our team
Learning Design, Innovation,
& Technology
MEd Harvard University
Kate Strangfeld
founder | producer |
chief learning designer
Applied Physics
PhD Student, Harvard University
Audrey von Raesfeld
science consultant
and writer
Heide Baron
science consultant
and writer
Felicia Ho
science consultant |
illustrations
Chemical Biology
PhD Student, Harvard University
Cellular and Molecular Biology
BA Student, Harvard University
Daisy Chang
science educator | curriculum review
Integrative Biology
BA Student, Harvard University
Teaching & Teacher Leadership
MEd Student, Harvard University
Emily Parke
afterschool program
leader
Daisy Chang
science educator | curriculum review
Daisy holds a chemistry & biochemistry degree and is currently pursuing her master’s degree at Harvard Graduate School of Education in Teaching and Teacher Leadership. She aims to support learning through creative teaching methods and exploring with project-based learning to equip students with essential knowledge that allows them to tackle future challenges.
Emily Parke
afterschool science and cooking club leader
Emily is a junior at Harvard University studying Integrative Biology, and she is so excited to be teaching Science of Cooking again! When she isn’t learning as many animal facts as she can (did you know Greenland sharks can live for more than 250 years?), she loves teaching, cooking, and (most importantly) eating. She looks forward to encouraging students to develop their cooking skills, tinker with recipes, and learn the science behind some of their favorite foods both inside and outside of the classroom
Ann Mendoza
educator | consultant for lab & lesson design
Ann is a cooking and nutrition instructor in the Boston area. She received her bachelor's degree at Boston University and her master's degree in Tufts University with a concentration in nutrition and public health throughout. Ann focuses on community health and connecting communities to nutrition education in cultural humility. Most of her nutrition education audience includes older adults and children. In the last three years, she has worked as an educator for grades K-8, teaching school children practical cooking skills, food safety and nutrition basics. Most recently, she has partnered with Compassion Link to create a nutrition program for Bahamian children, grades 3-4, based on the Ministry of Health's nutrition guide. She is excited to center her work in nutrition education curriculums and development.
our interns
From day one, we aimed to include high schoolers on our design team to help us test out our activities and contribute their own ideas.
Tindra
Tindra enjoys eating brownie batter, baking bread, and making desserts for her family. Her favorite field of science is chemistry; what more could you ask for than making stuff explode, watching magic unfold, and baking?!
Naomi
Naomi bakes cakes and enjoys experimenting with how to improve upon her recipes. Physics is her favorite science study, especially solving circular motion problems.
Isa
Isa loves all things match (especially matcha ice cream) and electron configurations. She wants to study neuroscience in the future.
Sofia
Sofia loves making ginger cookies and eating rice. She loved a science lab where she made cookies to test the differences between baking soda and baking powder.
Martina
Martina loves bandeja paisa or ajiaco. Her favorite lab was where she used a variety of acids to attempt to make paneer.
Zoe
Zoe enjoys studying anatomy and physiology and will eat anything oat-based.