Jennifer Fong

1993

Jennifer Fong

Bronx Green-Up

Bronx, New York, United States

Education & Youth Leadership

The Bold Idea:

Bronx Green-Up turned vacant lots into community gardens and provided environmental education to public school children in the Bronx. It was part of the New York Botanical Garden. The organization is no longer operating.

Biography:

EDUCATION UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education, Urban Educational Leadership, A.B.D., 2007 Stanford University School of Education M.A., Education Administration, Policy & Analysis, 2000 Yale University, B.A., 1993 Bronx High School of Science, 1989

EXPERIENCE Mission High School, San Francisco Assistant Principal/Science Teacher 1996-2007 Abu Dhabi International School, United Arab Emirates, Third Grade Teacher 1995-1996 High School for Environmental Studies, New York, NY, Science Teacher, 1994-1995 The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Education Coordinator, 1993-1995, summers 1989-1992

HONORS & AWARDS Gates Millennium Scholar, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2000 Inaugural Year Korean Studies Workshop, 2006 Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Fellow, 2001 (Japan) Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2000 RadioShack National Teacher Award for Teaching Excellence in Science, Mathematics & Technology, 1999-2000 American Association of University Women Career Development Fellowship, 2000 Echoing Green Public Service Fellowship, 1993-1995 GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America, 1993 Yale Softball Academic All-Ivy, 1993 Yale Softball