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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Kayla Dorst

Executive Director
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kdorst@leap4ed.org
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Amanda Thompson

Director of Advancement
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athompson@leap4ed.org
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Director of finance and operations
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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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Director of Strategy and Innov

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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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Riddhisha Chitwadgi

Data Coordinator

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Mira Riggin

Grants coordinator

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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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Brandon Sungy

data specialist
bsungy@leap4ed.org

Advancement

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Caitlynn Almy

volunteer and partnerships manager

calmy@leap4ed.org
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Jess Casolari

marketing and communications coordinator

jcasolari@leap4ed.org
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Brittany Hadzy

volunteer and partnerships specialist

bhadzy@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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Giscar Smith

Dream MORE Site Coordinator

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Francheska Rosario

expanding horizons site coordinator

frosario@leap4ed.org

High School Programs

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Alazá Merrill 

Community resource manager

amerrill@leap4ed.org
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Ted Cullinane

Student Success Manager
tcullinane@leap4ed.org
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Elizabeth Grella

Interim career and education resource manager
egrella@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

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