Young Adult Programs & Services

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Associate Director, Young Adult Services

    Mar 2021 - Sept 2022

  • Associate Director, Youth Literacy and Learning

    Jul 2017 - Feb 2021

  • Associate Director, Out of School Time

    Jan 2015 - Jun 2017

  • Manager, Out of School Time

    Apr 2013 - Dec 2014