She holds an M.Ed. in Deaf Education from Boston University, and taught deaf children with special needs in a bilingual, bicultural classroom at the Learning Center for the Deaf, and at Horace Mann School. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics from Bard College at Simon’s Rock. She applied her background in bilingual education and language-learning methodologies to her classes in Yiddish as a second language for adults at the Boston Workmen’s Circle. She teaches occasional web development classes with Girl Develop It, and is an alumna of General Assembly’s web development immersive program.