Meet the people who make NuVu possible.

Saeed is an educator, entrepreneur and former architect. He earned his PhD in Design and Computation from the MIT School of Architecture. His doctoral research focused on teaching creativity, which eventually led into the creation of NuVu. Outside of work, Saeed enjoys building toys and furniture for his two kids, tending to his indoor hydroponic farm, and experimenting with middle eastern recipes.

Saba is an architect and urban designer turned educator and technology entrepreneur. She received her B.Arch from Cal Poly SLO and her Masters in Urban Design at MIT. Prior to founding NuVu, Saba worked on the design of K-12 and higher ed buildings in the US, Middle East and Asia. Saba is also a mixed-media artist and loves to design and build large-scale interactive art installations that use technology and biofeedback to raise social awareness and strengthen community (check out Pulse & Bloom and Grove!). ‍

With over 20 years of project and program leadership experience in both corporate and educational spaces, Karen serves a dual role as Chief of Staff and Director of Admissions. For many she is the first point of contact, and for the staff and coaches she is the backbone of all we do.‍

An educator who joined NuVu over a decade ago when he identified that this school would have been his dream high school experience, Jon has been pivotal in NuVu’s path to success to becoming a full-time school. Creating a dynamic, collaborative learning environment for students to discover what inspires them most fuels his passion to build strong relationships with staff, students, and families each year.‍

Ryan Ferguson is currently Head of Content at NuVuX as well as a Design Coach at NuVu Innovation School. His interdisciplinary background spans across architecture and industrial design with projects designing learning environments, carbon fiber furniture, experimental tools, and industrial equipment. As a designer and maker by nature, he is passionate about sharing his many interests with the next generation of innovators.

A human-centered strategist, designer, researcher, and passionate educator. Nada has an MS in Architectural Design and Research from the University of Michigan, where her work was recognized and exhibited internationally. She has extensive experience in building strategic partnerships and utilizing the human-centered design process in projects that span scale and types.‍

A computer science engineer turned educator, garnished with a passion for Ecosophy. Ayush received their Masters in Education Leadership, Organizations and Entrepreneurship from Harvard Graduate School of Education, where they discovered NuVu as a case study in the “Building Democratic Schools” class under Prof Linda Nathan, and instantly wanted to work here!‍

Heide is a visual storyteller, cartoonist, media artist and scholar. Her interdisciplinary work includes comics journalism about the border, an (in process) graphic novel about WWII and a broad range of cross-platform collaborations. Her scholarly work has explored histories of work and technology and she has taught at the high-school and college level for 25 years.

A graduate of Phillips Andover and Brown University, Jeremy taught English literature and ESL for approx. 15 years in three states before becoming a counselor in January 2023. He’s also worked as a music journalist for publications such as Rolling Stone, The Boston Globe, and Las Vegas Weekly.

Maddie currently works as a Design Coach and Fabrication Lead at NuVu High School, as well as the NuVu Summer Middle School Program Director. She is a NuVu High School alum, where she was first introduced to design, and went on to receive a degree in Industrial Design from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her passion for humanitarian innovation and human-centered design has led to her work with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology D-Lab, and the development of a partnership program in Cape Town, South Africa.