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
Assistant Executive Director - Finance & Operations

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

DeAndre Samples
PARENT COACH

Denisse Fernandez
SENIOR ENGAGEMENT ASSOCIATE

Eder Herrera
PARENT COACH

Jarismar Gonzalez
PARENT COACH

Jennifer Delgado
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

Lisa Carmona
Program Supervisor

Logan Brennan
Program Director

Madison Robinson
DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL AFFAIR MANAGER

Maria Guerrero Mercado
PARENT COACH

Melessa Ballantyne-Hewitt
SENIOR DATA MANAGER

Mia-Isabella Brea
DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL AFFAIR ASSOCIATE

Nicole Lebron
PARENT COACH

Rosomond Osborne
PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

Stephanie Tavarez
PARENT COACH

Tiffany Marte
REFERRAL SPECIALIST

Tisha Herndon
PARENT COACH

Yvette Saccone
RESOURCE SPECIALIST
Our Board

Molly Armstrong

Martine Baptiste-Blayton

Yatonia Chestnut

Laura Ensler

Deborah Sills Iarussi

Rose Kob

Beth Maletz

Lindsay McCann

Priya Mehra

Jasmine Jones Rogers

Suyin So

Maria Solorzano
