Dr. Elizabeth Santiago is writer, teacher and learning experience design professional residing in Boston. Currently, she is teaching creative writing courses at Grub Street, working on a young adult novel to be released by Lee and Low in the spring of 2022, and launching a website called The Untold Narratives. Previously, she was the Chief Program Officer at the national nonprofit, MENTOR, where she was responsible for and actively involved in the management of programs and services for a wide range of stakeholders in the youth development and mentoring field.
Elizabeth gained extensive experience in program management and development, learning design, curriculum development, training and professional development with organizations such as Jobs for the Future, Simmons College, Babson College, Houghton Mifflin, and World Education. She has specific experience in working with vulnerable or marginalized youth and the systems and people that serve them.
She has taught high school equivalency courses within school districts, community-based organizations and through unions, and managed the GED/high school equivalency program at the Harriet Tubman House in Boston, MA. She has also built a professional development service for teachers and principals designing education programs for first generation college goers.
