Catherine Turso is an award winning New York City public school teacher at the NYC iSchool. For many years, Catherine has created opportunities to connect her students with organizations and professionals through mentoring programs and speaker events. As a 20-year resident of Rutherford, NJ, organizing TEDxRutherford is an exciting opportunity to celebrate and share the amazing ideas coming out of one of the best towns in America.

Carl Turso is a business and marketing professional and long-time resident of Rutherford. Serving as an organizer of the TEDx Rutherford team provides an opportunity to help bring this event to life and give something back to the community that has been his home for 20 years.