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
• Jessica Krupski Pre- School Expansion Project Coordinator 518-402-3134

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
• Jaime Perez Data and Rating Manager 718-254-7311
• Becky Plattus Special Project 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, NYWFC 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
• 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 718-254-7753
• Lizbeth Cervantes Registry Specialist 718-254-7319
• Dwayne Spencer Registry Assistant 718-254-7741

Informal Family Child Care Project

• Angelica Velazquez Director, IFCC 718-254-7289
• Ashley Herzog Special Needs Project Manager 718-254-7321
• Connie Morel Training Coordinator & Coach 718-254-7313
• Leslie Rivas Project Associate 718-254-7322
• Zoraima Rosario CARE Program Coordinator 718-254-7786
• Alisa Cangonja Project Assistant (718) 254-7190
• Jere Davis Early Childhood Trainer - Coach 718-254-7354

Career Development Center

• Claudine Campanelli Higher Education Coordinator 646-664-8547
• Laura Ensler Leadership Initiative Project Manager 646-522-7534
• Maloune Samuel Project Associate 718-254-7733
• Jenna Pettinicchi Leadership Initiative Fellow 718-254-7735
• Serene Stevens Leadership Initiative Coach 718-254-7735

Coaching and Assessment

• Helen Frazier Director, Early Childhood 718-254-7355
• Andrea Bruno Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7351
• Steve Castar Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7351
• Lorraine Falchi Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7351
• Jeanette Monninger Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7351
• Natalie Flores Pre-K Assessment Specialist 718-254-7351
• Ivonne Monje Pre-K Assessment Specialist 718-254-7351
• Anushka Pai Screening and Assessment Specialist 718-254-7351

Research Network

• Kate Tarrant Director of Research and Evaluation 718-254-7353

Early Childhood Collective Impact

• Jared Carroll Early Childhood Collective Impact Director 718-254-7353
• Vanessa Vargas Early Childhood Collective Impact Manager 718-254-7353