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
WILL COHN
Teacher, College Zone
KRISTINE CROTTY
Senior Director, Administration
COLLEEN HOGAN
College Advisor (Saunders Trades & Technical High School)
OLGA MURPHY
College Advisor
(Yonkers High School)
EMILY ROSEN
Senior Director, Academic Readiness
MARISA SWIFT
Senior Director, Operations
SUSAN WOLFERT
Manager, Grants
ANNA BIRRITTELLA
Director, Community Engagement
JONICE CONCHA
College Readiness Manager, YPIE Jersey City
ALEXA DALBIS
Director of Development
ALDINA KENNEDY
College Advisor
(Charter School of Educational Excellence)
JOSE NUNEZ
College Readiness Manager (Riverside High School, Roosevelt High School), Leadership Resident
SHAYLA SANCHEZ
Manager, Development and Communications
MARYAM TOBIAS
College Advisor, YPIE Jersey City
SHAINA ZARZUELA
College Advisor
(Barack Obama School for Social Justice, Yonkers Montessori)
CATHERINE BUCK
Site Director, YPIE Jersey City
JACLYN COOKE
Director, College and Career Success
ANNE DANIEL
Senior Director, Post-Secondary Access & Success
EMILY LATAINER
Director, Operations and College Readiness Manager
(Gorton High School)
DANIELLE PATRICK
Science Research Readiness Manager, YPIE Jersey City
JACOB SCHOFIELD
Director, YPIE Regeneron Science Research
SAMUEL WALLIS
Executive Director
CINDY ZARZUELA
College Advisor
(Gorton High School, Yonkers High School)
KIARRA CHRISTIAN
College Readiness Manager
(Saunders Trades and Technical High School)
BRIANNA COTZA
College Readiness Manager
(Yonkers High School)
RAISSA FITZGERALD
College Success Advisor
ELLEN CUTLER LEVY
Senior Strategy Advisor
ASHLEY POLANCO
College Advisor
(Riverside High School, Roosevelt High School)
SUSAN SCHWARTZ
Senior Director, Communications
STACY WINITT
Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships