VP of Education Issues

AMINDA GENTILE is vice president for education issues and she is also the director of the UFT Teacher Center, a professional development network providing research-driven, school-based support to schools and districts at more than 350 sites throughout New York City. She coordinates with the New York State Education Department and the New York City Department of Education the design and delivery of professional development focused on literacy, mathematics and technology.

Collaborating with institutions of higher education, Aminda oversees the Teacher Center’s efforts to create and offer graduate courses to prepare teachers for certification in the sciences, mathematics and technology. In addition, she is involved in many major school reform efforts at the state and national level.

Aminda serves on both the New York State Teacher Center Task Force and the American Federation of Teachers Education Committee. She works closely with other AFT locals, spearheading the design and development of professional development models in other states. She frequently makes presentations on improving teacher effectiveness, building collaborative schools and restructuring for student achievement at local and national conferences.

During her teaching career, Aminda taught all grades of elementary school as well as remedial reading and remedial math. She received her B.A. degree from St. John’s University and her master’s from Hofstra University.