Shoshi Doza, born in Dhaka, Bangladesh grew up in Queens, New York. Shoshi graduated magna cum laude from Queens College, City University of New York with a Bachelor’s in Sociology and Speech Language Pathology. Currently pursuing Masters of Teaching at Pace University. Shoshi has been involved in community leadership since she was in her teens. During her time as a youth leader & organizer in DRUM (Desis Rising Up & Moving), Shoshi, conducted many school/street outreach programs to increase the organization’s membership base of South Asian youths. She also co-created skills-based workshops, worked on leadership development, and ran campaigns. She was involved in campaigns and coalition work, which successfully created policy changes in the New York City Department of Education to promote transparency on school discipline issues. Shoshi also joined Dignity in Schools Campaign- New York as a Coordinator in March 2011. In 2018, she became a New York City Teaching Fellow. When not teaching, Shoshi loves traveling, spending time with her friends and family, and continues to be committed to fighting for Social Justice.
