Cedar Street Collaborative

Han Hogan-Rigg MA, CCHW has worked in public service work for the past 10 years, first as an educator and then as a community health worker. They began their career at al Quds-Bard College, in an environment full of incredible activists and educators but also often marred by political violence and uncertainty. Later, Han taught in Nablus and then New York City, leading classes in both high school and adult education. They are CELTA certified in teaching ESOL. They felt pulled to to apply the skills they learned teaching to a career in community health after seeing how consistently trauma (and often poverty) was a complicating factor in their students' lives, no matter where their students were from or how old they were. 

As a community health worker, Han has specifically worked with patients in the LGBTQ+ community, patients living with HIV, and patients with a current or past history of substance use or chronic illness. They have helped clients with a variety of case managment needs, from rent assistance to benefits like SNAP and MassHealth. Han brings their experiences as a teacher and community health worker into their work in risk reduction and life coaching. They value everyone's right to make their own choices about their lives, but feels that those choices should be rooted in education and knowledge whenever possible. Han deeply believes that as members of a community, it is our obligation to take care of each other in whatever way we can.

Han offers notary public services as well if needed.

David Jay MAT Hisotry, B.A. Political Science (Merrimac, Salem State University) has been an educator for over 20 years and currently works as a public schools high school history teacher. He's taught teaching middle school history in Stoneham Public Schools, taught and administered the Fenway and Harvard Square Kaplan Test Prep and ESL schools, and currently serves as on faculty in the Lawrence Public School system teaching both ESL and History.  HIs mentorship includes standardized test preparation, competency and proficiency in AP US history, Western Civilization, and English Language Learners/ESL.  

Learning history is about learning the narrative as well as using primary sources to inform comprehension of historical concepts, their impacts, and the critique of diverging historical perspectives.  

David also minored in music theory in undergrad with a broad understanding of musical concepts, creation, music history, and the intersection betweeen history, culture and musical evolution

Jerome Falcone PhD Pharmacology (University of Washington/ BS PHarmacology from Stony Brook) - Jerome can provide support with students focusing on proficiencies in Chemistry, Biology, and Anatomy and Physiology, and is especially interested in providing support for students pursuing support in pre-med, bio-research or other lab sciences careers.

I like meeting students where they're at while fostering a passion for the intricacies of the natural world, the comprehension and undestanding of scientific processes and the scientific method.   I am proficient in both hands on laboratory and pathology procedures as well as text book learning and knowledge foundation. 

Lizzie MchEachern studied computer science undergrad at UMass Lowell. She is a scientist with proficies in computer programming, systems administrations, use of Windows, MacOS, Linux, and can provide support with students interested in developing coding skills including C/C++, Prototyping and Development. She loves fostering an understanding of project works involving electronics, computing, and 3-D Printing from concept to construct. 

Lizzie is also a peer support specialist with comptency areas involving neurodivergent learners, LGBTQIA+ identities, and autodidactic learners.  

I seek to help people make connections and develop an understanding through connecting ideas, concepts and specific details to a larger tapestry of constructs and paradigms.