Leonisa Ardizzone

Teaches at Continuing Professional Studies at Bank

Leonisa Ardizzone, EDd, has been a science educator for more than 20 years. She is currently the President and Founder of Storefront Science, a science-based program and playspace in Upper Manhattan. She started her career as a middle and high school science teacher and was an assistant professor at Adelphi University and Fordham University. From 2006 – 2011, she served as the Executive Director of the Salvadori Center. Under her leadership, the Center became one of the leading math and science organizations in New York City public schools. Dr. Ardizzone has numerous education publications to her credit, including the book Getting My Word Out: Voices of Urban Youth Activists (SUNY press, 2007). Dr. Ardizzone earned her EdD from Teachers College, Columbia, and her MEd in Secondary Science Education from Western Washington University. Her BA is in Biology from Ithaca College, NY.