Dr. Powell joined Amp Up NYC in 2014 as the Director of Programs. Bryan is a musician and music educator with elementary, secondary, and college teaching experience. Dr. Powell is an adjunct professor of music and education who teaches at Hunter College and Bergen Community College and also facilitates online Masters and Doctoral level courses for Boston University. Additionally, Bryan is a leader of the Association for Popular Music Education, an organization dedicated to promoting and advancing popular music at all levels of education.Prior to joining Amp Up NYC, Bryan served as the Executive Director of GOAL- Giving Open Access to Learning, an educational nonprofit organization based in East Harlem, NY that focuses on youth development through high quality enrichment programming and social and emotional education. From 2003-2008, Bryan taught in the New York City public school system as a full time music teacher, where he served as a Project ARTS Liaison and a Hunter College Mentor Teacher.Bryan has a Bachelor of Music degree from Pepperdine University, a Masters degree in Education from Chapman University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Boston University. He recently received certification in the Developing Leaders Program for Nonprofit Professionals from the Columbia Business School. Bryan is member of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music, the National Association for Music Education, the Association for Popular Music Education, and the Association for Technology in Music Instruction. His research interests include alternative music education, informal learning practices, popular music education, urban education, philosophy of music education, and community music research.