Institute Staff Directory

Executive

Dona Anderson Executive Director 718-254-7711
Autumn Payne Director of Operations and Special Projects 718-254-7285
Alyssa Estremo Senior Project Associate 718-254-7320
Hope Lesane Senior Policy Advisor 718-254-7353
Rachel Nobel Fields Director of Communications 718-254-7287

Finance and Administrative

Ada Tosku Budget and Administration Senior Manager 718-254-7314
Josef Kannegaard Data Analyst 718-254-7286
Sharaya Vaughn Project Associate 718-254-7702
Kayla Madridejos Office Operations Coordinator 718-254-7796
Hamish Strong Web and Database Administrator 718-254-7310
Youngjae Lim Web and Database Development Specialist 718-254-7721

QUALITYstarsNY

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Leslie Capello Senior Director, QUALITYstarsNY 718-254-7357
Yessenia Rosario Adon Director of Quality Improvement 718-254-7311
Malika Henriques Director of QUALITYstarsNY Systems and Administration 718-254-7282
Tiehia Schonberger Coaching Manager 718-254-7719
Christina Kelly Communications and Outreach Manager 718-254-7715
Bianca Sanchez Recruitment and Engagement Associate
Jasmine Tejada Senior Project Associate 718-254-7798
Diarra Ndiaye Senior Project Associate 718-254-4776
Genesis Vargas Project Assistant 718-254-7317
Brigid Daly-Wagner Regional Quality Improvement Coordinator 585-209-3182
Katharine Mora Regional Quality Improvement Coordinator 347-454-6622
Jenna Pettinicchi Regional Quality Improvement Coordinator 203-215-8880
JoAnn Toth Regional Quality Improvement Coordinator 518-952-1388

Career Development Center

Claudine Campanelli Senior Director of Career Services and Higher Education 646-664-3079
Jonathan Gabay Director of Career Development 646-664-3033
Eun Jeong Jun Director of Higher Education initiatives 646-664-3034
Mallory Tompkins Leadership Initiative Coordinator 646-664-3069
Nakasi Herbert Project Associate 646-664-3068
Christine Duffy-Webb Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Southern Tier) 718-254-7353
Lesley Lawrence Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Central NY) 315-223-7850 x. 229
Cristina Medellin Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Long Island) 718-254-7735
Kristen Rogers Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Finger Lakes) 718-254-7353
Ann Day Leadership Initiative Regional Coordinator (Capital Region) 718-254-7735
Kimberly LoDico Leadership Initiative Regional Coordinator (Western NY) 716-877-6666 x. 3089
Steve Castar Leadership Initiative Coach 646-664-3049
Margarita Feliz Leadership Initiative Coach 718-254-7735
Dierdre Greco Leadership Initiative Coach 718-254-7735
Pamela Spinks Leadership Initiative Coach 718-254-7735
Karin Brinkerhoff Career Development Coordinator (Mohawk Valley) 718-254-7353
Jennifer Geskie Career Development Coordinator (Mid Hudson NY) 718-254-7353
Charla Smith Career Development Coordinator (Western New York) 718-254-7735
Bethany St. Dennis Career Development Coordinator (Capital Region) 518-426-7181
Danica Arias Bilingual Career Advisor 718-254-7735
Shauna Frederick Career Advisor (NYC) 646-664-3074
Hillary Goldman Career Advisor (NYC) 718-254-7735
Antonee Lewis Career Advisor (NYC) 646-664-3027
Teresa Perez Career Advisor (NYC) 718-254-7735
Bridget Turner Career Advisor (NYC) 646-664-3041
Ella Williams Career Advisor (NYC) 646-664-3064
Doria Escalante Senior Learning Specialist 718-254-7735

New York Works for Children / The Aspire Registry

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Annie Schaeffing Senior Director, New York Works for Children 718-254-7705
Olivia Lasala Director, The Aspire Registry 718-254-7644
Jhoana Taboada Registry Operations Administrator 718-254-7315
Tinnycua Williams Professional Development Quality Assurance Manager 718-254-7794
Anuta Rathe Outreach and Communications Associate 718-254-7767
Cherisse Smith Communications and Policy Associate 718-254-7254
Ko Fai Ng Senior Registry Associate 718-254-7646
Virginia Alvarez Registry Associate 718-254-7316
Katherine Haro Registry Associate 718-254-7734
Kathleen Luk Registry Associate 718-254-7753
Randip Parhar Registry Support Specialist 718-254-7318
Denise Pazmino Registry Support Specialist 718-254-7263
Afiya Phillip Registry Support Specialist 718-254-7741
Mary Stein Registry Support Specialist
Lizbeth Cervantes Registry Support Specialist 718-254-7319

Informal Family Child Care Project

Angelica Velazquez Director of The Informal Family Childcare Project (IFCC) 718-254-7289
Ashley Herzog Special Needs Project Manager 718-254-7321
Alisa Cangonja Project Associate 718-254-7190
Jenna Thompson Project Associate, Training and Technical Assistance Specialist 239-848-8288
Leslie Rivas C.A.R.E Facilitator and Coach 718-254-7322
Zoraima Rosario C.A.R.E Project Coordinator 718-254-7786
Juana Inurritegui Family Child Care Trainer 718-254-7353
Tamara Cella Family Child Care Professional Learning Facilitator 718-254-7353
Sarika Mahtani Translator/Online Systems Trainer 201-492-4566

Coaching and Assessment

Jessica Howe Sr. Director of Early Childhood Professional Development 646-668-3034
Tatiana Bacigalupe Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7351
Andrea Bruno Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7351
Lorraine Falchi Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7351
Laurie Green Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7351
Jeanette Monninger Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7351
Dana Doyle Screening and Assessment Specialist 718-254-7353
Alyssa Fox Screening and Assessment Specialist 718-254-7353
Susan Schonhorn Screening and Assessment Specialist 718-254-7353
James Clay Trainer: Gender, Sexuality and the Family in Early Childhood 718-254-7351
Kate Engle Trainer: Gender, Sexuality and the Family in Early Childhood 718-254-7351
Lalena Garcia Trainer: Gender, Sexuality and the Family in Early Childhood 718-254-7351
Milo Giovanniello Trainer: Gender, Sexuality and the Family in Early Childhood 718-254-7353
Megan Madison Trainer: Gender, Sexuality and the Family in Early Childhood 718-254-7351
Catalina Schliebener Trainer: Gender, Sexuality and the Family in Early Childhood 718-254-7351

CUNY Campus Childcare

Kisha Fuentes University Manager of Child Care and Leadership Programs 646-664-8833
GianLuca Parise Data Specialist 646-664-8791
Ivonne Monje Associate Director of Strategic Child Care 718-254-7351
Stefanie Horton Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7353
Desiree Toldo Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7353
Vanessa Ozuna Bilingual Social Worker 917-213-5614

CAPS Online Support

Annika De Souza Online Systems Support Project Coordinator 248-982-8461
Yeikson Cornelio Online Systems Technical Assistance Specialist 929-220-7276
Andrew Miller Online Systems Technical Assistance Specialist 718-254-7353

Early Childhood Collective Impact

Vanessa Vargas Early Childhood Collective Impact Manager 718-254-7353
Katherine Cuevas Project Assistant 718-254-7353

Lyfe Student Transition Project

Carmen Reyes Transition Coordinator 718-254-7642

Research Network

Elizabeth Rendon Project Coordinator 646-664-9037
Erica Yardy Research Associate 718-254-7797