Jeffrey Hersh

Teacher/Mentor

Education

Jeff earned is B.A. in English and Creative Writing from Hofstra University in New York. Then he earned his Masters in the Arts of Teaching from The State University of New York at Stony Brook. Alas, that wasn’t enough education for Jeff… He then earned is Masters in Fine Arts in the Cinematic Arts from the University of Southern California. Apparently, Jeff really loves going to school!

Experience

Jeff started his professional career as an English teacher on Long Island. Since then he’s taught students in and around Los Angeles and Pasadena while also enjoying a career writing for screens and comic book panels. Jeff teaches all sorts of subjects, specializing in humanities. Some of his favorite subjects to teach are literature, writing, history, social sciences, fine arts and filmmaking.

Fun Facts and Hobbies

  • Corgis are his favorite type of dog. Black cats are his favorite type of cat. Penguins are his favorite non-corgi animal. Snorlax is his favorite Pokémon.
  • Jeff loves going to movies, reading novels and comic books, live music and art museums. He's always excited to discuss all his favorite books, bands, films and shows and hear everything about yours!
  • Jeff is originally from Long Island, just outside New York City… so when it comes to pizza and bagels, he insists there’s no place like home.
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