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Meet our Staff

Executive Leadership

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Henry Fernandez
Executive Director
hfernandez@leapforkids.org

Children's & Youth Development Programs Team

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Yakeita Robinson
VP & Chief of Staff
yrobinson@leapforkids.org
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Stefanie Vargas
Director of Programs
svargas@leapforkids.org
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Tamia Scott
Dwight-Kensington Site Coordinator
tscott@leapforkids.org
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Alyssa Parrott
Quinnipiac Meadows Site Coordinator
aparrott@leapforkids.org
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Niki Sturgis-Nash
Director of Operations
nsturgisnash@leapforkids.org
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Jahvon Soto
Outdoor and Athletics Manager 
jsoto@leapforkids.org
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Kenneth Jeffery
Newhallville Site Coordinator
knotarino-jeffrey@leapforkids.org
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Shanice Maxwell
LIT Manager
smaxwell@leapforkids.org
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Nikilia Reid
VP of Programs
nreid@leapforkids.org
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Darcus Henry
Dixwell Site Coordinator
dhenry@leapforkids.org
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Emiya Pearse
Hill South Site Coordinator
epearse@leapforkids.org
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Elvert Eden
Aquatics Manager
eeden@leapforkids.org
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Daisha Beauford
Fair Haven South Site Coordinator
dbeauford@leapforkids.org
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Yarimarie Robles
Fair Haven North Site Coordinator
yrobles@leapforkids.org

Leadership & Learning Team

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Summer Choate-Lewis
VP of Leadership & Learning
schoate@leapforkids.org

Counselor Leadership Team

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Maithé Ulloa
Counselor Leadership Manager
mulloa@leapforkids.org
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Alexis Christy
Academic Success Coordinator
achristy@leapforkids.org
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Sheraud Wilder
Counselor Leadership Coordinator
swilder@leapforkids.org

Development & Communications Team

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Rachel Kline Brown
VP of Development & Communications
rklinebrown@leapforkids.org
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Jubetsy Minaya-Pérez
Director of Development & Communications
jminaya@leapforkids.org
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Ruofan Chen
Manager of Development Data & Research
rchen@leapforkids.org
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Eliana Arroyo
Donor Relations & Events Manager
earroyo@leapforkids.org
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Tristin Reeder
Communications Coordinator
Treeder@leapforkids.org
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Jennifer Lytton-Hirsch
Major Gifts and Foundation Relations Manager
Jlyttonhirsch@leapforkids.org

Finance & Business Affairs Team

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Shadine Alveranga-Bustillo
VP of Finance & Business Affairs
salveranga@leapforkids.org
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Juan Boone
AP/AR Coordinator
jboone@leapforkids.org
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DJenny Pope
Payroll Coordinator
dpope@leapforkids.org

Q House Team

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Yakeita Robinson
VP & Chief of Staff
yrobinson@leapforkids.org
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Crystal Fernández
Manager of the Dixwell Community Q House
cfernandez@leapforkids.org
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Kaussar Rahman
Executive Advisor and Assistant for the Dixwell Community Q House Advisory Board and LEAP Grants Manager
krahman@leapforkids.org

Office Operations Team

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Marvin Parker
Building Management Coordinator
mparker@leapforkids.org
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Robin Williams
Reception Coordinator
rwilliams@leapforkids.org
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