Biography
Sierra Berkel is a member of the Reflective Practice Team in the Independent School Teaching Residency Program at Penn GSE.
She graduated from Haverford College with a degree in English and minors in education and psychology in 2018. Her previous experience includes student editor for Haverford's literary journal and research assistant at the library on campus. The Queens, New York, native has also served as an intern at The New York Literary Magazine and as a fellow at Titagya Schools in Dalun, Ghana. She was a four-year member and captain of the Haverford College varsity women’s basketball team, where she received All-Conference honors and competed in the NCAA tournament.
Sierra began her career at Taft as a teaching fellow, and she earned a Master's of Science in education from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2020. Still at Taft, she currently teaches in the English department and serves as the Interim Director of Penn Teaching Fellows.