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John Umekubo currently serves as the Director of Social Entrepreneurship at the Westside Neighborhood School. Prior to this, he served as the Director of Technology at the St. Matthews Parish School for 13 years, during which he developed the school’s robust makerspace and maker program. John is also a current board member at the reDiscover Center, an education-focused and arts-integrated community makerspace for youth.

Additionally, over the last 2 decades, John Umekubo has been sought after by schools in the LA region and around the country as a consultant. He has helped organizations work through the challenges of implementing design thinking, personalized learning and maker education, project-based learning, and the integration of mobile devices in the classroom.