MAKE THE SHIFT
Pro-Entropic Educational Consulting
Meet the Team
Gabriela Espinosa founded The Shift amidst the collapse of the education system during the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. She works with students, schools, and high-impact nonprofits to harness the power of change for meaningful growth, learning, and innovation. Gabriela previously taught at Horace Mann in NYC, and in several public schools on the small French island of Réunion. She is an alum of Deerfield Academy, Amherst College & the University of Chicago and holds TEFL and RSC certifications. Gabriela speaks five languages and volunteers as a translator for refugee families in her free time.
Elliott R. Weinstein, MPH, M.S. (he, him) is a 5th year clinical-health doctoral candidate at the University of Miami. Elliott has been coaching teens up and through older adults on ways to expand their executive functioning skill since 2018. He joined The Shift in 2023, helping families and schools prepare students for the transition from middle to high school. Elliott is a native New Yorker who enjoys playing racquetball sports (pickleball for the win!), reading at the beach, visiting art museums, and snuggling with his two cats - Tessie and Marty.