Institute Staff Directory

Executive

• Sherry Cleary University Dean & Executive Director 718-254-7285
• Dona Anderson Deputy Executive Director 718-254-7711
• Hope Lesane Senior Policy Advisor 718-254-7353
• Alyssa Estremo Senior Project Associate 718-254-7320
• Ivonne Monje CUNY Campus Child Care Project Coordinator 718-254-7351
• Vanessa Ozuna Bilingual Social Worker 917-213-5614
• Alice Blecker ECAC Project Coordinator 718-254-7317
• Enid Yvette James Family Engagement Specialist 518-473-8081
• Josef Kannegaard Data Analyst 718-254-7286

Finance and Administrative

• Ada Tosku Budget and Administration Senior Manager 718-254-7314
• Hamish Strong Web and Database Administrator 718-254-7310
• Youngjae Lim Web and Database Specialist
• Kayla Madridejos Office Operations Coordinator 718-254-7796

CAPS Online Support

• Annika De Souza Training Project Associate 248-982-8461
• Yeikson Cornelio Online Systems Technical Assistance Specialist 929-220-7276
• Jenna Thompson Project Associate, Training and Technical Assistance Specialist 239-848-8288

Career Development Center

• Claudine Campanelli Senior Director of Career Development and Higher Education 718-254-7287
• Nakasi Herbert Project Associate 718-254-7642
• Mallory Tompkins Family Child Care Reflective Supervision Project Coordinator 718-254-7719
• Ann Day Leadership Initiative Regional Coordinator (Capital Region) 718-254-7353
• Christine Duffy-Webb Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Southern Tier)
• Shauna Frederick Career Advisor 718-254-7797
• Jennifer Geskie Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Mid-Hudson) 845-384-2871
• Lesley Lawrence Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Central New York) 315-223-7850 x. 229
• Antonee Lewis Career Advisor 718-254-7797
• Kimberly LoDico Leadership Initiative Regional Coordinator (Western NY) 716-877-6666 x. 3089
• Cristina Medellin Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Long Island) 718-510-7668
• Kristen Rogers Early Childhood Regional Coordinator (Finger Lakes) 718-254-7735
• Charla Smith Career Development Coordinator (Western NY Region)
• Bethany St. Dennis Career Development Coordinator (Capital Region) 518-426-7181
• Bridget Turner Career Advisor 718-254-7353
• Steve Castar Leadership Initiative Coach 718-254-7351
• Sheridan Povemba Credential Specialist 718-254-7735
• Ramon Garcia Math Learning Specialist 718-254-7353
• Martha Rosas Senior Learning Specialist 718-254-7353

Coaching and Assessment

• Andrea Bruno Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7351
• Ann Esposito Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7353
• Lorraine Falchi Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7351
• Laurie Green Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7365
• Jeanette Monninger Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7351
• Ella Williams Early Childhood Coach 718-254-7353
• Michelle Tompson Screening and Assessment Project Manager 718-254-7353
• Dana Doyle Screening and Assessment Specialist 718-254-7353
• Alyssa Fox Screening and Assessment Specialist 718-254-7353
• Susan Schonhorn Screening and Assessment Specialist 607-244-6633
• Tatiana Bacigalupe Professional Development Specialist 718-254-7351

Early Childhood Collective Impact

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

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
• Zoraima Rosario C.A.R.E Project Coordinator 718-254-7786
• Leslie Rivas C.A.R.E. Facilitator and Coach 718-254-7322
• Alisa Cangonja Project Associate 718-254-7190

Research Network

• Maki Koyama Director of Research and Evaluation 646-664-2915
• Elizabeth Rendon CHILD Tool Project Coordinator
• Erica Yardy Research Associate 718-254-7797

New York Works for Children / The Aspire Registry

• Diana Diaz Senior Director, Aspire Registry 718-254-7705
• Tinnycua Williams Professional Development Quality Assurance Specialist 718-254-7794
• Felicia Reid Communications and Design Manager 718-254-7729
• Cherisse Smith Outreach and Communications Associate 718-254-7254
• Virginia Alvarez Registry Associate 718-254-7316
• Katherine Haro Registry Associate 718-254-7734
• Ko Fai Ng Registry Associate 718-254-7646
• Jhoana Taboada Registry Associate 718-254-7315
• Lizbeth Cervantes Registry Support Specialist 718-254-7319
• Shante Jackson Registry Support Specialist 718-254-7741
• Afiya Phillip Registry Support Specialist 718-254-7741
• Najae White Registry Support Specialist 718-254-7753

QUALITYstarsNY

• Leslie Capello Senior Director, QUALITYstarsNY 718-254-7357
• Malika Henriques Director of QUALITYstarsNY Systems and Administration 718-254-7282
• Yessenia Rosario Adon Director of Quality Improvement 718-245-7311
• Cindy Myers Data Systems and Rating Manager 718-245-2536
• Christina Kelly Communications and Outreach Manager 718-254-7715
• Jasmine Tejada Senior Project Associate 718-254-7798
• Aida Balla Ndiaye Project Assistant 718-254-7746