Team
Norma E. Fernandez
Chief Executive Officer
Julissa Alvarez-Marin
Central Valley Program Manager
Gaby Andrada
Senior Programs Manager, Bay Area
Nate Antoccia Director of Operations
Paulina Chavez Director of Programs
Russell Hartley
Digital Content Associate
Thami Hastings
Senior Programs Manager, Milwaukee
Robert J. Leyton, Jr.
Bay Area Program Manager
Oscar Magaña
Senior Programs Manager, Los Angeles
Diana Rodriguez
Vice President, Programs and Strategy
Chris Roesner
Director of Finance
Jessica Scadron
Vice President, Strategic Communications
Kiara Winters
Staff Accountant
Consultants
Joanna Aceves
Digital Skills Instructor
Tatiana Alvarado
Digital Skills Instructor
Fernando Amador II
Digital Skills Instructor
Ina Avdaha
Digital Skills Instructor
Carlos Galeana
Digital Skills Instructor
Angela Street
Digital Skills Instructor
Rosa Jimenez
Digital Skills Instructor
Aneta Thomas Lee
Curriculum Development Consultant
Marco Ramirez
Measurement & Evaluation Consultant
Board of Directors and Advisors
Jovan C. Hicks
Executive Chair
Zach Leverenz
Founding Board Member
Bobby Coulter
Board Secretary
Matt Joyce
Board Treasurer
Vin Menon
Board Member
Erica Swanson
Board Member
Shaun Williams, Adviser
Jordan Usdan, Adviser
Founding Board of Directors + Advisors
Carlos Slim Helú, Investor + Entrepreneur
Paula Ellis, Former Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Josh Gottheimer, U.S. Representative
Ben Hecht, President + CEO, Living Cities
Jed Katz, Managing Partner, Javelin Venture Partners
Marco Lopez, Founder, Intermestic Capital
Jorge A. Martinez, VP/Chief Technology Officer, Knight Foundation