Sante Mastriana is a Curriculum Design Manager for the Close Up Foundation and holds a Master’s in Education from Hunter College. Sante originally joined Close Up as a Program Instructor after working for several years as a classroom teacher in a Title 1 school in the Bronx, NY. Sante has conducted professional development at schools and conferences in over a dozen different states and brings his experiences as a classroom teacher and a Close Up Instructor to the forefront in designing sessions. Sante’s primary goal in providing professional development is that every participant complete the session equipped with knowledge and materials that can be implemented immediately in real- world settings.