Summary
Magdalena Sowder is an experienced educator and program coordinator with 11 years of hands-on work in community development, project logistics, and STEM education. A returned Peace Corps volunteer, she has led classroom instruction for hundreds of students, restarted a national literary magazine in Guinea, and helped mobilize community projects like a computer lab and youth club. Currently coordinating academic projects and events for WISE RP in Ann Arbor, she combines data-driven logistics experience from roles at Kyruus and MIT with a passion for environmental sustainability and gender-focused development. Magdalena’s background in media arts, engineering design, and analytics enables her to translate grassroots needs into sustainable programs and clear communications. Colleagues value her for blending classroom pedagogy, cross-cultural leadership, and practical program implementation to deliver measurable community impact.
11 years of coding experience
Engineering Certificate, Design Concentration, Engineering Certificate, Design Concentration at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Bachelor's Degree, Media Arts and Sciences, Bachelor's Degree, Media Arts and Sciences at Wellesley College
English, French