Ben Stein

Ben Stein hails from the city of Pittsburgh, PA where he spent his time cheering for the Penguins. He joined Playworks in 2005 as a program coordinator in San Francisco where he lived and worked for two years. In 2007, Ben became an program manager, supervising nine schools in East Oakland, where he spent another two years.

Currently, Ben is a trainer for Playworks and develops curriculum for trainings. He has trained adults and other youth workers all across the country to work with kids from pre-kindergarten through high school. In addition, he's provided technical assistance to the staff at many playgrounds around the country. Ben is also responsible for our internal training of our own trainers as well.

In his spare time, he rides his bike and travels the world!