Meet our team

COLEEN STEVENS PORCHER

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Coleen Stevens Porcher has worked for almost 30 years in educational and social services organizations, serving in executive and institutional advancement roles. Born in Jamaica, Coleen immigrated to the United States at 14 years old, where she lived with her grandmother in East New York, Brooklyn and attended NYC public schools. She graduated from Vassar College with a bachelor's degree in history and a minor in Spanish, then earned a master's degree in public administration from New York University. Coleen has served on the boards of St. John's Episcopal Church (Montclair, NJ), St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Fairfield, CT), and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (Fairfield County) Chapter. She has also volunteered with a number of nonprofits including Governor Phil Murphy's Third Sector Advisory Council, the Center for Nonprofits of New Jersey, Child Care Aware of New Jersey, and The Door.

Our Leadership

Fatima Malik

Chief Development + External Affairs Officer

Dr. Kristin Bernard

ABC Expert + Research Partner

Sara Alvarez

Finance + Operations Director

Titilope Oladele

Vice President of Programs

Our Team

Albert Bayona

SENIOR OFFICE MANAGER

Alicia Williams

PARENT COACH

Allison Dash

RESEARCH TEAM

Antara Saha

PARENT COACH

Brittany Douglas

SENIOR ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

Calla Lewis

PARENT COACH

Careese Cezair James

PARENT COACH

Chastity Michel

PARENT COACH

Christina Logan

PARENT COACH

Denisse Fernandez

SENIOR ENGAGEMENT ASSOCIATE

DeAndre Samples

PARENT COACH

Eder Herrera

PARENT COACH

Grace Shariat Panahi

RESEARCH TEAM

Jarismar Gonzalez

PARENT COACH

Jennifer Delgado Bello

PARENT COACH

Jessica Rodriguez

PARENT COACH

Jill Smokoski

RESEARCH TEAM

Jonathan Melo

PARENT COACH

Krishna Santana

PARENT COACH

Lenae Petrus

PARENT COACH

Lenis Ramos

SENIOR ENGAGEMENT ASSOCIATE

Madison Robinson

DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL AFFAIR MANAGER

Melessa Ballantyne-Hewitt

SENIOR DATA MANAGER

Mia-Isabella Brea

DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL AFFAIR ASSOCIATE

Nicole Lebron

PARENT COACH

Stephanie Tavarez

PARENT COACH

Rosomond Osborne

PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

Tiffany Marte

REFERRAL SPECIALIST

Tisha Herndon

PARENT COACH

Yvette Saccone

RESOURCE SPECIALIST

Our Board

Molly Armstrong

Martine Baptiste-Blayton

Yatonia Chestnut

Laura Ensler

Ann Marie Foss

Deborah Sills Iarussi

Rose Kob

Beth Maletz

Lindsay McCann

Priya Mehra

Jasmine Jones Rogers

Suyin So

Maria Solorzano

Zack Yorke