Bonnie Flaherty is the Manager of the College & Career Pathways Institute at LaGuardia Community College. Bonnie has worn many hats in education, including teaching and training teachers in the CUNY Start program, teaching middle school and high school English in rural Iowa, and developing curriculum and assessments for educational publishers. She is currently pursuing her EdD in Instructional Leadership at St. John’s University, with a focus on higher education, curriculum development, and educational theory.