Maya Pincus

High School Science Teacher

Maya Pincus began her career as a geologist, earning a BA from Oberlin College and an MS from the University of Puerto Rico—Mayagüez. After witnessing the geoscience diversity problem firsthand, she pivoted to Earth science education, earning an MAT from the American Museum of Natural History. Since then, she has worked as a high school science teacher in New York City’s public schools and as an informal educator with the International Ocean Discovery Program, with the goal of making science accessible to everyone through culturally responsive education.

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