Joseph is the Director of Business Development at Spongelab Interactive, an education technology company. He helped develop the Entrepreneur’s Toolkit Workshop Series and the Future Leaders program for youth at the MaRS Discovery District. He has a degree in Social Justice and Global Education from OISE. He has written on topics of science, innovation and education for NOW Magazine, the Globe and Mail, Financial Post and Yonge Street. He also founded Toronto think-tank the Treehouse Group in 2009.
He was also formerly a Model Schools for Inner Cities (MSIC) Teaching & Learning Coach at the Toronto District School Board (TDSB),supports students and teachers by building capacity related to 21st century skills, specifically focusing on nurturing the development of Communication, Collaboration, Creation and Critical Thinking through TDSB STEM, Early Years Literacy and Numeracy initiatives.
To learn more, connect with Joseph via Twitter @RomanoJ and Linkedin