Our TEAM

Kenja Farquharson

Project Manager 
As our resident problem-solver and innovator,  Kenja is responsible for overseeing the development of our career-readiness courses and social media strategy.  Kenja has a passion for youth education and empowerment. This Kool Nerd is excited for the opportunity to help build talent pipelines of Black & Latinx youth to high demand careers. 

Kenja holds a Masters and Bachelor of Arts in Public Health from the University of Pennsylvania. When she is not keeping us together at Kool Nerd Connect, Kenja can be found binging Netflix. She currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her short-hair cat, Ella.

Joseph Torres

Content Development Manager 

Joseph Torres is the Digital Content Curation Manager at Kool Nerd Connect. His role is to coordinate, oversee, and aid in producing and distributing all our digital content. Joseph’s love for photography and film has led him to where he is today– bringing fun and “kool” ideas to life. When Joseph’s not working at Kool Nerd, you can find him enjoying time with his wife and their two dogs.

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