Sam Purdy

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I have worked in education since graduating from Yale - and even before graduation, as a teacher, co-director, and board member of the Ulysses S. Grant Foundation Program, where I discovered my love of working in and around schools. I have worked in many roles in this field - middle school teacher, department chair, team leader, program director, administrator intern, administrator-coach, professional development facilitator - and have spent the most time at the New Haven-based education nonprofit where I currently work. I have lived in New Haven since 2015 and am married to Emma Sokoloff-Rubin YC '11 YLS '18, who works and teaches at Yale Law School. We have two kids and belong to Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel, where I serve on the board.

I received my Bachelor of Arts in History from Yale College in 2010 and a Master of Education in School Leadership from Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2017.

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Director of Engagement, Connecticut RISE Network