Ruchi Shah is Athena's Communities of Practice Post-Baccalaureate Fellow. She supports the execution of Athena's multiple communities of practice, specifically the Applied Learning team's administration, programming, and facilitation work. Ruchi has a background in curriculum development through her work with the Immigrant History Initiative and believes that successful learning communities utilize and deepen collective knowledge. She holds a BA in American Studies from Barnard College, with dual minors in Educational Studies and Economics.