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. Coleen's life and career have been filled with advocacy, philanthropy, and service, with an emphasis on social justice. As a young girl growing up in Jamaica, she was greatly influenced by her civically-engaged great-grandmother, Icylyn Fouché, who brought her to rallies and backyard meetings with civic/political leaders in pursuit of universal primary education. This ancestor instilled in her a love of learning and a sense of the importance of education as a crucial means for materially poor families to escape poverty and have a better life. These values remain with Coleen today as she works to ensure that vulnerable children have critical access to education, starting with early childhood care.
Coleen immigrated to the United States at 14 years old, where she attended public schools in New York City and lived with her grandmother in East New York, Brooklyn. Armed with her great-grandmother's sense that education was the means to advancement, she graduated from Vassar College with a bachelor's degree in history and a minor in Spanish. She then earned a master's degree in public administration from New York University.
Coleen has volunteered with a number of nonprofit organizations, 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, a NYC-based, adolescent drop-in center. Coleen has also 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. In addition to her nonprofit work, Coleen has volunteered on a number of political national and local political campaigns, all for candidates who emphasized equity and fairness as core values. Throughout her life and career, Coleen has been committed to the cause of social justice, advocating for the voiceless and marginalized members of the human family - especially women and children, and more recently LGBTQ youth and families.


DR. KRISTIN BERNARD
ABC EXPERT AND RESEARCH PARTNER
Kristin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University. While in graduate school at University of Delaware, she played a key role in evaluating the efficacy of the ABC intervention, developed clinical expertise in the model, and assisted in dissemination efforts. Now she serves as a program consultant and lead researcher for Power of Two. Kristin is especially excited about the integration of science and practice at Power of Two. Not only is Power of Two using science to guide their selection and provision of services, but they are building the science by conducting cutting-edge research.
Our Board

Ann Marie Foss

Anne Heller

Carley Roney

Deborah Sills Iarussi

Kathleen Regan

Maria Solorzano

Marjorie Singer

Meeghan Prunty

Warwick Robinson

Yatonia Chestnut

Zach Yorke
Our Team

Albert Bayona
OFFICE MANAGER

Alicia Williams
PARENT COACH

Allison Dash
RESEARCH TEAM

Andrew Mai
DEVELOPMENT + COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

Antonio Pena
PARENT COACH

Antonique Gilliam
PARENT COACH

Arianna Lebron
PARENT COACH

Ashley Borja
ENGAGEMENT ASSOCIATE

Brittany Douglas
ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

Calla Lewis
PARENT COACH

Chastity Michel
PARENT COACH

Christina Logan
PARENT COACH

Cindy Baez
PARENT COACH

DeAndre Samples
PARENT COACH

Eder Herrera
PARENT COACH

Ekemini Nwabueze
PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

Emily Ulloa
COMMUNITY OUTREACH LIAISON

Fatima Malik
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

Gissel Rosario
PARENT COACH

Grace Shariat Panahi
RESEARCH TEAM

Jakurah Santos
PARENT COACH

Jasmine Santiago
PARENT COACH

Jennifer Delgado
PARENT COACH

Jessica Rodriguez
PARENT COACH

Jill Smokoski
RESEARCH TEAM

Krishna Santana
PARENT COACH

Lenae Petrus
PARENT COACH

Lenis Ramos
COMMUNITY RESOURCE SPECIALIST

Leydi Dominguez
PARENT COACH

Lisa Carmona
PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

Logan Brennan
DEVELOPMMENT + COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE

Maribel Santos
PARENT COACH

Melessa Ballantyne-Hewitt
DATABASE MANAGER

Merlyn Luciano
REFERRALS SPECIALIST

Nicole Lebron
PARENT COACH

Pamela Alcántara
CLINICAL SUPERVISOR

Rochelly Mojica
ENGAGEMENT ASSOCIATE

Rosomond Osborne
PROGRAM SUPERVISOR

Sade Barnes
ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

Sara Alvarez
FINANCE + OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Seth Lamar
BOROUGH DIRECTOR, BROOKLYN

Stephanie Polanco
PARENT COACH

Stephanie Tavarez
PARENT COACH

Steven Toledo
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

Susan Adeyeye
SPECIAL ASSISTANT

Tiffany Marte
OPERATIONS + PROGRAM ASSISTANT

Tisha Herndon
PARENT COACH

Titilope Odalele
BOROUGH DIRECTOR, BRONX

Vanity Monet
PARENT COACH
