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
Marketing and Communications
Diana Perez
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications
(615) 689-6977
Esperanza Merritt
Marketing & Communications Manager
615-212-9502
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
615-270-9252
Myrna Marshall
Senior Economic Prosperity Coordinator
615-219-9502
Maura Escobar
Workforce Development Manager
615-219-5142
Java Hemmat
Business Development Manager
Lorena Rojas
Adult Education Program Manager
615-933-8315
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
615-219-9152
Blanca Suarez
Family Engagement Manager
615-543-6445
Connie Raak
Family Engagement Coordinator
615-295-8471
Sigfredo Amaya
College Access Manager
615-219-9224
Elizabeth Narvaez-Vega
College Success Coach
615-257-0392
Ana Maria Collazos
Gear Up Coordinator
615-219-9627
Ashly Lepez
College Access Program Coordinator
615-219-9157
Daniela Cruz
College Access Program Coordinator
Karina Hernandez
College Access Program Coordinator
615-200-6372
Yenin Echeverria
College Access Program Coordinator
615-219-9687