Elyse Alter is the Associate Director for Sphere, focusing on vision, strategy, and expansion of its content library. She is an experienced middle and high school educator and curriculum writer who has taught various technology and social studies courses in both urban and rural schools. In addition to her work in the K-12 space, she has led adult education classes and supported the creation of the Project for the Study of the 21st Century, a project focused on finding new ways to explore and tell stories through nonpartisan content and discussions. She is focused on applying her graduate degrees in instructional technology from Teachers College of Columbia University and education and human development from George Washington University to advance civic culture through civil discourse in the K-12 space. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and baby girl.