Institute Staff Directory

Institute Staff

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
Ada Tosku Assistant Director of Budget and Administration
Josef Kannegaard Data Analyst
Kayla Madridejos Office Operations Coordinator
Hamish Strong Web and Database Administrator
Youngjae Lim Web and Database Development Manager

QUALITYstarsNY

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Yessenia Rosario Adon Director of Quality Improvement
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
Diarra Ndiaye Senior Project Associate
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
Nakasi Herbert Project Associate
Karin Brinkerhoff Career Development Coordinator (Mohawk Valley)
Kathleen Dowd-Maloney Career Development Coordinator (North Country)
Christine Duffy-Webb Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Southern Tier)
Kathleen Hodges Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Mid-Hudson)
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)
Charla Smith Career Development Coordinator (Western New York)
Doria Escalante Senior Learning Specialist
Antonee Lewis Career Advisor (NYC)
Patience Okorie Career Advisor (Long Island)
Denise Pazmino Early Childhood Career Advisor
Yesenia Pazmino Career Advisor
Alexandra Portillo Career Advisor (NYC)
Steve Castar Leadership Initiative Coach
Gianni Edwards Project Assistant
Sheridan Povemba Credential Specialist

New York Works for Children / The Aspire Registry

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Abby Okon Senior Director, New York Works for Children
Olivia Lasala Director, The Aspire Registry
Jhoana Taboada Registry Operations Manager
Sharaya Vaughn Registry Services Coordinator
Tinnycua Williams Professional Development Quality Assurance Manager
Kathleen Luk Professional Development Quality Assurance Associate
Cherisse Smith Communications Manager
Anuta Rathe Outreach and Communications Associate
Virginia Alvarez Registry Associate
Katherine Haro Registry Associate
Regina Shin Registry Support Specialist
Maeve Stein Registry Support Specialist
Lizbeth Cervantes Registry Support Specialist
Jose Gutierrez Registry Support Specialist

Informal Family Child Care Project

Zoraima Rosario Rolón Director, Informal Family Child Care Project
Ashley Herzog Special Needs Project Manager
Alisa Cangonja Project Associate
Juana Inurritegui Family Child Care Trainer

Professional Development

Jessica Howe Senior Director of Early Childhood Professional Development
Mallory Tompkins Director of Professional Development
Ivonne Monje Associate Director of Strategic Child Care
Tiehia Schonberger Coaching Manager
Tatiana Bacigalupe Early Childhood Coach
Andrea Bruno Early Childhood Coach
Dana Doyle Early Childhood Coach
Lorraine Falchi Early Childhood Coach
Alyssa Fox Early Childhood Coach
Crystal Hamm Early Childhood Coach
Pamela Holland Early Childhood Coach
Stefanie Horton Early Childhood Coach
Michelle Livingston Early Childhood Coach
Jeanette Monninger Early Childhood Coach
Mirandia Pipher Early Childhood Coach
Susan Schonhorn Early Childhood Coach
Pamela Spinks Early Childhood Coach
Desiree Toldo Early Childhood Coach
Amy Toy Early Childhood Coach

CAPS Online Support

Jenna Thompson Online Systems Support Project Coordinator
Andrew Miller Voucher and Technical Support Project Assistant
John Mason Technical Assistance Specialist
Eddy Sanchez Bilingual Technical Assistance Specialist
Sarika Mahtani Translator/Online Systems Trainer

Early Childhood Collective Impact

Vanessa Vargas Early Childhood Collective Impact Manager
Diana Jaquez Early Intervention Ambassador
Katherine Cuevas Project Assistant

Research Network

Lindsey Bravo Director of Research and Evaluation
Erica Yardy Research Associate

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