Nicolas Sera-leyva
Co-Executive Director at Center for Digital Resilience
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolNicolas Sera-leyva is a community-focused digital security educator and nonprofit leader with eight years driving global digital rights, training, and community programs across the US, Europe, and MENA. Currently Co-Executive Director at the Center for Digital Resilience, he has progressed through roles from community manager to director-level program operations, blending visual arts and design sensibilities with communications and digital safety practice. He previously led projects at SMEX and LevelUpCC, connecting and supporting networks of digital safety trainers and practitioners. Based in New York, Nicolas combines hands-on program design, public relations experience, and international fieldwork to scale resilient training ecosystems. Notably, his background in fine and studio arts informs a creative approach to pedagogy and community engagement in technical safety topics.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Fine and Studio Arts, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Fine and Studio Arts, Cum Laude at Marist CollegeInternational Internship Program, Web & Graphic Design, International Internship Program, Web & Graphic Design at Imperial College LondonBachelor of Arts - BA, Fine and Studio Arts, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Fine and Studio Arts, Cum Laude at Istituto Lorenzo de' MediciSocial Sciences Module, Southeast Asian Studies, Social Sciences Module, Southeast Asian Studies at Mahidol University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (3)
trainer10
levelup10
php9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (1)
levelupcc/level-up
Nov 2017 - Mar 2018
LevelUp project website
Contributions:240 commits, 1 PR, 915 pushes in 3 months
curriculumphplevelupproject-websitetrainer
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