Sean Means currently teaches U.S. History and Social Justice at Pittsburgh Westinghouse. He believes a district cannot operate within a caste system if it genuinely believes in all children's potential. That said, his short-term goal is to help create a learning environment where the school's teachers will day send their children.
Sean came to Westinghouse as part of the initial Heinz Fellows cohort, a group of ten African-American men who came to Pittsburgh as part of Westinghouse's single-gender academy. Today, he is the last remaining member of that group at Westinghouse and continues the work that started in 2011. Presently, he teaches U.S. History and Social Justice, two curriculums he's constantly trying to find new teaching methods.
Before his time in education, Sean worked in Politics, serving as a staff member for Obama's 2008 campaign. He began as a volunteer, traveling from state to state during the primaries, and eventually was promoted to full-time staff, managing campaign offices in Canton, Ohio, and Davie, Florida. After the election, he moved to D.C., where he was a part of The Presidential Transition team serving in The Department of Foreign Aid. Before his time on the campaign, Sean worked with Basketball New Zealand as an intern.
During the Oceania qualifier, he helped organize the Olympic basketball team's bid summer games in Being.
Sean has received the A+ School's Award for Educational Leadership, the YWCA Award for Social Justice, runner-up for Teacher of the Year, and currently serves as city rep for the Yale National Initiative. He received his undergraduate degree from Morehouse, a master's from Duquesne, and completed his administrative coursework at Robert Morris. He likes watching college football, photography, and bobbing his head to Outkast in his free time. "A-Town, stand-up."