Our Team

Senior leadership

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Patrick O’Donnell

Chief Executive Officer
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Allison Holton

Chief External Affairs Officer
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Aiyana Mourtos

Chief Program Officer
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Erick Roa

Chief Operating Officer

Fundraising, partnerships, and marketing

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Giovanna Barragan

Lead Marketing and Storytelling Intern: Digital and Social Media
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Felix Dong

Marketing and Storytelling Operations Coordinator
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Justin Douglas

Director of Corporate and Foundation Partnerships
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Allison Holton

Chief External Affairs Officer
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Brandon Nguyen

Marketing and Storytelling Intern
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Runor Pinnock

Marketing and Storytelling Intern
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Bonnie Shea

VP of Marketing & Storytelling

People, finance, and operations

Pilar Del Moral

Pilar Del Moral

Accounting Administrator
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Richard Gomez

Senior Facilities Manager
Jacqueline Hu

Jacqueline Hu

Controller
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De’Shawn Kelly

Maintenance Manager
Siobhan McCarthy

Siobhan McCarthy

Vice President of Finance
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Erick Roa

Chief Operating Officer
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Tiffany Viramontes

Senior Manager of Facilities Operations

Student and alumni programs

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Lope Akinnitire

UX Research Intern
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Ashley Allston

College Transition Coach
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Briggitte Bolanos Vieyra

Financial Literacy Coach
Ana Calderon

Ana Calderon

Financial Coach
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Kaitlyn Endo

Senior Manager of Career Coaching
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Lauren Fong

Senior Manager of Data Strategy and Operations
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Danielle Hall

Career Coach
Victoria Kupu

Victoria Kupu

Senior Manager of Financial Coaching
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Dr. Antonio Martinez

College Coach
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Miguel Mendoza

Financial Coach
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Milford Miles

Career Coach
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Aiyana Mourtos

Chief Program Officer
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Ilene Richards

College Coach
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Thalia Rodriguez

Financial Coach
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Jon Siapno

VP of Product Innovation
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Ayasha Tripp

Senior Manager of College Coaching
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Andrea Vaca-Rodriguez

Data Specialist
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Dr. Kristina Wright

Vice President of Student Success

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