Institute Staff Directory

Executive

Dona Anderson Executive Director
Autumn Payne Director of Operations and Special Projects
Alyssa Estremo Senior Project Associate
Hope Lesane Senior Policy Advisor
Rachel Nobel Fields Director of Communications

Finance and Administrative

Ada Tosku Budget and Administration Senior Manager
Josef Kannegaard Data Analyst
Sharaya Vaughn Project Associate
Kayla Madridejos Office Operations Coordinator
Hamish Strong Web and Database Administrator
Youngjae Lim Web and Database Development Specialist

QUALITYstarsNY

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Leslie Capello Senior Director, QUALITYstarsNY
Yessenia Rosario Adon Director of Quality Improvement
Tiehia Schonberger Coaching Manager
Dana Doyle Program Quality Coach
Margarita Feliz Program Quality Coach
Alyssa Fox Program Quality Coach
Crystal Hamm Program Quality Coach
Pamela Holland Program Quality Coach
Michelle Livingston Program Quality Coach
Mirandia Pipher Program Quality Coach
Susan Schonhorn Program Quality Coach
Pamela Spinks Program Quality Coach
Amy Toy Program Quality Coach
Nneoma Agunwa Communications Associate
Amy Gagliardo Data Systems and Ratings Manager
Roberto Inocencio Data Systems Coordinator
Christina Kelly Communications and Outreach Senior Manager
Gray Robinson Recruitment and Engagement Associate
Jasmine Tejada Senior Project Associate
Diarra Ndiaye Senior Project Associate
Gianni Edwards Project Assistant
Nahiar Noksh Project Assistant
Jessie Wong Project Assistant
Brigid Daly-Wagner Regional Quality Improvement Coordinator
Katharine Mora Regional Quality Improvement Coordinator
Jenna Pettinicchi Regional Quality Improvement Coordinator
JoAnn Toth Regional Quality Improvement Coordinator

Career Development Center

Claudine Campanelli Senior Director of Career Services and Higher Education
Jonathan Gabay Director of Career Development
Eun Jeong Jun Director of Higher Education initiatives
Mallory Tompkins Leadership Initiative Coordinator
Nakasi Herbert Project Associate
Karin Brinkerhoff Career Development Coordinator (Mohawk Valley)
Ann Day Leadership Initiative Regional Coordinator (Capital Region)
Kathleen Dowd-Maloney Career Development Coordinator (North Country)
Christine Duffy-Webb Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Southern Tier)
Lesley Lawrence Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Central NY)
Kimberly LoDico Leadership Initiative Regional Coordinator (Western NY)
Cristina Medellin Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Long Island)
Kristen Rogers Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Finger Lakes)
Payal Sharma Leadership Initiative Regional Coordinator (NYC)
Charla Smith Career Development Coordinator (Western New York)
Bethany St. Dennis Career Development Coordinator (Capital Region)
Doria Escalante Senior Learning Specialist
Shauna Frederick Career Advisor (NYC)
Hillary Goldman Career Advisor (NYC)
Antonee Lewis Career Advisor (NYC)
Patience Okorie Career Advisor (Long Island)
Yesenia Pazmino Career Advisor
Teresa Perez Career Advisor (NYC)
Alexandra Portillo Career Advisor (NYC)
Bridget Turner Career Advisor (NYC)
Ella Williams Career Advisor (NYC)
Steve Castar Leadership Initiative Coach
Dierdre Greco Leadership Initiative Coach

New York Works for Children / The Aspire Registry

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Annie Schaeffing Senior Director, New York Works for Children
Olivia Lasala Director, The Aspire Registry
Jhoana Taboada Registry Operations Administrator
Tinnycua Williams Professional Development Quality Assurance Manager
Anuta Rathe Outreach and Communications Associate
Cherisse Smith Communications and Policy Associate
Ko Fai Ng Senior Registry Associate
Virginia Alvarez Registry Associate
Katherine Haro Registry Associate
Kathleen Luk Registry Associate
Denise Pazmino Registry Support Specialist
Afiya Phillip Registry Support Specialist
Regina Shin Registry Support Specialist
Mary Stein Registry Support Specialist
Lizbeth Cervantes Registry Support Specialist

Informal Family Child Care Project

Angelica Velazquez Director of The Informal Family Childcare Project (IFCC)
Ashley Herzog Special Needs Project Manager
Alisa Cangonja Project Associate
Jenna Thompson Project Associate, Training and Technical Assistance Specialist
Leslie Rivas C.A.R.E Facilitator and Coach
Zoraima Rosario C.A.R.E Project Coordinator
Juana Inurritegui Family Child Care Trainer
Tamara Cella Family Child Care Professional Learning Facilitator
Sarika Mahtani Translator/Online Systems Trainer

Coaching and Assessment

Jessica Howe Sr. Director of Early Childhood Professional Development
Tatiana Bacigalupe Early Childhood Coach
Andrea Bruno Early Childhood Coach
Lorraine Falchi Early Childhood Coach
Laurie Green Early Childhood Coach
Jeanette Monninger Early Childhood Coach
Dana Doyle Screening and Assessment Specialist
Alyssa Fox Screening and Assessment Specialist
Susan Schonhorn Screening and Assessment Specialist

CUNY Campus Childcare

Kisha Fuentes University Manager of Child Care and Leadership Programs
GianLuca Parise Data Specialist
Ivonne Monje Associate Director of Strategic Child Care
Stefanie Horton Early Childhood Coach
Desiree Toldo Early Childhood Coach
Vanessa Ozuna Bilingual Social Worker

CAPS Online Support

Annika De Souza Online Systems Support Project Coordinator
Andrew Miller Online Systems Technical Assistance Specialist

Early Childhood Collective Impact

Vanessa Vargas Early Childhood Collective Impact Manager
Katherine Cuevas Project Assistant

Lyfe Student Transition Project

Carmen Reyes Transition Coordinator

Research Network

Lindsey Bravo Director of Research and Evaluation – Early Childhood
Elizabeth Rendon Project Coordinator
Erica Yardy Research Associate

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