Team

We’re a team of educators, school administrators and community leaders who have walked in your shoes and are ready to work with you to ensure every student can succeed.

Luis Argueta
Program Manager, Pre-K to 3 Coherence Collaboration
Gentle Blythe
Director of Communications and Development
Ashley Cheung Dooley
Program Manager, Pre-K to 3 Coherence Collaboration
Javier Garcia
Program Manager, 8th & 9th Grade On Track Collaboration
Rebecca Goldman
Event Coordinator
Phil Halperin
Executive Director
Steven Kellner
Director of District Leadership and State Policy
Fran Kipnis
Analyst, Research Practice Partnership Program
Violet Leo
Administrative Assistant, Oakland office
Melinda Leung
Chief Financial Officer
JoDee Marcellin
Director of District to District Program
Diana Mercado-Garcia
Associate Director, Research-Practice Partnership Program
Kaitlyn Pearson
Technology and Systems Manager
Jarrett Poston
Program Manager, 8th & 9th Grade On Track Collaboration
Christine Roberts
Program Manager, Pre-K to 3 Coherence Collaboration
Mike Roberts
Program Manager, 8th & 9th Grade On Track Collaboration
Chris Rodriguez
Senior Program Manager, 8th & 9th Grade On Track Collaboration
Laura Schwalm
Chief of Staff
Keyur Shah
Senior Program Manager, Pre-K to 3 Coherence Collaboration
Jose Silva
Data and Analytics Manager
Janna Smith
Director of Operations, People and Culture
Deborah Stipek
Senior Advisor
Emily Vincent
Events and Operations Supervisor
Laura Wentworth
Director of Research Practice Partnership Program