Tori Saia (she/her) is an Educator/Advisor II who works with young people at entrepreneurship & design education-based youth organization, The Possible Zone, in Boston, Massachusetts. There, Tori teaches a range of STEAM-focused courses to BPS high school students as they explore, plan, and launch their own creative endeavors. She grew up in Massachusetts and her favorite teacher ever is her mother, a multi-faceted artist, who taught Tori that creativity, care, and curiosity are vital.

As a trained English Language Arts teacher, she believes deeply in literacy as a liberatory practice and served for three years as a high school English teacher in Greater Boston. Tori has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Gender Studies from Columbia University and a Master of Arts in Teaching in English education from Tufts University. Before joining The Possible Zone, she worked for several years in various civic education non-profits as a part of small teams supporting a range of pilot programs – from promoting media literacy education to supporting youth social action projects to training teachers to implement inquiry-based learning. Outside of work, Tori can be found reading, gardening, or baking for family and friends.