Creator and Author of Varsity Brands Believe In You SEL Curriculum Tools
Aaron is the creator and author of the Varsity Brands Believe In You SEL curriculum tools and Student Empowerment Journals. He has co-authored several nationally recognized curriculum projects and specializes in web-based content delivery. Additionally, he is the Executive Director of OPEN – the Online Physical Education Network driven by Varsity Brands and BSN SPORTS. Aaron’s passion for equity of access and community empowerment began over 20 years ago and has continued to guide his professional journey.
He began his teaching career as a New York City public school teacher and is currently a part-time faculty member in SUNY Cortland’s Physical Education Department.
The Varsity Brands and BSN SPORTS teams believed that Aaron’s crazy vision of providing free curriculum resources was the right thing to do for teachers and for the kids that they serve. Aaron joined the BSN SPORTS family in 2014 and since that time, the OPEN project has grown into a community of more than 100,000 educators and has served over 50 million students worldwide with more than 4 million downloads. Aaron now brings his empowering enthusiasm to the Believe In You platform with a focus on providing all teachers and students with SEL tools and solutions.
