Institute Staff Directory

Executive

• Sherry Cleary Executive Director 718-254-7285
• Dona Anderson Deputy Executive Director 718-254-7711
• Alyssa Estremo Project Associate 718-254-7320

Finance and Administrative

• Gwendoline Smith Administrative and Budget Manager 718-254-7314
• Hamish Strong Web and Database Administrator 718-254-7310
• Kirsy Fernandez Office Operations Coordinator 718-254-7702

QUALITYstarsNY

• Leslie Capello Director of QUALITYstarsNY 718-254-7357
• Malika Henriques Assistant Director 718-254-7282
• Pilar Fort Quality Improvement Manager 718-254-7706
• Jaime Perez Data and Rating Manager 718-254-7311
• Becky Plattus Special Projects Manager 718-254-7796
• Christina Kelly Communications and Outreach Manager 718-254-7715
• Johanny Paulino Project Associate 718-254-7746
• Hamish Strong Web and Database Administrator 718-254-7310

New York Works for Children / The Aspire Registry

• Louisa Higgins Director 718-254-7326
• Diana Diaz Registry Administrator 718-254-7705
• Amy Ludwig Communications and Policy Manager 718-254-7286
• Emmanuella Pean Outreach and Communications Associate 718-254-7254
• Felicia Reid Outreach and Communications Associate 718-254-7729
• Jhoana Taboada Registry Associate 718-254-7315
• Juliet Tarantino Registry Support Specialist 718-254-7288
• Roger David Torres Registry Associate 718-254-7794
• Virginia Alvarez Registry Support Specialist 718-254-7316
• Katherine Haro Registry Support Specialist 718-254-7734
• Shante Jackson Registry Support Specialist 718-254-7741
• Veronica Lamin Registry Support Specialist 718-254-7318
• Lindsey Lanier Registry Support Specialist 718-254-7721
• Crystal Luna Registry Associate 718-254-7798
• Lizbeth Cervantes Registry Specialist 718-254-7319
• Dwayne Spencer Registry Assistant 718-254-7741

Informal Family Child Care Project

• Angelica Velazquez Director 718-254-7289
• Zoraima Rosario CARE Program Coordinator 718-254-7313
• Ashley Herzog Special Needs Program Manager 718-254-7321
• Leslie Rivas IFCC Project Associate 718-254-7322
• Alisa Cangonja Project Assistant (718) 254-7190
• Connie Morel Training Coordinator & Coach 718-254-7313
• Ke'Shon Mack-Brown CARE Trainer-Coach

Career Development Center

• Raedell Wallace Director, Career Development 718-254-7287
• Claudine Campanelli Higher Education Coordinator 646-664-8547
• Laura Ensler Project Manager 646-522-7534
• Maloune Samuel Project Associate 718-254-7733
• Jenna Pettinicchi Leadership Initiative Fellow
• Serene Stevens Leadership Initiative Coach

Coaching and Assessment

• Helen Frazier Director of Early Childhood 718-254-7355
• Andrea Bruno Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7351
• Steve Castar Early Childhood Coach
• Lorraine Falchi Leadership Initiative Coach
• Natalie Flores Pre-K Assessment Specialist 718-254-7351
• Ivonne Monje Pre-K Assessment Specialist 718-254-7351

• Katherine Schaffer Research Associate 718-254-7703
• Megan Madison Research Associate