Maureen Costello

Maureen is a native of New York City whose career led her to move to Montgomery, Alabama ten years ago. The move tested one of her lifelong beliefs: That every American should live in New York for at least a year, and that every New Yorker should live somewhere else for the same amount of time. If that’s not literally possible, she believes, we still all need to learn to understand others’ lived experiences and diverse perspectives.

Drawn to social justice by her own teachers, Maureen’s career has been dedicated to education as a means of change. She spent nearly 20 years in the classroom teaching U.S. History and Economics at a private Catholic high school that emphasized the connection between Christianity and social justice.

Maureen earned her B.A. from The New School University and an M.A. in American History from the New York University Graduate School of Liberal Arts.