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Kristina Mazzarelli

Senior Project Manager

What I like most about my role within the Center…

The team and their support, how we’re given the space to grow, and being a small part in helping kids improve their literacy.

What I believe in

Representation. Being open-minded, willing to learn, and willing to admit when you’re wrong. And working with a team who support one another on every level and boost each other up both professionally and personally.

Previous work highlights

I worked in TV production for over seven years on some of my favorite shows. Highlights for me were working with some of the best people around, having a (mostly) complete IMDB page, seeing my name in the credits, and the handful of times the art department used my name on props and set decorations… sadly most of them never made it on screen, but I did get to keep some of them!

Favorite book

Books that have stuck with me years after reading them – A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra and The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs. I’m also a sucker for Historical Fiction and anything involving time travel or multiple/alternate universes. Always open to book recs!

Fun fact

A friend and I watch While You Were Sleeping every year either on or around Christmas. The tradition started when we were roommates in LA one year when neither of us went home for the holidays and we’ve kept it up across almost ten years, multiple moves, and now living across the country from each other. But c’mon, you can’t go wrong with Sandy B, Bill Pullman, the lean, and the most realistic portrayal of a family in any Rom-Com ever made.

Education

BFA – Visual Communications Design – University of Hartford
MA – TV, Radio, Film – Syracuse University

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Featured Blog Posts

October 28, 2026 Wendy Vaulton, Associate Director, Early Interventions

Five Ways to Lead From Where You Sit

Here are five practical ways you can lead from any role by building trust, modeling positive behaviors, solving problems, communicating clearly, and sharing your why.

October 9, 2026 Heather Rodman, Literacy Trainer

When Someone Sees You as a Writer

Discover how to put the writer, not the writing, at the center of writing conferences for students to see themselves as writers.

September 28, 2026 Cindy Downend, Director

What Coaches Need to Succeed: A Research-Informed Model for Supporting Coaches

Coaching can be one of the most rewarding roles in a school, but it can also be isolating. Coaches occupy a unique space: they are not administrators, but their role also differs significantly from that of classroom teachers and specialists. Here are 5 things coaches need to thrive.