Our Team

We’re passionate about what we do. Our growth, progress, and contribution to the improvement of our nation’s educational quality have been the work of a creative, energetic, and responsible team committed to excellence.
Lisa Dughi

Lisa Dughi

Chief Executive Officer

Dirk A. Butler

Dirk A. Butler

Chief Program Officer

Colleen Devery

Colleen Devery

Chief Strategy Officer

Sandra Greer-Sanders

Sandra Greer-Sanders

Vice President, People Operations & Talent Management

Craig Love

Craig Love

Chief Financial Officer

Valaida Wynn Guerrero

Valaida Wynn Guerrero

Chief Advancement Officer

Don Applyrs, Ed.D.

Don Applyrs, Ed.D.

Senior Director, Strategic Engagement

Alina Arutyunyan

Alina Arutyunyan

Manager, Development

June Balter

June Balter

Junior Full Stack Developer

Teresa Clark

Teresa Clark

Senior Director, Development

Vikki Basilico-Covarrubias

Vikki Basilico-Covarrubias

Director, People Operations and Talent Management

Tara Bellevue

Tara Bellevue

Vice President, Strategic Alliances & Business Development

Joshua Benfield, Ed.D.

Joshua Benfield, Ed.D.

Senior Director, Program Implementation

Umang Beri

Umang Beri

Senior Director, Data & Systems

Cari Caballero

Cari Caballero

Manager, Partnerships

Susan Climan

Susan Climan

Manager, Alumni Engagement

James Cole

James Cole

Assistant Vice President, Partnerships

Camille Currie

Camille Currie

Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Margaret Deason-Coughlin

Margaret Deason-Coughlin

Senior Manager, Policy & Advocacy

Lindsey Dixon

Lindsey Dixon

Vice President, Product & Innovation

Jessica Dunson

Jessica Dunson

Digital Marketing Specialist

Erica Eddins

Erica Eddins

Manager, Product Operations 

Alyssa English

Alyssa English

Manager, Academy Development

Jennifer Geisler

Jennifer Geisler

Director, Emerging Academies

Liliana González

Liliana González

Senior Manager, Academy Development

Stefanie Hausman

Stefanie Hausman

Director, Digital Instructional Design

Kim Milliken Hayden

Kim Milliken Hayden

Senior Director, Development Operations

Kate Haydon

Kate Haydon

Director, Program Implementation

Mike Henson

Mike Henson

Director, Professional Learning

RJ Holder

RJ Holder

Senior Director, Digital Product Management

Kayla Hollings

Kayla Hollings

Research & Evaluation Specialist

Sonia Inam

Sonia Inam

Senior Manager, Partnerships

Laurie Johnson, Ph.D

Laurie Johnson, Ph.D

Director, Evaluation

Kirsten Kirby

Kirsten Kirby

Director, Work-Based Learning

Stephanie Lapera

Stephanie Lapera

Senior Manager, Work-Based Learning

Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Network Administrator

Marc Lesser

Marc Lesser

Vice President, Research & Technology

Jacob Macdonald

Jacob Macdonald

Full Stack Developer

John Marchiano

John Marchiano

Full Stack Developer

Peter Martino

Peter Martino

Director, Development

Megan Marx, Ed.D.

Megan Marx, Ed.D.

Assistant Director, Academy Development

Sarina Mathai

Sarina Mathai

Assistant Director, Partnerships

Ashley Mears

Ashley Mears

Manager, Development Operations

Nicholas Minar, Ph.D

Nicholas Minar, Ph.D

Director, Research & Reporting

Natasha Orbis

Natasha Orbis

Manager, Partnerships

Jennifer Pautz

Jennifer Pautz

Assistant Vice President, Policy & Advocacy

Joseiry Perez

Joseiry Perez

Manager, Events Marketing

Julissa Perez

Julissa Perez

Senior Director, Strategy and Stakeholder Engagement

Nitita Pongsanarakul

Nitita Pongsanarakul

CRM Administrator

Nora Proujansky

Nora Proujansky

Manager, People Operations

Dana Pungello

Dana Pungello

Assistant Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Brooke Rice, Ed.D.

Brooke Rice, Ed.D.

Vice President, Curriculum & Work-Based Learning

Christine Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Christine Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Director, Curriculum

Melanie Sacca

Melanie Sacca

Assistant Vice President, Finance

Marshall Schulte

Marshall Schulte

Full Stack Engineer

Matt Sanchez

Matt Sanchez

Web Support Specialist

Courtney Savoia

Courtney Savoia

Assistant Director, Communications

Colleen Smith

Colleen Smith

Assistant Director, Academy Development

Cassandra Soler

Cassandra Soler

Executive Assistant

Danielle Spitzer

Danielle Spitzer

Assistant Director, Development

Karina Sumano

Karina Sumano

Senior Manager, Digital Marketing

Keisha Taylor, Ed.D.

Keisha Taylor, Ed.D.

Senior Director, Alumni & Postsecondary Engagement

Alex Torres

Alex Torres

Manager, Network Support

Candida Vazquez

Candida Vazquez

Support Specialist, Partnerships

Lio Vega

Lio Vega

Web Services Support Specialist

Reedy Wade

Reedy Wade

Vice President, Academy Engagement & Impact

Kim Warren

Kim Warren

Manager, Network Engagement

Arlene Williams, Ed.D.

Arlene Williams, Ed.D.

Director, Community Impact

Jessica D. Williams

Jessica D. Williams

Assistant Director, Academy Development

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