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