Meet Our Team
More than 200 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
Cindy Anderson
Postsecondary Leadership Coach
“I joined OneGoal because I am passionate about educational equity…”
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
Director of Digital Engagement
“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…”
Sabrina Brashear
Accounts Payable Accountant
Brianna Brown
Postsecondary Leadership Coach
“As a first-generation college student venturing into the field of…”
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…”
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…”
Scott Cosgun
Senior Associate of Analytics
“I joined OneGoal because I believe that everyone deserves equitable…”
Katie Czolgosz
Manager of National Corporate and Foundation Giving
“I do this work because it’s so important that each…”
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, OneGoal 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
Asya Evans
Staff Accountant
Joy Ewere
Program Innovation Coordinator
“I joined OneGoal to help students answer the question, “What…”
Nicole Fadavi Snyder
Vice President, Partnerships & Growth
“Access to quality education, empowerment, preparedness, and the ability to…”
Stephanie Flores
Managing Director of Regional Operations
“I believe deeply in the talent and strength of the…”
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…”
Einat Gratziani
Sr. Director of Digital Marketing
“Working at OneGoal gives me the opportunity to make an…”
Kelsey Griffin
Postsecondary Leadership Coach
“I find motivation in my day-to-day work by approaching my…”
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…”
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…”
Julie Hess
Senior Director, OneGoal Leadership Network Design
“Every child deserves equitable access to high quality postsecondary options.…”
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…”
Christine Ireland
Payroll Specialist
“Being an educator at heart, I’m driven by the desire…”
Tatyana Jackson
User Support Manager
“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…”
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…”
Garrett LaRock
Financial Analyst
“I believe that everyone should have access to a good…”
Chloe Lahre
Managing Director of Marketing + Communications
“I come from a family of teachers, so I was…”
Owen Lanphear
Director of Applied Learning
“I do this work because I believe that quality education…”
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…”
Sarah Lyons
Director of Operational Support
Alize Magaña
User Experience Analyst
“As a first-generation college graduate, I understand the struggles of…”
Semra Malik
Managing Director, Analytics
“In my day-to-day work, I get to think about how…”
Caritza Mariani
Senior Director, Learning and Development Design
“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 Director of Program Learning
“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
Senior Director of Training + Support
“The impact that we have to assist in adjusting the…”
Esmirna Matos
Director of Program Learning
“I believe that higher education is a fundamental human right…”
Shannon McDougal
Senior Managing Director, 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
Product Manager
“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
La’Brea Pringle
Director of Curriculum Design
“I joined OneGoal to fulfill a part of (what I…”
Haisu Qu
Senior Director of Program Innovation
“My former students motivate my day-to-day work. I believe in…”
Oscar Ramirez
Quality Assurance Engineer
“I am a first-generation college graduate and a higher education…”
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
Manager of Human Assets
“I do this work because I want children who look…”
Danny Ronquillo
Senior Director, 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…”
Andrew Schmitz
Senior Managing Director of System Impact
“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…”
Julia Stewart
Senior Director of Data Solutions
“For many years I worked as a paid tutor for…”
Michael Stimpfel
Chief Financial Officer
“I graduated my senior year with a 2.2 GPA and…”
Jennifer Sundstrom
Managing Director of National Development
“I entered college vastly unprepared, lacking the skills and mindsets…”
Cassie Supilowski
Managing Director, 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…”
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
Chandler Turner
Manager of Program Innovation
“I joined OneGoal to continue equity efforts in higher educational…”
Renee Vai
Postsecondary Leadership Coach
“I have dedicated my career in education to empowering all…”
Makenzie Valencia
Partnership Development Manager
Mindy Wade
Senior Managing Director of Finance (Controller)
“The difference between the American Dream and reality was enough…”
Willow Walker
Implementation Specialist
“I am driven by a profound love and passion for…”
Shante Walker
HA Coordinator
Danesha Ward
Postsecondary Leadership Coach
“I joined OneGoal because I am inspired to work for…”
Andraya White
Managing Director of Program Implementation
“I am driven to do this work because I have…”
Shvonne Williams
Director of Postsecondary Success
“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
Senior Director of Program Design
“I am inspired to do this work to pay forward…”
California Staff
Fabian Cruz
Manager of Postsecondary Success
“I joined OneGoal because its mission of advancing educational equity,…”
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…”
Kelsea McDonough
Sr. Director of Development
“I joined OneGoal to be part of a movement combining…”
Patrice Moland
Senior Director of Postsecondary Success
“I do this work because I believe all young people…”
Symone Morales
Executive Director
“As a first generation college student myself, I understand the…”
Yendy Rebollo
Manager of Postsecondary Support
Meaghan Reuler
Deputy Director
“I believe that teachers play the most important role in…”
Illinois 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
Director of External Affairs
“What motivates me is all of the students I’ve had…”
Hilary Bond
Product Manager
“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
Director of 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 Postsecondary Success
“I previously served as a college counselor at a high…”
Kelly Finnerty
Director of Program Resources
“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…”
Rimsha Ganatra
Senior Director of Development
“I saw firsthand the difference that counseling and access to…”
Laura Garcia
Director of Teacher Support
“After over a decade in the classroom, it was clear…”
Karen Guadarrama
Director of Secondary Partnerships
“I do this work because I did not see a…”
Jocelyn Hernandez
Director of Postsecondary Partnerships
“I joined OneGoal because I believe in the work we…”
Lakesha Jones
Manager of External Affairs + Dev Ops
Kwalee Kemp
Director of Secondary Success
“OneGoal has been at the forefront of providing equitable opportunities…”
Teara Kemp
Senior Director, Secondary Partnerships
“My work is defined by genuine love. At the very…”
Taylor Kirk Aigbe
Director of Secondary Success
“I joined OneGoal because I am passionate about all students…”
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
Juliet Rowe
Director of Development, Individual Giving
“Having recently relocated from the United Kingdom to the United…”
Tekla Sauter
Chief of Staff
Alison Schultz
Manager of Operations
“During college I saw my friends – students of color…”
Jennifer Sichory
Director of Teacher Support
“After I graduated high school, my mother looked at me…”
Christine Smith
Director of Training and 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…”
Tatiana Washington
Senior Director of Secondary Partnerships
“I’ve always gravitated toward tutoring and mentoring kids in my…”
Massachusetts Staff
Lyndsea Arikian
Director of Teacher Support
“I believe deeply that first generation students deserve to be…”
Joaquin Corvalan
Director of Individual Giving
“My mission is dedicated to empowering others to pursue education…”
Damara Garcia-Garcia
Director of Teacher Support
“I wouldn’t be where I am today without the unwavering…”
Andrew Hutner
Director of Individual Giving
“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
Senior Director of Postsecondary Success
“All students must have access to the postsecondary pathway that…”
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…”
Lelani Tajimaroa Cortez
Manager of Program
“I am motivated by the belief that education is power…”
Morgan Taylor
Director of Training and Support
“All students should have access and the knowledge to make…”
Georgia Staff
Quentin Hill
Manager of Postsecondary Success
“Being a product from Atlanta Public Schools, OneGoal’s mission to…”
Breale Howard
Manager of Postsecondary Success
“I joined OneGoal because I love being able to help…”
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
Director of Postsecondary Success
“My work is defined by my desire to be my…”
Abena Olugbala
Director of Curriculum & Learning
“My work is defined by a commitment to equitable access…”
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…”
Helen Park Truong
Senior Director of Development
“I am most energized and inspired by the amazing people…”
Rebecca Williams
Director of Partnerships
“My work is driven by a desire for us all…”
New York Staff
Brandon Acevedo
Director of Partnerships & Growth
Kyle Campbell
Director of Grants + Communication
“I want to help address the inequality in education by…”
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…”
Alaina Harper
Executive Director
“I joined OneGoal because I have seen the impact of…”
Eris Johnson-Smith
Managing Director of Program
“I’ve always worked toward educational equity, starting when I was…”
Aissatou Kante
Manager of Postsecondary Success
Elizabeth Lion
Managing Director of Development
“Joining OneGoal is a continuation of a career dedicated to…”
Jyothi Nair
Director of Individual and Corporate Giving
“I believe deeply in community over competition. Relationship-building and storytelling,…”
Justine Ouano
Senior Director of Program
“My professional mission is to partner with students and other…”
Fatimah Shalash
Director of Teacher Support
“As a first-generation Palestinian American, I come from a long…”
Flosha Tejada
Managing Director of Partnerships & Growth
“Usually, what defines my work is the persistence of systemic…”
Texas Staff
Volnae Bonner
Director of Campus Support
“Growing up I had an amazing support system of adults…”
Brandon Bourque
Senior Director of External Affairs
“I knew what it was like to feel lost and…”
Bree Bridger
Director of Institutional Giving
“I know from my transition to my postsecondary path that…”
Raven Brooks
Regional Vice President
“I do this work because ALL students having access to…”
Adrionn Caldwell
Director of Campus Support
“During my time as a OneGoal Program Director, I witnessed…”
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…”
Brandin LeBlanc
Managing Director of Partnerships + Growth
“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
Senior Director of Innovation
“My parents worked hard and used their privileges to give…”
Keionna Sanders
Senior Director of Postsecondary Success
Alexa Solis Brown
Director of Regional Communications
“I know and have seen firsthand how uncertainty and the…”
Jamiece Spears
Manager of Partnerships and Operations
Ashley Strickland
Director of Campus Support
“My passion has always been helping others. While working as…”
Luke Wozny
Director of Individual and Corporate Giving
“Growing up in small town, postsecondary education wasn’t always looked…”