Staff
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Leadership Team
Tara Lentz
Co-Executive Director
Martha Silva
Co-Executive Director
Ariel Safdie
Director of Development and Strategic Growth
Maria Paula Zapata
Senior Director of Programs
Organization Support
Adriana De León
Associate Director of Finance & Administration
(615) 200-6015
Rosario Trigueros
Administrative & Facility Manager
(615) 454-6174
Marketing and Communications
Diana Perez
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications
Esperanza Merritt
Marketing & Communications Manager
Development and Strategic Growth
Charity Bratcher
Development Manager
Joanna Loeber
Development Data Analyst and Impact Manager
Justin Munoz
Community Engagement Manager
Economic Prosperity Programs
Tomás Yan
Associate Director of Economic Prosperity
Elizabeth Almaraz
Information and Referral Liaison
Myrna Marshall
Senior Economic Prosperity Coordinator
Maura Escobar
Workforce Development Manager
Java Hemmat
Business Development Manager
Lorena Rojas
Adult Education Program Manager
Keila Restrepo
Community Resources Navigator and Tax Preparer
Valentina Harper
Microenterprise Program Coordinator
Claudia Cárdenas
Program Outreach Consultant
Dayana Morales
Microenterprise Technical Assistance Consultant
(615) 219-9130
Monet Baker
Operations Manager of Mesa Komal
Education Programs
Catherine Gonzalez
Associate Director of Family Engagement
Blanca Suarez
Family Engagement Manager
Connie Raak
Family Engagement Coordinator
Sigfredo Amaya
College Access Manager
Elizabeth Narvaez-Vega
College Success Coach
Ana Maria Collazos
Gear Up Coordinator
Yenin Echeverria
College Access Program Coordinator
Daniela Cruz
College Access Program Coordinator
Ashly Lepez
College Access Program Coordinator