Staff & Board

Meet the staff and board members who empower youth to dream big and go far.

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Leadership Team

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Linda Saris

Executive Director
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lsaris@leap4ed.org
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Kayla Dorst

Deputy Director
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kdorst@leap4ed.org
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Amanda Thompson

Director of Development
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athompson@leap4ed.org
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Hilary Kopp

Senior Director of Middle School Programs

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hkopp@leap4ed.org
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Ariel FitzHugh

SENIOR Director of high school & post-sec programs

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afitzhugh@leap4ed.org
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Now Hiring

DIRECTOR OF HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE PROGRAMS

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jtejada@leap4ed.org

Administrative

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Kathleen McMahon

Accountant

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kmcmahon@leap4ed.org
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Nancy Kelly

Senior Development Associate

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nkelly@leap4ed.org
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Mira Riggin

Grants Specialist

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mriggin@leap4ed.org
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Stef Crockett

Human Resources Coordinator
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scrockett@leap4ed.org
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Caitlynn Almy

Volunteer & Partnerships Manager
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calmy@leap4ed.org
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Riddhisha Chitwadgi

Data Coordinator
rchitwadgi@leap4ed.org
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Brittany Hadzy

Volunteer & Partnerships Specialist
bhadzy@leap4ed.org
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Jess Casolari

Development Specialist
jcasolari@leap4ed.org

Middle School Programs

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Rebecca Field

Middle School Curriculum and Summer Program Manager

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rfield@leap4ed.org
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Wanntha Sim

SCHOOL YEAR MANAGER - MIDDLE SCHOOL

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wsim@leap4ed.org
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wsim@leap4ed.org

Coming soon

Expanding horizons site coordinator, Salem

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wsim@leap4ed.org

Brandon Sungy

Data Specialist

bsungy@leap4ed.org
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wsim@leap4ed.org

Niko Staniszewski-Stanley

Dream MORE Site Coordinator

nstanley@leap4ed.org

High School Programs

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Ivana Buenopeña

Career Exploration and Readiness Manager

Google Voice978-228-1196
ibuenopena@leap4ed.org
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James Anderton

Career and education resource manager

janderton@leap4ed.org
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Allison De La Puente

Teen center coordinator, Salem

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Google Voice978-414-5383
nramirez@leap4ed.org
adelapuente@leap4ed.org
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Jhayr Castillo

Teen center coordinator, lynn
jcastillo@leap4ed.org
617-863-7315
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Nicole McClain

Work Based Learning Coordinator
nmcclain@leap4ed.org
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Jeison Toribio

Teen center associate, salem
jtoribio@leap4ed.org
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Mariel Nunez

Teen center associate, Lynn
mnunez@leap4ed.org

Post-Secondary Programs

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Lara São Pedro

Career and Education Mentoring Coordinator

lsaopedro@leap4ed.org
617-329-1454
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Erica Waters

Career and Education Mentoring Associate

ewaters@leap4ed.org
617-855-9023

Board of Directors

Connie Rudnick Grayson, Board President

Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts School of Law (retired)

Lydia Smyers, Board Vice President and Secretary

VP, Northeast US, Microsoft Corporation

Linda Saris, Ex-Officio

Executive Director, LEAP for Education, Inc.

Brian Castellanos

Adolescent Social Worker, Massachusetts Department of Children and Family Services
Member of Lynn School Committee

Dr. Raminder Luther, Board Treasurer

Dean, Bertolon School of Business, Salem State University

Daniel Richard

Financial Advisor, Primerica

Valerie Fox

Santi DeOleo

Co-Host & Executive Producer of Ashlee & The New JAM'N Morning Show at iHeartMedia