Meet Our Team
More than 100 individuals make up our regional and national staff. Each of us brings our unique perspectives and experiences, but we’re united by the belief in the potential of all students, and are driven to be part of the solution.
National Staff

Michael Allen, Ed.D.
Postsecondary Leadership Coach
“I am motivated by the unique opportunity that our generation…”

Cynthia Amaya
Director of Curriculum Design

Courtney Anderson
Director of Teacher Development

Andrea Anstett
Senior Director of External Affairs
“I believe that a college degree can be a microphone,…”

Vanessa Baffour-Singletary
Manager of Operational Support
“I am inspired by all the advocates before me who…”

Tamika N. Ball
Senior Director of Learning Design
“As a ’07 Teach For America corps member, I began…”

Kim Barboza
Manager of Individual Giving
“I view development work as a part of community care;…”

Stephen Barker
Director of Communications
“I’m a first-generation college grad and I am motivated to…”

Dr. Beth Bazer
Managing Director of Program Design + Strategy
“I am inspired by the potential to have a positive…”

Ariel Belk
Senior Director of Postsecondary Success + EG
“I see my work as as planting a flower and…”

Sydney Bennett
Digital Marketing Manager
“I was so inspired by OneGoal’s mission and impressed with…”

Mason Blenkhorn
Sr. Director of Reporting + Analysis
“My background as a classroom teacher showed me that students…”

John Boumgarden
Postsecondary Leadership Coach
“My work is defined by the privilege and opportunity to…”

Marty Bruce
Director of Partnerships + Growth

Adri Bullard-Rogers
Manager of Operational Support

Maria Alejandra Canales
Managing Director of Program Implementation
“As a first-generation American, I know the challenges that face…”

Dominique Charles
Manager of DPP Operations + Executive Assistant
“I do this work because before I was able to…”

Paul Chernick
Vice President of Data Solutions
“I am motivated by big questions, tough challenges, exciting opportunities,…”

Rob Chmielewski
Managing Director of Financial P + S
“A sound education serves as the backbone of a successful,…”

Melissa Connelly
Chief Executive Officer
“I am a first-generation graduate who, in spite of starting…”

Gia Cornelius
Director of Operations
“I do this work because this work was done for…”

Katie Czolgosz
Manager of National Corporate and Foundation Giving
“I do this work because it’s so important that each…”

Jonathan Dacula
Director, Talent Acquisition
“I have seen and experienced firsthand the hypocrisy that exists…”

Amber Daniels
Chief Operating Officer
“A college degree opens a door to a set of…”

Cynthia De La Rosa
Senior Director of Program Innovation
“I am committed to supporting historically marginalized young people to…”

Alysa Delgado
Senior Director Program Tool Development
“I do this work because I know firsthand the value…”

Javi Diaz
IT Manager
“As a first-generation and brown college student at a predominantly…”

Vanessa Diaz
Managing Director of Program Innovation
“College was always my dream. I knew it was why…”

Jelena Dobic
Chief External Officer
“I do this work for my mother, for Mrs. Park,…”

Kirat Doshi
Senior Managing Dir of Program Design + Analytic
“I first started working on education equity in 2011 when…”

Ivory Duncan
Senior Director, Postsecondary Leadership Network Design
“I joined OneGoal because of its commitment to equity, a…”

Dustin Dunlavy
Postsecondary Leadership Coach
“Education provides freedom. Freedom to change the world; change a…”

Alexas Durr-Terry
Manager, Marketing and Communications Operations

Nicole Fadavi Snyder
Vice President, Partnerships & Growth
“Access to quality education, empowerment, preparedness, and the ability to…”

Stephanie Flores
Managing Director of Regional Operations

Lizzie MB Frederick
Director of Operations + Executive Assistant, OCEO
“I am motivated daily to provide the opportunities for our…”

Julie Fregien
Postsecondary Leadership Coach
“I believe that when students have access to quality postsecondary…”

Jonathan Garcia
Managing Director of IT + Security Architect
“I do this work because I enjoy helping people who…”

Yesenia Garcia
Manager of Operations
“I’ve had the unique opportunity to experience OneGoal at it’s…”

Milissa McClaire Gary
Managing Director of Secondary Partnerships
“In 2004, I entered my first classroom as a high…”

Tiffany Gholston
Chief of Staff to the CEO
“I am motivated every day knowing the work we do…”

John Gilbert
Vice President of Finance
“Education has given me a world of professional opportunity and…”

Einat Gratziani
Sr. Director of Digital Marketing
“Working at OneGoal gives me the opportunity to make an…”

Cristina Groff
Managing Director of Human Assets, Learning + Culture
“I do this work because if not me, who? It…”

Alexander Hahn
Managing Director of Growth
“I do this work for students facing similar situations my…”

Jasmine Hairston
Postsecondary Success Coach
“I am a proud third generation educator and college graduate.…”

Pamela Harris
Manager of Development Operations
“Working with the OneGoal Fellows—seeing their passion, determination, and commitment—fostered…”

Anthony Hernandez
Senior Director of IT
“I do this work because I know first-hand that getting…”

Takira Hill
Senior Accountant
“I want to be the reason a Fellow chooses to…”

Xinyi Hu
Director, User Experience Design
“I am a designer with a background in Arts and…”

Tatyana Jackson
User Support Coordinator
“I do this work to bring my experiences to other…”

Monique Jaramillo
Vice President of Marketing + Communications
“Every Fellow I speak with cements my commitment to this…”

Lynn Jean-Louis
Director, Project Management
“I joined OneGoal because I realized so much of the…”

Tiffany Johnson
Manager of Innovation + Pathways

Jaime Johnson-Duplessis
Director of Fellow Experience
“The work of educational equity began for me during my…”

Amanda Kanekuni
Managing Director of Strategy + Operations

Claudia Kemp
Manager of Operational Support
“I do this work because I am passionate about our…”

Melissa Kevra
Sr. Director of Human Assets, Learning + Culture
“I feel there is nothing more important than working to…”

James Kho
Senior Managing Director, Product Development
“I’ve been through the experience of facing challenges in high…”

Sam Koenig
Senior Director of Analytics
“I do this work to support our students reach their…”

Lianna Kushi
Managing Director of Regional Development
“My high school in North Carolina was desegregated in 1970…”

Garrett LaRock
Financial Analyst
“I believe that everyone should have access to a good…”

Chloe Lahre
Sr. Director of Marketing + Communications
“I come from a family of teachers, so I was…”

Khadeejah Lasuc Lewis
Vice President, Human Assets
“Khadeejah uses an asset-based, holistic approach to systems change rooted…”

Cassandra Lo
Manager of Analytics
“My freshman year of college I could clearly see the…”

Jamie Luedtke
Managing Director of Reg Ops, Program
“I believe educational inequity is the most pressing issue of…”

Matt Lynch
Senior Director of PD and Staff Experience
“While working abroad, I experienced the impact and opportunity that…”

Alize Magaña
User Experience Analyst
“As a first-generation college graduate, I understand the struggles of…”

Semra Malik
Sr. Director of Strategic Analytics
“In my day-to-day work, I get to think about how…”

Kristin Mance
Controller
“I’m honored to do this work so that all students…”

Caritza Mariani
Director of PD Experience
“Hope defines my work. I think that most dedicated educators,…”

Maliika Marsh
Senior Financial Analyst-Business Partner
“I joined OneGoal because I wanted my work to support…”

Rachel Martin
Senior Analyst
“As a former admission counselor, I had to say “no”…”

Meredith Martindale
Director of Curriculum Design
“As a high school teacher, I saw firsthand the effects…”

Delilah Marto
Manager of Data Solutions
“I was lucky to have had a lot of support…”

Danny Mason
Director of Training
“The impact that we have to assist in adjusting the…”

Esmirna Matos
Director of Program Learning

Shannon McDougal
Managing Director of Human Assets
“At the end of the day, I’m most inspired by…”

Andrew McLean
Director of Fellow Experience
“I believe that education is the foundation for any just…”

Chelsea McMillan
Director of Fellow Experience
“My progressive and diverse professional experience in higher education informs…”

Will Murphy
Managing Director of Program Learning
“I believe we live in a world where talent is…”

Emily Parker
Business Analyst
“I joined OneGoal because of the important work this organization…”

Becky Partida-Petry
Director of Digital Marketing
“Every student deserves the tools and support they need to…”

Jonathan Paul
Chief Regional Operations Officer
“My career in educational equity is now in its third…”

Anairis Perez
Senior Director, Learning Experience Design
“Being of service to others motivates and defines my work.…”

Nicole Petraglia
Senior Director of Fellow Experience
“This is the most important work in the world. Education…”

Ci Phillips
Manager of Program Digital Strategy

Chrystalia Pines
Sales Enablement Manager

Haisu Qu
Senior Director of Program Innovation
“My former students motivate my day-to-day work. I believe in…”

Danyeil Reese
Postsecondary Leadership Coach

Kayla Ritter Rickels
Postsecondary Leadership Coach
“I am motivated by the greatness each student holds. It…”

Karla Robles
Chief Program Officer
“My lived experiences as an immigrant and first-generation college graduate…”

Katerina Roldan
Director of Student Engagement
“I entered college as a participant of an early orientation…”

Seiky Roman
Human Assets Operations Coordinator
“I do this work because I want children who look…”

Danny Ronquillo
Director of Data Solutions
“I truly believe higher education will change people’s opportunities in…”

Destiny Saldivar
Senior Director of Postsecondary Program Innovation + Design
“One of my personal and work values is JOY because…”

Nikki Sanchez
Director of Partner Success
“We’ve spent centuries fueling an inadequate system that puts women…”

Jeron Schmidt
Managing Director of Partnerships + Growth
“The quest for an equitable education system, although at times…”

Andrew Schmitz
Managing Director of Secondary Partnerships
“There are thousands of educators across districts and schools working…”

Elizabeth Schonhorst
Managing Director of National Development

Kenya Shakir
Manager of Data Solutions
“I do this work to fight for equity in a…”

Shalonda Sherman
Senior Director of Program Learning
“I believe the paths toward equity must be even more…”

Jenn Spurlin
Sr. Director of Business Operations
“In today’s world, additional training or education after high school…”

Julia Stewart
Senior Director of Data Solutions
“For many years I worked as a paid tutor for…”

Jennifer Sundstrom
Managing Director of National Development
“I entered college vastly unprepared, lacking the skills and mindsets…”

Cassie Supilowski
Sr. Director of Data Solutions
“My experience in the classroom both in Chicago and abroad…”

Kait Sweetman
Vice President of Technology
“My work is defined by a commitment to deeply understanding…”

Nicole Taylor
Director of Site Director Coaching + Support
“I am motivated in my day-to-day work knowing that I…”

Monique Thomas
Senior Director of Human Assets, Business Partner
“What is defining my work is a desire to support…”

DaOndra Thompson-Bamgbala
Sr. Director of Human Assets, Operations
“I do this work for children who look like me…”

Mariama Toffa
Postsecondary Success Coach

Catisha Toney
Postsecondary Leadership Coach
“I do think work to be a part of the…”

Vi Truong
Director of Legal Operations

Helen Park Truong
Sr. Director of Human Assets, Business Partner
“I am most energized and inspired by the amazing people…”

Renee Vai
Postsecondary Leadership Coach
“I have dedicated my career in education to empowering all…”

Andraya White
Managing Director of Program Implementation
“I am driven to do this work because I have…”

Shvonne Williams
Postsecondary Success Coach
“When passion and purpose meet, you have no choice but…”

Trent Wolf
Director, IT Systems and Security
“I do this work because it was done for my…”

Laura Zimney
Art Director
“Design is a tool for transformation, and my hope is…”

Heather Zoll
Postsecondary Leadership Coach
“I am inspired to do this work to pay forward…”
Bay Area Staff

Krismin Inocentes Bell
Executive Director
“My own journey as a first-generation college student and first-generation…”

Rohan Dorairaj
Director of Growth and Brand Initiatives

Linda Her
Manager of Program + Development Operations
“Educational equity is something that I have dedicated my life…”

Bradley Hill
Senior Director of Secondary Partnerships
“I do this work for the goal of collective liberation…”

Gabriela Llort Jones
Director of Teacher Support
“I do this work because I want to see the…”

Zuleica Lopez
Senior Director of Program
“As a first generation college student, education changed the trajectory…”

Vanessa Magaña
Postsecondary Success Coach
“As a first-gen student, I relied mostly on outside resources…”

Kelsea McDonough
Sr. Director of Development
“I joined OneGoal to be part of a movement combining…”

Patrice Moland
Director of Postsecondary Success
“I do this work because I believe all young people…”

Yendy Rebollo
Manager of Postsecondary Support

Meaghan Reuler
Managing Director of Program
“I believe that teachers play the most important role in…”
Chicago Staff

Alison Adams
Regional Vice President
“Every young person should have the time and space to…”

Aleita Anderson
Director of New School Partnerships

Sara Atkins
Director of Postsecondary Partnerships
“I do this work for the young people and to ensure everyone…”

Lovliana Baptiste
Manager of Brand Awareness
“What motivates me is all of the students I’ve had…”

Hilary Bond
Director of Digital Content
“Throughout my career I have had the privilege of supporting…”

Jacob Caplan
Director of New District Partnerships
“I have been connected to OneGoal since 2013 as both…”

Liliana Chiaro
Manager of Program Operations
“Having taught in a Title 1 school system, I have…”

Pam Johnson Davis
Director of Fellow Support
“The law of conservation of energy says that energy cannot…”

Katie Dudek
Director of Teacher Support
“I previously served as a college counselor at a high…”

Kelly Finnerty
Director of Teacher Support
“My work is defined by the notion that, as long…”

Lina Fritz
Regional Vice President of Innovation
“My mother worked as a cashier on an annual salary…”

Laura Garcia
Director of Teacher Support
“After over a decade in the classroom, it was clear…”

Citlalli Gonzalez
Director of Enrollment Support
“As a first-generation college student, I didn’t have many resources…”

Karen Guadarrama
Director of Secondary Partnerships
“I do this work because I did not see a…”

Ryan Jameson
Dir. of Development, Individual + Corporate Giving
“My experiences as a first-generation college graduate, CPS alumnus, and…”

Lakesha Jones
Manager of External Affairs + Dev Ops

Teara Kemp
Senior Director, Secondary Partnerships
“My work is defined by genuine love. At the very…”

Vanessa Lee
Director of Teacher Support
“I joined OneGoal because I have been a Program Director…”

Priya Linson
Executive Director
“I grew up in a fiercely divided community, splintered across…”

Arika Linton
Director of Teacher Support
“I joined One Goal because I believe in postsecondary work.…”

Keon McCottrell
Director Of Teacher Support Y1/Y2
“I joined OneGoal to be a part of an impactful…”

E.M. Miller Saunders
Senior Director of Postsecondary Support
“In her book Teaching to Transgress, bell hooks wrote, “As…”

Jasmine Moorman
Coordinator of Data Entry

Dominique Myles
Managing Director of Talent + Operations
“Access and support were undoubtedly the levers that made the…”

Veronica Nieves
Sr. Director of Postsecondary Partnerships
“As a native Chicagoan, Chicago Public Schools student, and first-generation…”

Lindsey Nurczyk
Managing Director of Partnerships and Growth
“I started working with OneGoal Fellows as a Program Director…”

Kelly O’Brien
Manager of Program

Ifunanya Chika Odume
Sr. Director of Teacher Support
“I am motivated by Dr. Ali Binazir’s thought that the…”

Julie Ong
Managing Director of External Affairs
“As a first generation college student in a family forced…”

Jasmin Price
Director of Secondary Partnerships
“My biggest motivator is watching the children you’ve poured into…”

Maurie Richie
Director of Secondary Partnerships
“I want to be part of an organization that help…”

Luz Rodriguez
Director of Operations/Executive Assistant

Tekla Sauter
Director of Innovation

Jennifer Sichory
Director of Teacher Support
“After I graduated high school, my mother looked at me…”

Christine Smith
Director of Teacher Support
“I am motivated by the African Proverb, “It takes a…”

Andrew Stricker
Senior Director of Data and Learning
“Becoming a OneGoal Program Director allowed me to better understand…”

Oudete Taylor
Managing Director of Program
“The brilliance and resilience in the young people I serve…”

Susie Tovar
Senior Director of Teacher Support
“As a first-generation college graduate, I am willing to learn,…”

Matea Varvodic
Sr. Director of External Affairs
“As an immigrant and first-generation graduate, OneGoal’s impact resonates with…”

Valerie Warnsby
Senior Director of Development

Tatiana Washington
Senior Director of Secondary Partnerships
“I’ve always gravitated toward tutoring and mentoring kids in my…”

Briana White
Director of Program Support
“I started to become interested in working toward education equity…”
Houston Staff

Volnae Bonner
Director of Campus Support
“Growing up I had an amazing support system of adults…”

Raven Brooks
Managing Director of Program
“I do this work because ALL students having access to…”

Rafael Chairez
Director of Campus Support
“Every single student deserves the chance to be their best…”

Alex Dailey
Executive Director
“I know the feeling of uncertainty that comes from aspiring…”

Emily Garza
Senior Director of Program
“Knowledge being power is what defines my work. Students need…”

Kelsey Griffin
Senior Director of Growth and Sales
“I find motivation in my day-to-day work by approaching my…”

Selam Kidane
Senior Director of Growth Strategy + Partners
““When you see something that is not right, not just,…”

Brandin LeBlanc
Senior Director of Data + Learning
“When I was given the opportunity to be a OneGoal…”

Elvira Marquez
Director of Campus Support
“My nieces motivate me daily and I think about them…”

Zachary Marx-Kuo
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
“My parents worked hard and used their privileges to give…”

Arshia Memon
Manager of Development
“Watching learning happen is a beautiful thing. Seeing the exact…”

Keionna Sanders
Director of Postsecondary Support

Cecily Smith
Director of Postsecondary Support
“For the past decade or so, I have served in…”

Jamiece Spears
Manager of Partnerships and Operations

Ashley Strickland
Director of Campus Support
Massachusetts Staff

Lyndsea Arikian
Director of Teacher Support
“I believe deeply that first generation students deserve to be…”

Joaquin Corvalan
Director of Individual Giving

Damara Garcia-Garcia
Director of Teacher Support
“I wouldn’t be where I am today without the unwavering…”

Andrew Hutner
Manager of Development
“I am motivated in my day-to-day work knowing that in…”

Sara Jean-Francois
Director of Partnerships
“I do this work because someone did it for me,…”

Lindsey Kreckler
Director of Teacher Support
“All students must have access to the postsecondary pathway that…”

Owen Lanphear
Manager of Program Operations
“I do this work because I believe that quality education…”

Hannah Lemon
Manager of Partnerships
“I do this work because I want to live in…”

Daniel Lopez
Managing Director of Program
“Many years ago, I walked down to my mailbox and…”

Deanna Miranda
Director of Growth, Strategy, and Operations

Cori Mykoff
Managing Director of External Affairs
“My work is defined by curiosity. I am grateful to…”

Theresa Pickens
Manager of Postsecondary Success

Ainsley Robles
Sr. Director of Program
“The audacious goals and visions my students shared with me…”

Adam Seidel
Regional Vice President
“My work is defined by what Martin Luther King Jr.…”

Amanda Seider
Executive Director
“I am deeply motivated by the solvability of the problem…”

Erika Sologuren
Senior Director of Partnerships
“I do this work because I have lived the impact…”

Morgan Taylor
Director of Program
“All students should have access and the knowledge to make…”
Metro Atlanta Staff

Quentin Hill
Manager of Postsecondary Success
“Being a product from Atlanta Public Schools, OneGoal’s mission to…”

Lauren Labitue
Director of Postsecondary Access
“I do this work because I am an advocate for…”

Sarah Lewis
Manager of Regional Operations
“It is my desire for my work to involve contributing…”

Cortney Duritsa Lockhart
Managing Director of Program
“Every student deserves an equitable opportunity to live the life…”

Makayla Mincey
Director of Postsecondary Success
“My work is defined by my desire to be my…”

Nicole Dupree Plummer
Sr. Director of Growth Strategy + Partnerships
“I knew very young that I wanted to devote my…”

Taylor Ramsey
Executive Director
“My first job out of college was in the educational…”

Elaina Ross
Director of Postsecondary Access
“I believe all children deserve champions who are championing behind…”

Tiffany Scott
Senior Director of Development
“After relocating to New York City following college graduation, I…”
New York Staff

Kyle Campbell
Director of Grants + Communication

Lydia Cardona
Manager of Data and Operations

Erika Castellar
Director of Teacher Support, Y3

Jenny Estevez-Cray
Senior Director of Talent and Operations
“My work is defined by the ‘aha’ moments that our…”

Rebecca Forbes
Director of Partner Engagement
“I am inspired by the power of positive role models…”

Terrell Garrett
Sr. Director of Coaching and Persistence
“Because I was once in the shoes of the students…”

Eris Johnson-Smith
Senior Director, Coaching and Teacher Support
“I’ve always worked toward educational equity, starting when I was…”

Payal Kapadia
Managing Director of Program
“I was privileged to grow up in several countries and…”

Bethany Nelson
Senior Director of Development
“My commitment and passion for OneGoal’s mission comes from a…”

Justine Ouano
Director of Teacher Support
“My professional mission is to partner with students and other…”

Shawn Sadjatumwadee
Managing Director of Program Execution
“As a second-generation American and first-generation high school and college…”

Fatimah Shalash
Director of Teacher Support
“As a first-generation Palestinian American, I come from a long…”

Flosha Tejada
Senior Director of Partnerships and Growth
“Usually, what defines my work is the persistence of systemic…”