Sasha Bjerken Cohen (he/them/any) serves as the After-school Programs Leader. With his experience as a long-time swim teacher and burgeoning art educator, Sasha approaches after-school with a value of improvising and learning by doing. Born in Manhattan, NY, now living in Southern VT, Sasha graduated from Bennington College in Dance, Visual Arts, and Creative Writing. He has since worked with children, adults, and seniors in a variety of contexts including: swim lessons & water therapy, painting & drawing workshops, artistic collaboration with world-renowned sculptors, and studying somatics & Eastern praxis. He is enjoying cooking, dancing, swimming, contemplating, and socializing on Abenaki land, colonially known as Southern Vermont.