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Our Team

Meet the YPIE Team

Our talented team comes from diverse backgrounds and experiences and is dedicated to ensuring that every student is prepared for success in college and beyond.

STEPHANIE ABIVA

College Success Advisor

KIARRA CHRISTIAN

College Readiness Manager
(Saunders Trades and Technical High School)

BRIANNA COTZA

Director, Operations

RAISSA FITZGERALD

College Success Advisor

EMILY LATAINER

College Readiness Manager (Gorton, Obama, YMA) and Director, Special Projects

JOSE NUNEZ

College Readiness Manager (Riverside High School, Roosevelt High School), Leadership Resident

EMILY ROSEN

Senior Director, Academic Readiness

MARYAM TOBIAS

College Advisor, YPIE Jersey City

SHAINA ZARZUELA

College Advisor
(Barack Obama School for Social Justice, Yonkers Montessori)

ANNA BIRRITTELLA

Director, Community Engagement

WILL COHN

Teacher, College Zone

KRISTINE CROTTY

Senior Director, Administration

JENNIFER GENTRY

Site Director, YPIE Nashville

NATASHA MARTINEZ

Operations Associate, YPIE Jersey City

DANIELLE PATRICK

Science Research Readiness Manager, YPIE Jersey City

JACOB SCHOFIELD

Director, YPIE Regeneron Science Research

PERPETUA UDUBA

Tutor

CINDY ZARZUELA

College Advisor
(Gorton High School, Yonkers High School)

CATHERINE BUCK

Site Director, YPIE Jersey City

JONICE CONCHA

College Readiness Manager, YPIE Jersey City

ALEXA DALBIS

Director of Strategic Partnerships

COLLEEN HOGAN

College Advisor (Saunders Trades & Technical High School)

AILIN MENDOZA

College Advisor and Readiness Manager (Lincoln High School)

ASHLEY POLANCO

College Advisor
(Riverside High School, Roosevelt High School)

SUSAN SCHWARTZ

Senior Director, Communications

SAMUEL WALLIS

CEO

JEN CASTRO

College Zone Teaching Assistant, YPIE Nashville

JACLYN COOKE

Director, College and Career Success

ANNE DANIEL

Senior Director, Post-Secondary Access & Success

ALDINA KENNEDY

College Advisor
(Charter School of Educational Excellence)

OLGA MURPHY

College Advisor
(Yonkers High School)

ANDREW PRADO-ALIPUI

Grant Writer

MARISA SWIFT

Senior Director, Operations

STACY WINITT

Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships

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