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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Hilary Kopp

Senior Director of Middle School Programs

978-740-6667 x 124
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

978-740-6667 x 104
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
978-740-6667 x105
scrockett@leap4ed.org
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Caitlynn Almy

Volunteer & Partnerships Manager
Google Voice978-219-4492
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

Marketing and Communications Coordinator
jcasolari@leap4ed.org

Middle School Programs

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Rebecca Field

Middle School Curriculum and Summer Program Manager

Google Voice978-414-5376
rfield@leap4ed.org
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Wanntha Sim

SCHOOL YEAR MANAGER - MIDDLE SCHOOL

Office978-740-6667 x 103
Google Voice781-346-9811
wsim@leap4ed.org
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Giscar Smith

Dream MORE Site Coordinator

gsmith@leap4ed.org
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Google Voice781-346-9811
wsim@leap4ed.org

Brandon Sungy

Data Specialist

bsungy@leap4ed.org

High School Programs

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Alazá Merrill 

Community resource manager

amerrill@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

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