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
7. Alfonso Bardales Manager, Human Resources Data

   abardales@laalliance.org
8. Ryan Bennett Instructional Superintendent

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

   nbenoit@laalliance.org (213) 431-2046
10. Ashley Bierman Manager, Mathematics School Support

    abierman@laalliance.org
11. Bridget Bones Manager, Strategic Initiatives

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

    mbonilla@laalliance.org
13. Lee Candelaria Manager, IT Customer Service

    lcandelaria@laalliance.org
14. Crystal Carranza Associate, Staffing

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

    dcastro@laalliance.org
16. Juliana Cervantes Manager, Facilities

    jcervantes@laalliance.org
17. Cindy Chang Manager, Payroll

    cchang@laalliance.org
18. Melissa Chew Instructional Superintendent

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

    mcifuentes@laalliance.org
20. Kaelen Connella Manager, Credentials

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

    kcorbett@laalliance.org
22. Allyson Cruz Associate, Data Strategy

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

    sncruz@laalliance.org
24. Erin Diaz Director, Scholar Services

    ediaz@laalliance.org
25. Rodolfo Elizondo Instructional Superintendent

    relizondo@laalliance.org
26. Robert Escalante General Counsel

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

    lescorcia@laalliance.org
28. Aldwin Escuadro Manager, GEAR UP, Family Engagement

    aescuadro@laalliance.org
29. Andrea Estrada Hurtarte Coordinator, Benefits

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

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

    magarcia@laalliance.org
32. Rose Mary Garcia Director, Business Operations

    rmgarcia@laalliance.org
33. Sandra Garduño Manager, Accounting

    sgarduno@laalliance.org
34. Danielle Gheorghe Director, Employee Relations

    dgheorghe@laalliance.org
35. Melissa Greene Manager, Academic Team

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

    ggulati@laalliance.org
37. Kevin Gutierrez-Antonio Associate, Procurement and Operations

    kegutierrez@laalliance.org
38. Sheeva Halati Network Operations Lead

    shalati@laalliance.org
39. Shannon Hampton Associate, Human Resources Operations

    shampton@laalliance.org
40. Lauren Harwood Sargent Manager, Special Education

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

    kherrera@laalliance.org
42. Janet Ibarra Coordinator, Accounts Payable

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

    fjiang@laalliance.org
44. Raven Jones Director of Strategic Initiatives, Organizational Strategy Team

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

    rjoya@laalliance.org
46. Dan Katzir Chief Executive Officer

    dkatzir@laalliance.org
47. Sikharin Khao-Kham Coordinator, Human Resources Operations

    skhao-kham@laalliance.org
48. Annie Krieg Director, Humanities

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

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

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

    hkunkel@laalliance.org
52. David Lauck Chief Business Officer

    dlauck@laalliance.org
53. Clara Lim Associate General Counsel

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

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

    slinsley@laalliance.org
56. Elena Lopez Associate, Payroll

    elilopez@laalliance.org
57. Desmond Lovell Vice President, Finance

    dlovell@laalliance.org
58. Erin Lowther Associate, Academic Data & Assessments

    elowther@laalliance.org
59. Noah Mackert Director, Academic Intervention

    nmackert@laalliance.org
60. Christine Maldonado Manager, Accounts Payable

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

    jmandujano@laalliance.org
62. Irene Martinez Associate, Employee Engagement

    nmartinez@laalliance.org
63. Whitney McCormick Director, Science

    wmccormick@laalliance.org
64. Megan McGrail Director, Humanities

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

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

    amenezes@laalliance.org
67. Stephanie Micham Director, Compliance

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

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

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

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

    rng@laalliance.org
72. Julia Ocasio Director, Academic Operations

    jocasio@laalliance.org
73. Bryant Olandes Manager, Governance and Stakeholder Engagement

    bolandes@laalliance.org
74. Ifeanyi Onyejiji Manager, College Counseling

    ionyejiji@laalliance.org
75. Jasmine Pachnanda Chief College Officer

    jpachnanda@laalliance.org
76. Robert Pambello Instructional Superintendent

    rpambello@laalliance.org
77. Amanda Parada Villatoro Director, College Success

    apvillatoro@laalliance.org
78. Sarah Parsons Manager, Community Engagement and Enrollment

    saparsons@laalliance.org
79. Layla Pena Manager, Special Education School Support

    lpena@laalliance.org
80. Wendy Pepper Manager, Mathematics School Support

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

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

    aposton@laalliance.org
83. Kevin Ramirez Associate, Performance Management

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

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

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

    kreilly@laalliance.org
87. Crystal Rivera Manager, Accounting

    c_rivera@laalliance.org
88. Nadir Romo Quezada Network Operations Lead

    nromo@laalliance.org
89. Amelia Rosenfeld Director, Maththematics

    arosenfeld@laalliance.org
90. Daisy Ruiz Director, Internal Communications

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

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

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

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

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

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

    jsmith@laalliance.org
97. Megan Smith Manager, History Design

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

    nsok@laalliance.org
99. Favio Solares Director, Facilities

    fsolares@laalliance.org
100. Ashley Speights Manager, Special Education

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

     dspracklin@laalliance.org
102. Rebecca Stone Associate, Operations

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

     eltrujillo@laalliance.org
104. Lindsay Uribe Manager, Mathematics Design

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

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

     rvalles@laalliance.org
107. Agustin Vasquez-Lopez Manager, GEAR UP College Success

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

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

     scarter@laalliance.org
110. Courtney Vickers Director, Special Education

     cvickers@laalliance.org
111. Pablo Villavicencio Chief Schools Officer

     pvillavicencio@laalliance.org
112. Sally Vo Director, Guidance Counseling

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

     lwestphal@laalliance.org
114. Ernie White Associate, Information Technology

     ewhite@laalliance.org Ext. 1018
115. Tiffany Wilson Vice President, School Operations

     twilson@laalliance.org
116. Natalie Wright Manager, Academic Operations

     nwright@laalliance.org
117. Chang Yi Manager, Academic Assessments

     cyi@laalliance.org