Joshua Hornick
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Joshua Hornick is a noted figure in law and education who currently lives in Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,819, making it the largest community in Hampshire County . The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts...

. His work has had an impact on the lives of a wide range of successful individuals. (See his entries in Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in American Education.)

Hornick co-founded the Community Capital Bank of Brooklyn (since acquired by Carver Bancorp
Carver Bancorp
Carver Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company of Carver Federal Savings Bank. It is a public company, and notable for being the only black-managed bank on NASDAQ and one of only 11 black-managed publicly traded companies, making it the largest black-owned financial institution in the United...

), and according to his website, helped "rescue the ailing City National Bank
City National Bank (New Jersey)
City National Bank is a regional bank headquartered in Newark, New Jersey with seven branches in the New York metropolitan area. It is the second largest African-American owned and operated commercial bank within a 75-mile radius of New York City .The bank is a subsidiary of City National...

 of New Jersey."

In a significant career change, he gave up law and began teaching science and education in New York City. He taught in New York for several years before moving to Amherst where he founded the innovative homeschooling community Pathfinder Learning Center, now known as North Star: Self-directed Learning for Teens
North Star (education)
North Star: Self Directed Learning for Teens is a center for community-based education in Hadley, MA, founded in 1996. Founded by two middle school teachers, North Star's mission is to help teenagers find ways to learn and excel outside of traditional high school...

.

Hornick continues to serve as Board President of North Star. He also teaches robotics at Holyoke Community College
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke Community College is a state-funded public two-year community college located in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It offers associate degrees as well as a transfer program for students to earn credits for transfer to other colleges...

 and is active as a leadership coach with CoachVille.

He also teaches math to a group of high school students in Greenfield, Massachusetts, who think he is a pretty fantastic guy.

One of Joshua Hornick's hobbies is creating wikipedia pages, specifically about himself.

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