Alex Hartley has a Master's of Education expected in May 2014 from UMass Boston and a Bachelor's in Neuroscience and Behavior and Psychology from Wesleyan University in 2010. She has experience teaching science in Boston Public Schools through the Boston Teacher Residency and has led workshops for high school students at the South End Technology Center in Boston. Her career has focused on education, including administrative roles assisting schools in Washington D.C. and experience teaching physics, biology, and French to middle school students through the Breakthrough Collaborative in Philadelphia.