Stefan began his educational career as an elementary teacher, during which he ran an increasingly popular Dungeons & Dragons tutoring and mentoring club. He later returned to school himself to advance his knowledge of game design and development, combining his passions to found UnboxEd in 2021. UnboxEd is a nonprofit afterschool program that uses board games and RPGs to engage low-income students in the subjects of Social Emotional Learning, History, STEM and Entrepreneurship. Stefan has previously partnered with Wizards of the Coast to promote Social-Emotional Learning using D&D as well as with PhDs to advance the research on game-based learning in elementary classrooms.
Welcome to Dragon Talk, the official D&D podcast. Hosts Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito interview guests from the Dungeons & Dragons community on how they got started playing the world’s greatest roleplaying game, what creative endeavors D&D has inspired, and what tips they might have playing characters or weaving stories as the Dungeon Master. Check out Greg and Shelly’s book, Welcome to Dragon Talk, available everywhere now!