Staff
– Executive Team –
Alexandra-Emmanuelle Zagbayou
Executive Director
Casey Barr Rios
Executive Assistant
– Programming Team –
Bettina Umstead
Chief Program Officer
Muriel A. Smith
Program Director
Elena Maina
Associate Director of College Advising and Success
Derrick Beasley
College Success Coordinator
Bianca Lambert
College Success Coordinator
Michelle Norwood
High School Program Coordinator
Reko Daye
High School Program Coordinator
April Warren
Middle School Program Coordinator
Luke Carman
Middle School Coordinator
Bria Davenport
Middle School Coordinator Assistant
High School Advocates
After-school Instructors
2018 Summer Academy Teachers
Volunteer Tutors
– Student and Family Support Services Team –
Ashley Peters
Director of Student and Family Support Services
Alex Turner
Learning Specialist
Andrea Rodriguez
Bilingual Families Advocate
Joy Wright
Masters of Social Work Intern
– Evaluations and Research Team –
Radhika Deshmukh-McDiarmid
Evaluations and Research Coordinator
– Business and Building Operations Team –
Amy Salo
Chief Operating Officer
Cameron Phillips
Operations and Facilities Manager
Karla Fernández
Program and Logistics Assistant
Abdullah Jones
WGPC Lead Custodian
Melvin Riley
WGPC Custodian
Yaquelin Tejada
WGPC Bilingual Receptionist
– Business Finance Team –
Elena Dalsimer
Finance and HR Manager
Danielle Evans
Grants Administration Intern
– Advancement Team –
Elise Sharpe
Development Director
Brandy Luce
Marketing and Communications Manager
Connor Kirkpatrick
Advancement Writing Associate
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