Staff
Asaf Bar-Tura
Chief Executive Officer
Kristine Cooper
Chief External Affairs Officer
Cyrus Z. Kazi
Chief Operating Officer
Michelle López
Chief Program Officer
Kaveh Sarfehjooy
Executive Director of Liz Smith Center for Adult & Family Literacy
Putri Agustinos
Teacher of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Kilene Jean Baptiste
Finance Manager
Amanda Carr
Senior Director of Development
Mark Conard
Senior Director of Finance and Administration
Cesar Del Aguila
Senior Program Manager of State-wide Implementation
Cecilia Fernandez
Director of Program Operations
Dinara Yeung Gilmanova
Teacher of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Marilyn Gonzalez
Program Manager of Parent Engagement & Home Libraries
Giovanna Gouvea
Senior Program Manager of English for Parents & ESOL Teacher
Naomi Hanson
Grants Manager
Jessica Jimenez
Program Manager of Data & Support
Temis Laguna
Program Manager of Digital Media
Leticia López
Program Manager of Implementation
Rosa Loza
Senior Program Manager of LEAP & Science of Reading
Hannie Lyles
Senior Manager of Marketing
Melissa McKillip
Director of Institutional Advancement
Katherine Mora
Associate Director of Program Development
Heather Moreau
Executive Assistant to the COO and CEAO
Amy Pastrana-Flores
Manager of Marketing
Kimiko Petsche
Program Manager of Adult Literacy
Stephanie Portillo
Senior Program Manager of Strategic Partnerships
Emily Rifkin
Manager of Development
Leslie Rivas
Senior Manager of Training & Development, La Fuerza de Familias Latinas
Erika Rojas
Health Equity Manager
Brunilda Torras
Teacher of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Lorna Torres
Executive Assistant to the CEO and Special Projects Manager