Staff

Senior Team

Lecester Johnson

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Michael Durant

Chief Academic Officer

Tiffany Godbout

Chief Operations Officer

Joy Bentley Phillips

Chief Strategy & Growth Officer

Briana Cobbins

Chief Human Resources Officer

HollyAnn Freso-Moore

Chief of Staff

Lisa Leach

Business Manager

School Leadership Team

Dr. Alicia Waldon

Principal (Ward 8)

Audrey Reese

Dean of Student Academic Services

Dr. Larry Canady

Assistant Principal

Tiffany Wilson

Assistant Principal

Elzora Watkins

Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment

Koya Bakare

Manager of Testing Services and Tutoring Programs

Wallace Lane

Manager of Tech Fluency and Digital Literacy

Academic Instructional Team

Sean O’Loughlin

Ward 5 Lead Teacher

Dianna Hicks

Ward 5 Lead Teacher

Dr. Sandra Brown

Ward 8 Lead Teacher

Ingrid Garcia

Teacher

Florenda Bates

Teacher

Angel Harris

Administrative Assistant

Wayne Henderson

Teacher

Christian Fretty

School Administrative Assistant

Katia Henriquez

Teacher

Tina Hooper

Teacher

Jermia Huff

Instructional Manager

Oladapo Olalude

Teacher

Dalilah Petties

Teacher

Toni McGhie

Teacher

Darren Murray

Teacher

Charles Thomas

Adult Learning Support Coordinator

Mark Roberts

Teacher

Marguerite Rorie-Bryan

Teacher

Katherine Shrout

Teacher

William Walker

Teacher

Performance, Evaluation & Research Team

Dr. Sasha Lotas

Director of Research and Evaluation
 

Dwayne Smith

Manager, Performance, Evaluation, and Research

Ayaba Walker

Senior Data Specialist | Performance, Evaluation, and Research

Admissions Team

Julius Martin

Dean of Admissions

Lawanda Konate

Registrar

Dominique Cheeks

Registrar & Recruitment Associate

Jordan Leach

Registrar & Recruitment Associate

Rajon Miller

Retention & Workforce Specialist

Kenya Reese

Retention & Workforce Specialist

Advancement Team

Jyoti Chowdhury

Director of Communications and Digital Engagement

Mirvlyne Brice

Director of Development

Akeembra Lawrence

Assistant Director of Development

Maria McLean

Marketing Manager

Career and Workforce Services Team

Mary Cabriele

Director of Career and Workforce Services

Mary Mickey

Healthcare Programs Manager

Deneen Miller

Senior Employment Specialist

Jamier Jones

Employment Specialist

National External Diploma Program (NEDP) Team

Dawn Williams

Lead NEDP Advisor/Assessor

Annette Banks

NEDP Advisor/Assessor

Jennifer Jordan

NEDP Advisor/Assessor

Elizabeth Early

Teacher

GED and Graduate Services

Jenaine Butler

Director of GED and Graduate Services

Tiah Lormejuste

Program Coordinator

Thomas Webb

College Navigator

Bria Wimbish

GED Services and Testing Specialist (NE Campus)

Operations Team

Sheila Izlar

Director of Human Resources

Vernon Glover

Director of Technology & Operations

Na’Quesha Booker

Operations Manager

Ruweda Hussein

Finance and Compliance Manager

Bridget Espana

Finance Specialist

Evan Adam-Thorne

HR Generalist

Ali Lyndsey

Facilities Engineer

Dodzi Akakpo

Information Technology Manager

Calvin Powell

Facilities Engineer

Student Support Team

Traci German

Director of Student Support

Shatyra Henry

Student Support Specialist

Coretta Edwards

Student Support Specialist

Porsha James

Student Support Specialist

Nathaniel Swinson

Student Support Specialist

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