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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
Chief of Staff
yrobinson@leapforkids.org
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Stefanie Vargas
Deputy Director of Programs 
svargas@leapforkids.org
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Darcus Henry
Dixwell Site Coordinator
dhenry@leapforkids.org
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Edwin Caro
Quinnipiac Meadows Site Coordinator
ecaro@leapforkids.org
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Elvert Eden
Aquatics Manager
eeden@leapforkids.org
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Tina Sapiente
Deputy Chief of Staff
tsapiente@leapforkids.org
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Chance Jackson
Director of Children's Program
cjackson@leapforkids.org
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Daikichi Washington
Fair Haven West Site Coordinator
dwashington@leapforkids.org
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Emiya Pearse
Newhallville Site Coordinator
epearse@leapforkids.org
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Alyssa Parrott
Hill South Site Coordinator
aparrott@leapforkids.org
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Nikilia Reid
Director of Programs
nreid@leapforkids.org
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Chantalle Martin
Clinical Coordinator
cmartin@leapforkids.org
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Jahvon Soto
Fair Haven South Site Coordinator
jsoto@leapforkids.org
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Paris Jones
Youth Development Coordinator
pjones@leapforkids.org
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Justin Short
Interim Dwight-Kensington Site Coordinator
jshorts@leapforkids.org

Curriculum & Training Team

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Summer Choate-Lewis
Director of Curriculum & Training
schoate@leapforkids.org
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Jesse Delia
Director of Community Initiatives
jdelia@leapforkids.org
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Kayla Penza
Curriculum & Training Coordinator
kpenza@leapforkids.org

Counselor Development Team

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Maithé Ulloa
Counselor Development Manager
mulloa@leapforkids.org
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Aysia Reese
Counselor Development Coordinator
areese@leapforkids.org
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Jadah Smith
Counselor Development Coordinator
jsmith@leapforkids.org
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Alexis Christy
Academic Success Coordinator
achristy@leapforkids.org

Development & Communications Team

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Rachel Kline Brown
Director of Development & Communications
rklinebrown@leapforkids.org
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Eliana Arroyo
Development Coordinator
earroyo@leapforkids.org
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Jubetsy Minaya-Pérez
Deputy Director of Development & Communications
jminaya@leapforkids.org
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Melissa Liriano
Communications Coordinator
mliriano@leapforkids.org
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Ruofan Chen
Database Analyst & Prospect Researcher
rchen@leapforkids.org
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Michaela Seales
Grant Writer
mseales@leapforkids.org

Finance Team

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Shadine Alveranga
Managing Director of Finance
salveranga@leapforkids.org
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Tamia Scott
Finance Coordinator
tscott@leapforkids.org
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DJenny Pope
Payroll Coordinator
dpope@leapforkids.org

Q House Team

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Yakeita Robinson
Director of the Dixwell Community Q House
yrobinson@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
Maintenance Associate
mparker@leapforkids.org
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Robin Williams
Receptionist
rwilliams@leapforkids.org
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