Staff

1. Zainab Ali Chief of Staff

   zali@laalliance.org
2. Nikki Alston Director, Strategic Initiatives, Talent

   nalston@laalliance.org
3. Sara Alwan Director, Strategic Initiatives, Academic Team

   salwan@laalliance.org
4. Brandon Arizmendi Associate, Financial Analysis

   barizmendi@laalliance.org
5. Parinaz Banks Manager, ELA School Support

   pmanteghi@laalliance.org
6. Oscar Barajas Associate, School Staffing

   Email Oscar Barajas Ext. 1066
7. Alfonso Bardales Manager, Human Resources Data

   abardales@laalliance.org Ext. 1084
8. Christopher Bates Vice President, Facilities & Maintenance

   cbates@laalliance.org Ext. 1020
9. Ryan Bennett Instructional Superintendent

   rbennett@laalliance.org
10. Nathalie Benoit Vice President, Marketing & Communications

    nbenoit@laalliance.org (213) 431-2046
11. Jodie Blaskey Director, Strategic Initiatives, Organizational Strategy

    jblaskey@laalliance.org Ext. 1112
12. Bridget Bones Manager, Strategic Initiatives

    bbones@laalliance.org
13. Monique Bonilla Vice President, Scholar, Family and Community Services

    mbonilla@laalliance.org Ext. 1096
14. Lee Candelaria Manager, IT Customer Service

    lcandelaria@laalliance.org Ext. 1057
15. Crystal Carranza Associate, Staffing

    crcarranza@laalliance.org
16. Diana Castro Manager, Data Strategy

    dcastro@laalliance.org Ext. 1070
17. Juliana Cervantes Manager, Facilities

    jcervantes@laalliance.org Ext. 1107
18. Cindy Chang Manager, Payroll

    cchang@laalliance.org
19. Melissa Chew Instructional Superintendent

    mchew@laalliance.org
20. Michelle Cifuentes Associate, Alumni Supports

    mcifuentes@laalliance.org
21. Mariah Cone Vice President, School Leadership Development

    mcone@laalliance.org Ext. 1056
22. Kaelen Connella Manager, Credentials

    kconnella@laalliance.org
23. Kathryn Corbett Vice President, Accounting

    kcorbett@laalliance.org Ext. 1025
24. Flavio Cortez Director, Payroll

    fcortez@laalliance.org Ext. 1009
25. Allyson Cruz Associate, Data Strategy

    acruz@laalliance.org
26. Antonio Cruz Associate, Information Technology

    sncruz@laalliance.org Ext. 1052
27. Erin Diaz Director, Scholar Services

    ediaz@laalliance.org
28. Rodolfo Elizondo Instructional Superintendent

    relizondo@laalliance.org Ext. 1087
29. Robert Escalante General Counsel

    rescalante@laalliance.org Ext. 1032
30. Lestel Escorcia Director, Psychological and Mental Health Services

    lescorcia@laalliance.org Ext. 1110
31. Aldwin Escuadro Manager, GEAR UP, Family Engagement

    aescuadro@laalliance.org
32. Brittany Estrada Vice President, Performance Management

    bestrada@laalliance.org Ext. 1106
33. Andrea Estrada Hurtarte Coordinator, Benefits

    aehurtarte@laalliance.org
34. David Foster Vice President, Strategy & Implementation

    dfoster@laalliance.org
35. Maynor Garcia Vice President, Information Technology

    magarcia@laalliance.org Ext. 1058
36. Rose Mary Garcia Director, Business Operations

    rmgarcia@laalliance.org Ext. 1010
37. Sandra Garduño Manager, Accounting

    sgarduno@laalliance.org Ext. 1022
38. Danielle Gheorghe Director, Employee Relations

    dgheorghe@laalliance.org
39. Mireida Gomez Coordinator, Facilities

    migomez@laalliance.org
40. Jake Gordon Director, Family & Community Engagement

    jgordon@laalliance.org
41. Melissa Greene Manager, Academic Team

    mgreene@laalliance.org
42. Ghazal Gulati Director, Data Strategy

    ggulati@laalliance.org
43. Shannon Hampton Associate, Human Resources Operations

    shampton@laalliance.org Ext. 1085
44. Lauren Harwood Sargent Manager, Special Education

    lsargent@laalliance.org
45. Karla Herrera Manager, Benefits

    kherrera@laalliance.org Ext. 1078
46. Janet Ibarra Coordinator, Accounts Payable

    jibara@laalliance.org
47. Fan Jiang Manager, Accounting

    fjiang@laalliance.org Ext. 1105
48. Raven Jones Manager, Organizational Strategy

    rajones@laalliance.org
49. Rene Joya Associate, Talent Data Analysis

    rjoya@laalliance.org
50. Jillian Juman Managing Instructional Superintendent, Strategy

    jjuman@laalliance.org Ext. 1007
51. Dan Katzir Chief Executive Officer

    dkatzir@laalliance.org
52. Ylonda Keeton Manager, Math School Support

    ykeeton@laalliance.org
53. Sikharin Khao-Kham Coordinator, Human Resources Operations

    skhao-kham@laalliance.org
54. Annie Krieg Manager, ELA Design

    akrieg@laalliance.org
55. Sarah Kroll Manager, Academic Team

    skroll@laalliance.org
56. Kristen Kruger Director Special Initiatives, Schools

    kkruger@laalliance.org
57. Heidi Kunkel Director, School Leadership Development

    hkunkel@laalliance.org
58. Howard Lappin Senior Advisor to the CEO

    hlappin@laalliance.org Ext. 1067
59. Lidia Larrazabal Manager, Staffing

    llarrazabal@laalliance.org
60. David Lauck Chief Business Officer

    dlauck@laalliance.org Ext. 1051
61. Clara Lim Associate General Counsel

    clim@laalliance.org
62. Elliot Ling Vice President, Business Operations and Strategy

    eling@laalliance.org 213-259-4600
63. Simon Linsley Director, College Success

    slinsley@laalliance.org Ext. 1064
64. Elena Lopez Associate, Payroll

    elilopez@laalliance.org Ext. 1009
65. Desmond Lovell Vice President, Finance

    dlovell@laalliance.org Ext. 1037
66. Erin Lowther Associate, Academic Data & Assessments

    elowther@laalliance.org
67. Eva Luc Director, Strategic Initiatives

    eluc@laalliance.org Ext. 1004
68. Noah Mackert Director, Academic Intervention

    nmackert@laalliance.org Ext. 1086
69. Christine Maldonado Manager, Accounts Payable

    cmaldonado@laalliance.org
70. Joel Mandujano Manager, Staffing

    jmandujano@laalliance.org
71. Nancy Martinez Associate, Employee Engagement

    nmartinez@laalliance.org Ext. 1076
72. Whitney McCormick Director, Science

    wmccormick@laalliance.org Ext. 1098
73. Megan McGrail Director, Humanities

    mmcgrail@laalliance.org
74. Lizbeth Medina Manager, Staffing

    limedina@laalliance.org
75. Ana Menezes Chief Academic Officer

    amenezes@laalliance.org Ext. 1029
76. Stephanie Micham Director, Compliance

    smicham@laalliance.org
77. Sunny Min Manager, Teacher Leadership Development

    smin@laalliance.org
78. Esau Molina Manager, Alumni Supports

    emolina@laalliance.org
79. Jacklyn Moreno Manager, Facilities

    jmoreno@laalliance.org
80. Russell Ng Director, Student Information Systems

    rng@laalliance.org Ext. 1044
81. Julia Ocasio Director, Academic Operations

    jocasio@laalliance.org Ext. 1063
82. Ifeanyi Onyejiji Manager, College Counseling

    ionyejiji@laalliance.org
83. Amanda Oudi Manager, Math School Support

    aoudi@laalliance.org
84. Jasmine Pachnanda Chief College Officer

    jpachnanda@laalliance.org Ext. 1100
85. Robert Pambello Instructional Superintendent

    rpambello@laalliance.org Ext. 1002
86. Amanda Parada Villatoro Director, College Success

    apvillatoro@laalliance.org
87. Sarah Parsons Associate, Schools Team

    saparsons@laalliance.org Ext. 1041
88. Wendy Pepper Manager, Mathematics School Support

    wpepper@laalliance.org
89. Anna Phutisatayakul Associate, Schools Team

    aphutisatayakul@laalliance.org
90. Alexx Poston Managing Network Operations Lead, Strategy

    aposton@laalliance.org Ext. 1038
91. Leslie Quinto Associate, College Success

    lquinto@laalliance.org Ext. 1116
92. Kevin Ramirez Associate, Performance Management

    keramirez@laalliance.org
93. Susana Recinos Manager, College Counseling

    srecinos@laalliance.org
94. Courtney Reed Manager, Content

    creed@laalliance.org
95. Kelly Reilly Director, Procurement

    kreilly@laalliance.org Ext. 1046
96. Crystal Rivera Manager, Accounting

    c_rivera@laalliance.org Ext. 1008
97. Emily Roh Manager, College Success

    eroh@laalliance.org Ext. 1114
98. Nadir Romo Quezada Network Operations Lead

    nromo@laalliance.org Ext. 1073
99. Daisy Ruiz Director, Internal Communications

    druiz@laalliance.org ext. 1077
100. Mayra Salazar Director, Advocacy & External Relations

     masalazar@laalliance.org
101. David Schnall Manager, Humanities School Support

     dschnall@laalliance.org
102. Joseph Siasat Associate, Leaves, ADA & Workers Compensation

     jsiasat@laalliance.org
103. William Sibrian Associate, Accounting

     wsibrian@laalliance.org
104. Rhonda Siggers Manager, English Language Arts School Support

     rsiggers@laalliance.org
105. Jessica Smith Vice President, Employee Relations & Engagement

     jsmith@laalliance.org Ext. 1033
106. Megan Smith Manager, History Design

     mesmith@laalliance.org
107. Ny Sok Associate, Accounting

     nsok@laalliance.org Ext. 1031
108. Favio Solares Director, Facilities

     fsolares@laalliance.org Ext. 1015
109. Ashley Speights Manager, Special Education

     aspeights@laalliance.org
110. Dane Spracklin Manager, Mathematics School Support

     dspracklin@laalliance.org Ext. 1075
111. Rebecca Stone Associate, College Success

     rstone@laalliance.org
112. Elena Trujillo Associate, Human Resources Operations

     eltrujillo@laalliance.org Ext. 1079
113. Lindsay Uribe Manager, Mathematics Design

     luribe@laalliance.org
114. Vivian Valencia Director, Business Strategy

     vvalencia@laalliance.org
115. Raquel Valles Manager, Strategic Initiatives - Teacher Performance

     rvalles@laalliance.org Ext. 1093
116. Agustin Vasquez-Lopez Manager, GEAR UP College Success

     avasquez-lopez@laalliance.org
117. Carmen Vazquez Director, English Language Learner Strategy

     cvazquez@laalliance.org
118. Sheena Velasquez Manager, Science Design

     scarter@laalliance.org Ext. 1034
119. Courtney Vickers Director, Special Education

     cvickers@laalliance.org
120. Robert Vidana Director, Stakeholder Engagement & Governance

     rvidana@laalliance.org
121. Pablo Villavicencio Chief Schools Officer

     pvillavicencio@laalliance.org Ext. 1016
122. Sally Vo Director, Guidance Counseling

     svo@laalliance.org
123. Lacey Westphal Manager, Academic Data Analysis

     lwestphal@laalliance.org Ext. 1074
124. Ernie White Associate, Information Technology

     ewhite@laalliance.org Ext. 1018
125. Natalie Wright Manager, Academic Operations

     nwright@laalliance.org Ext. 1087
126. Chang Yi Manager, Academic Assessments

     cyi@laalliance.org Ext. 1037
127. Jennifer Young Manager, Executive Operations

     jyoung@laalliance.org