Sierra Van Ryck deGroot (she/her) is the Assistant Educator, College and University Programs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A proud alumna of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Program at Seton Hall University, Sierra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Seton Hall University in Fine Arts, Art History, and Art and Interactive Media, as well as a Master of Science in Education from Bank Street College of Education, specializing in Museum Education and Childhood Education. During her tenure in the arts and cultural heritage sector, Sierra has become known for her advocacy for arts and cultural workers around salary transparency, actionable equity in hiring and recruitment practices, the abolition of unpaid internships, and the practice of rest. She is proudly born and raised in New Jersey, and is a staunch advocate for the existence of Central Jersey (NJ) and is team pork roll, not Taylor Ham.