Sarah Press

I am the co-founder of CommuniTeach (http://communiteach.com), a website that matches neighbors based on their skills so they can meet in person and learn for free from one another

I want to transform the way we think about learning and help people to recognize that everyone is both a teacher who should feel empowered to share their skills and a learner who can benefit from the vast amount of community knowledge in their neighborhoods.

After graduating from UNC with a minor in Social Entreneurship, I accepted a position as a management consultant at Bain and Company to refine my skills in finance and strategic planning in order to be an effective change maker. I also completed a six month externship with the Civic Consulting Alliance, a not-for-profit consulting firm that works to increase the effectiveness of education, transportation, and workforce development in Chicago. Recently, I have accepted a position as the Project Manger for i.c. stars, an organization that uses project based training to teach information technology and leadership skills to unemployed Chicagoans, to help them become not only successfully employed but also community leaders. In college, I also researched microfinance, interned at Ashoka, and founded a tutoring program that provided free private tutoring for the children of all UNC staff. My varied experiences in the citizen sector have all served to reinforce my two primary passions – education and community building. CommuniTeach, a sustainable social enterprise focused on connecting neighbors and building relationships through free learning, represents the evolved ideal of this passion.