CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER/STORYTELLING COACH

Stephanie LaVardera is an actor and teaching artist who's been working with students of all ages since 2013, combining both her love for storytelling and sharing these skills with others. Before working with Revision Learning, she spent five years working with Story2 as a coach and running the essay feedback program. Stephanie is also currently on the faculty of the Waterwell Drama Program at the Professional Performing Arts School in NYC, and has also taught drama, voice, and speech with various theatres and art organizations, such as Everyman Theatre in Baltimore, Imagination Stage in Bethesda, MD, and Hamlet Isn't Dead and Wingspan Arts in NYC. Stephanie holds an MFA from the George Washington University, and BFA from NYU/Tisch.

DIRECTOR OF COACHING AND CURRICULUM

Roxanna Azari is an award-winning poet, storyteller, and educator. Azari has featured in spaces such as Madison Square Garden, Off-Broadway, the United Nations, PBS, World Channel, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and colleges internationally. As a former Thomas J. Watson Fellowship recipient, Azari created and facilitated poetry and performance workshops with young women in the Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and South-East Asia. Azari holds a BA in English Literature: Creative Writing and Women’s Studies from Wheaton College (MA) and an MSc in Gender, Development and Globalization from the London School of Economics. Azari currently serves as the Director of Coaching and Curriculum for Revision Learning (formally Story2) and an Adjunct Lecturer for the Women's and Gender Department at Hunter College.

PRODUCT + BUSINESS OPS CONSULTANT

Kim Cuomo serves as an advisor to Revision Learning after spending the past 6+ years at Story2. She’s also worked as a product and growth consultant at various early stage startups and is a certified ScrumMaster®. Kim has a background as an actor and producer and holds a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

ESSAY ADVISOR

Emilio Carrero is the managing editor of Southeast Review, and a PhD candidate in creative writing at Florida State University. They have been working with students of all ages since 2017, and have taught courses in creative writing, rhetoric and composition, and English literature. Their creative work has received support from Voices of Our Nations Arts, the Atlantic Center for the Arts, and the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. Their work appears in Leavings Magazine and is forthcoming in Ocean State Review.

ESSAY ADVISOR/STORYTELLING COACH

Amanda Rosenblum has worked in public education and nonprofits for 17 years, and there is nothing that she loves more than learning from young adults. Amanda has provided college counseling and coaching since 2006. She previously worked for Student Leadership Network, supporting a few thousand students annually in leadership development, civic engagement, and their quest to postsecondary education. She currently trains school and nonprofit leaders on building career pathways for young adults. Amanda holds a BA from Dartmouth College, a Masters in Urban Education from The Graduate Center at the City University of New York, and a Senior Leadership certificate from the Columbia University Business School.

ESSAY ADVISOR

Millisa Rosenblum loves storytelling, reading and writing. She has a career in the legal field, from trial management to event planning, document writing to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives. She is a personal trainer and loves supporting others on their journey to wellness.

Millisa most enjoys working with young people, and has mentored and coached children and teenagers in various learning settings, including schools and health clinics.

Millisa Rosenblum has a Bachelor of Applied Science and is currently working towards her R.N. certification. She is the first in her family to graduate from college, and it’s her great joy to work with others as they reach their educational goals.