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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.

OneGoal National Staff

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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

Coordinator 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

Senior Director of Secondary Partnerships- PD

“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…”

Melissa Cooper

Senior Director of Training + Support

“In my undergraduate studies, I was a Sociology major. I…”

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

Alysa Delgado

Senior Director Program Tool Development

“I do this work because I know firsthand the value…”

Javi Diaz

IT Coordinator

“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…”

Nicole Fadavi Snyder

Vice President, Partnerships & Growth

“Access to quality education, empowerment, preparedness, and the ability to…”

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…”

Huda Ganatra

Accounting Clerk

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…”

Lynnae Hill

Vice President of Human Assets

“Fundamentally, it is about justice to me. I do this…”

Takira Hill

Staff 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…”

Tiffany Johnson

Manager of Innovation + Pathways

Jaime Johnson-Duplessis

Director of Fellow Experience

“The work of educational equity began for me during my…”

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…”

Cassandra Lo

Coordinator 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…”

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

Manager of Student Success + Innovation

“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…”

Young Pae

Manager of Human Assets, Operations

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…”

Nicole Petraglia

Senior Director of Fellow Experience

“This is the most important work in the world. Education…”

Haisu Qu

Director of Postsecondary Program Innovation + Design

“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…”

Oswaldo 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

Senior 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

Sr. 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

Director of Data Solutions

“For many years I worked as a paid tutor for…”

Jennifer Sundstrom

Sr. 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…”

Jon Swengler

Director of Internal Communications

“Every. Voice. Matters. I do this work because I believe…”

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…”

Catisha Toney

Postsecondary Leadership Coach

“I do think work to be a part of the…”

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

IT Systems Manager

“I do this work because it was done for my…”

Shelby Zeigler

Accounts Payable Specialist

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…”

OneGoal Bay Area Staff

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Krismin Inocentes Bell

Executive Director

“My own journey as a first-generation college student and first-generation…”

Linda Her

Manager of Program + Development Operations

“Educational equity is something that I have dedicated my life…”

Bradley Hill

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…”

OneGoal Chicago Staff

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Alison Adams

Regional Vice President

“Every young person should have the time and space to…”

Sulaiman Alkhalaki

Coordinator of Program Innovation

Sara Atkins

Director of Postsecondary Partnerships

“I do this work for the young people and to ensure everyone…”

Lovliana Baptiste

Manager of Program Innovation

“What motivates me is all of the students I’ve had…”

Hilary Bond

Director of Program Innovation

“Throughout my career I have had the privilege of supporting…”

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

Director of New Secondary Partnerships

“My work is defined by genuine love. At the very…”

Priya Linson

Executive Director

“I grew up in a fiercely divided community, splintered across…”

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 Foundations

“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

Mariana Saucedo

Director of Postsecondary Partnerships

“I do this work for all of the students that…”

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

Director of Teacher Support

“Becoming a OneGoal Program Director allowed me to better understand…”

Oudete Taylor

Managing Director of Postsecondary 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…”

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…”

OneGoal Houston Staff

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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

Director of Campus Support

“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…”

Bianca Huff

Director of Workforce Development

“I saw two of my close friends fail out of…”

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…”

Michael Negussie

Manager of Institutional Giving

“I have personally experienced the powerful opportunities created by access…”

Carlos Perrett

Sr. Director of External Affairs

“I firmly believe that talent is broadly distributed, but opportunity…”

Cecily Smith

Manager of Postsecondary Support

“For the past decade or so, I have served in…”

Angela Wedlick

Regional Vice President

“My work is defined by impact. Every one of our…”

OneGoal Massachusetts Staff

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Lyndsea Arikian

Director of Teacher Support

“I believe deeply that first generation students deserve to be…”

Yanley Francois

Manager of Fellow Persistence

“I do this work to be the change I want…”

Damara Garcia-Garcia

Director of Teacher Support

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 Partnership Operations

“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…”

Cori Mykoff

Sr. Director of Development

“My work is defined by curiosity. I am grateful to…”

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

Morgan Taylor

Director of Program

“All students should have access and the knowledge to make…”

OneGoal Metro Atlanta Staff

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Lauren Labitue

Director of Postsecondary Access

“I do this work because I am an advocate for…”

Cortney Duritsa Lockhart

Managing Director of Program

“Every student deserves an equitable opportunity to live the life…”

Makayla Mincey

Manager of Postsecondary Support

“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…”

OneGoal New York Staff

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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

Director of Coaching, Curriculum + Training

“I’ve always worked toward educational equity, starting when I was…”

Payal Kapadia

Senior Director of Coaching + Teacher Support

“I was privileged to grow up in several countries and…”

McCallick Brenna

Director of Development, Grants + Data

“I joined OneGoal because I know how transformative postsecondary education…”

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…”

Maxiel Sanchez

Director of Development, Individual & Corporate Giving

“As a woman of color, I seek for equity and…”

Rochelle Sinclair

Executive Director

“After spending many years as a strategy consultant, I switched…”

Flosha Tejada

Senior Director of Partnerships and Growth

“Usually, what defines my work is the persistence of systemic…”