Gena is an educator at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, where she has taught Theater, Film, and Interdisciplinary Studies for over ten years. In addition to teaching, she has written and directed more than ten mainstage productions at Saint Ann’s. Gena is also a senior education fellow for the Hamilton Education Program at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and hosts their weekly Book Breaks program. She holds a bachelor’s in American Studies from Barnard College, an M.F.A. in Musical Theater Writing from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and an MA in American History from Gettysburg College.