Dr. Rebecca Greenfeld is an assistant professor of Liberal Arts at CIA. Among the classes she teaches are Mathematical Foundations, Survey of Mathematics, College Algebra, Introduction to Statistics, Calculus, and Personal Finance.
Before joining the CIA faculty in 2023, Dr. Greenfeld built a diverse career in education, holding teaching and leadership roles across multiple institutions. She served as a part-time faculty member in Special Education at Youngstown State University in Ohio and worked as a teacher trainer, independent consultant, and facilitator for the New York State United Teachers Education Learning Trust in Albany, NY. Her academic contributions also include serving as a dissertation content expert at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ.
In a career spanning over 30 years in K–12 education, Dr. Greenfeld taught mathematics, STEM, personal finance, and coached the FIRST Robotics team in the Brewster Central School District. She was also a mathematics teacher at Soundview Preparatory School in North Tarrytown, NY. Earlier in her career, she worked as a substitute teacher in the Yorktown Central and Blind Brook Rye School districts, where she also held support roles as a teacher’s aide and computer aide.
Her commitment to excellence in education has been recognized nationally. She received the 2022 Distinguished Educator of Personal Finance Award from Next Generation Personal Finance and was nominated for the 2019 President’s Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
She holds a Doctor of Education from Grand Canyon University of Phoenix, a master’s degree in the Art of Teaching Secondary Mathematicsfrom Manhattanville College in NY, and a bachelor’s degree in Mathematicsfrom SUNY Purchase. Additionally, Dr. Greenfeld earned certifications through Project Lead the Way to teach Aerospace Engineering, Introduction to Engineering Design, and Principles of Engineering Design.
Dr. Greenfeld is a member of the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association, New York United Teachers, Next Generation Personal Finance, and Project Lead the Way, a national leader in STEM education and career and technical education.
Outside the classroom, she can be found antiquing, participating in auctions, reading mystery novels, playing scrabble, completing SUDOKU puzzles, evaluating 4H public speaking presentations, and watching a variety of foreign murder mystery shows.