MEET THE TEAM

OUR LEADERSHIP

BRYDEN SWEENEY-TAYLOR

BRYDEN SWEENEY-TAYLOR

INTERIM CEO

Executive Director of Outer Coast. Formerly CEO of College Access and Success at America Achieves; Executive Director of African Leadership Foundation; Chief Operating Officer at Peer Health Exchange. A.B., Harvard College; Certificate, Deep Springs College.

KIM OAKES

KIM OAKES

SVP, PROGRAM & OPERATIONS

Formerly Acting Chief Strategy Officer, Managing Director of Design Lab, and Senior Director of Sharing & Community at KIPP Foundation, started education career as Math teacher. B.A. University of Rhode Island, M.A. Columbia University, Teachers College.

SHIKHA BHATNAGAR

SHIKHA BHATNAGAR

VP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Formerly Development Director, National Health Foundation; Executive Director, South Asian Network; Executive Director – Pune, Teach For India; Executive Director, Akshaya Patra Foundation USA. B.A, University of Wisconsin, Madison; MIA, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.

ADMINISTRATION

TRACY DUNN

TRACY DUNN

MANAGING DIRECTOR, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Formerly Director of Finance & Operations, Pathfinder Church & St.John School of St. Louis; Human Resource Director, Molina Healthcare; VP Human Resource, 1st Financial Federal Credit Union; B.A. Business Administration, University of Missouri-Columbia

ANDRE AMOOR

ANDRE AMOOR

SENIOR DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES & COMMUNICATIONS

Formerly Chief of Staff Consultant, vChief; Chief of Staff, Denver Public Schools; Chief of Staff, Redshift Technologies. B.A. University of California, Riverside, M.A. Denver University

EMMA GLYNN

EMMA GLYNN

MANAGER, FINANCE & OPERATIONS

Formerly HR and Operations Associate, Justice in Motion; Youth Development Volunteer, US Peace Corps. B.A., Boston University

QUINN BOSKET

QUINN BOSKET

Manager, People Operations

Formerly Senior Human Resources Generalist, The Next Practices Group; Human Resources Operations Senior Manager, Inverse Medical; Payroll & Benefits Administrator/Total Rewards Manager, Fountain House. B.S., Business Management, New York University

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

MORGAN DORNSIFE

MORGAN DORNSIFE

MANAGING DIRECTOR, ADVANCEMENT

Formerly Chief Development Officer, Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester; Senior Director of Advancement, Rochester Institute of Technology.

B.A. and M.S., Roberts Wesleyan University

AIDA KAJS

AIDA KAJS

MANAGER, REVENUE

Formerly Foundation Associate, Schuler Scholar Program. BS, Trinity University; MBA in progress, University of Chicago Booth School of Business

KRISTEN ALTMAN

KRISTEN ALTMAN

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Formerly Advising Fellow, Matriculate; Advancement Manager, Freire Schools. B.A., Williams College

PROGRAM

BRYAN CONTRERAS

BRYAN CONTRERAS

MANAGING DIRECTOR, PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS & GROWTH

Formerly Vice President of myOptions Encourage, Encoura; Executive Director, KIPP through College, KIPP Houston Public Schools; Director of College Counseling, KIPP Houston High School. B.S., University of Houston; M.Ed., Houston Christian University

ANDREW MOE HOFFMAN, ED.D.

ANDREW MOE HOFFMAN, ED.D.

SENIOR DIRECTOR, COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS

Formerly Director of Admissions, Swarthmore College; Assistant Director of Admissions, Vanderbilt University. B.A, Arizona State University; M.Ed., Vanderbilt University; Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania

JULIA PERKINS

JULIA PERKINS

SENIOR DIRECTOR, STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Formerly High School Program Director. Breakthrough New York; Program Manager, College Possible Philadelphia; Program Coordinator, College Possible Minnesota; AmeriCorps High School Coach, College Possible Minnesota. B.S., University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

LEO OLMEDO

LEO OLMEDO

SENIOR DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY

Formerly Product Manager, Salesforce; Director of Business Analysis, Teach for America; Senior Data Analyst, KIPP Texas. B.A., University of Chicago

NADAV ATIK

NADAV ATIK

SENIOR DIRECTOR, LEARNING & EVALUATION

Formerly Impact Manager, The Prince’s Trust; Reporting Executive, The Prince’s Trust; HELIOS Support Officer, Oxfam GB. B.A., University of York

RAJWANTIE SAHAI

RAJWANTIE SAHAI

SENIOR DIRECTOR, ADVISING FELLOWSHIP EXPERIENCE & IMPACT

Formerly Program Manager, Global Cities; Director of Academics and Enrichment, the GO Project; Associate with Social Impact, Inc; Social Studies Teacher, Teach For America. B.A., Boston College; Ed.M., Harvard Graduate School of Education

NINA GLICKMAN

NINA GLICKMAN

DIRECTOR, STUDENT LEARNING

Formerly Director of Student Growth, The TEAK Fellowship; Language and Culture Assistant, Spanish Ministry of Education, Madrid, Spain; High school English teacher, NYC Teaching Fellows. B.A., Cornell University; M.F.A., The New School; M.S., Hunter College

PATRICK MCELRAVEY

PATRICK MCELRAVEY

DIRECTOR, ADVISING FELLOW RECRUITMENT

Formerly Co-Founder, Immigrant Solidarity Group of Middlebury College; First Year Counselor, Middlebury College; Student Teacher, Addison County School District. B.A Middlebury College

ERICA WYNN

ERICA WYNN

SENIOR MANAGER, ADVISING FELLOW EXPERIENCE

Formerly Lead Teen Programs Facilitator, Step Up Women’s Network; Research Assistant, Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.; Health Education Specialist, AIDS Center of Queens County. B.A., American University

EMMA WALTER

EMMA WALTER

MANAGER, HIGH SCHOOL FELLOW EXPERIENCE

Formerly Strategy Assistant, Michigan College Access Network; Operations Assistant, Michigan College Access Network; Legal Assistant, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. B.A., Michigan State University; M.S.W, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

FERNI CRUZ

FERNI CRUZ

MANAGER, COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS

Formerly 11th Grade Program Manager, Breakthrough NY; Assistant Director of Admission, Wellesley College. B.A. Wellesley College

JULIANNA BURKE

JULIANNA BURKE

MANAGER, ADVISING FELLOW LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Formerly Teacher Assistant, Little Tree Education; Education Assistant, Bowdoin College Museum of Art. B.A. Bowdoin College

KAREN DU

KAREN DU

MANAGER, HIGH SCHOOL FELLOW RECRUITMENT

Formerly Dual Language Elementary Teacher, NYC’s Department of Education; Partnerships Coordinator, Community of Volunteer Educators (COVE); Youth Program Director, Happy Buddha Precious Temple.
B.A., CUNY Hunter College; M.A., Columbia University

KATARINA D’ERCOLE

KATARINA D’ERCOLE

MANAGER, ADVISING FELLOWSHIP SUCCESS

Formerly Lead Teacher, Success Academy Charter Schools; Training and Recruitment Specialist, The Children’s Home of Jefferson County. B.A., International Studies; B.A., German Studies, Allegheny College

RYAN KELLY

RYAN KELLY

MANAGER, STUDENT LEARNING

Formerly Advising Fellow, Matriculate; Lead Educator/STEM Coordinator, 7th Grade History, Democracy Prep Charter Middle School; Honors Research Fellow, The Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry. B.A., Emory University

TEAK HODGE

TEAK HODGE

MANAGER, NEW & EMERGING FELLOWSHIPS

Formerly Program Assistant, Georgetown University LGBTQ Resource and Women’s Center; Program Assistant, GU Health Education Services; Alumni Relations, AVID Program. B.S. Georgetown University

ANNABELLE MARKO

ANNABELLE MARKO

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Formerly National Advising Fellow Leadership Team, Matriculate; Senior Resident Advisor, Emory University. B.S. Emory University

ARIANNA ROSADO

ARIANNA ROSADO

ASSOCIATE, ADVISING FELLOWSHIP EXPERIENCE & IMPACT

Formerly College and Post-Secondary Success Counselor, DREAM formerly known as Harlem RBI; Academic Advising Assistant, LaGuardia Community College. M.S. Lehman College, B.A., Mercy College

ELI WASSERMAN

ELI WASSERMAN

ASSOCIATE, ADVISING FELLOWSHIP EXPERIENCE & IMPACT

Formerly Advising Fellow, Matriculate; Special Programming & Events Coordinator, Camp Schodack;

Chair, Princeton Youth Advisory Committee. B.M., Johns Hopkins University

ERIN NOLAN

ERIN NOLAN

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, ADVISING FELLOWSHIP EXPERIENCE & IMPACT

Development Associate, Black Girls CODE; Crisis Counselor, Crisis Text Line; Global Facilities Intern, Planned Parenthood Federation of America. B.S., Cornell University

JOSE GARCIA

JOSE GARCIA

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, ADVISING FELLOWSHIP EXPERIENCE & IMPACT

Formerly Advising Fellow, Matriculate; First-Year Counselor, Yale College Dean’s Office; Urban Fellow, Junta for Progressive Action. B.A., Yale University

JOSIAH GOUKER

JOSIAH GOUKER

ASSOCIATE, ADVISING FELLOW RECRUITMENT

Formerly Advising Fellow, Matriculate; High School Fellow, Matriculate; Student Support Intern, Matriculate; English Teaching Assistant, Fulbright France; Intern, Cameron Schrier Foundation; B.A., Princeton University

KAYLA SAKAYAN

KAYLA SAKAYAN

ASSOCIATE, ADVISING FELLOWSHIP EXPERIENCE AND IMPACT

Formerly Head Advising Fellow, Matriculate; Formerly Tennis Instructor, UCLA Recreation, Westhampton Yacht Squadron; B.A.,UCLA

MANNY RAMIREZ

MANNY RAMIREZ

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, ADVISING FELLOW RECRUITMENT

Formerly Community Organizer, DC PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education); Residential College Adviser, Princeton University; Orange Key Tour Guide, Princeton University. B.A. Princeton University; MPA in progress, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

SARAH OPPENHEIM

SARAH OPPENHEIM

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, HIGH SCHOOL FELLOW RECRUITMENT

Formerly Advising Fellow, Matriculate; Research Assistant, Office of the Mayor of New York City; Research Intern, Cameron Schrier Foundation. B.A., Columbia University

SIMONE WILLIAMS

SIMONE WILLIAMS

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, STUDENT SUPPORT

Formerly Special Education Teacher, Department of Education; Assistant Teacher, The Churchill School and Center; Alumni Engagement Assistant, Futures and Options. B.A., SUNY New Paltz

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Matriculate Board Officers:

Chair – Gregory P. Spivy

Vice Chair – Kim Collins Parizeau

Treasurer – Tom Fry

Secretary – Jim Larimore

Members-At-Large:

Jonathan Ashtor, Esq.

Jasanna Britton

Matthew Cullinan

Miecha Ranea Forbes

Jed Hart

Madeline Kerner

Charley Moore

Jessica Ogilvie

Lynn Anderson Poole

Dane Skillrud

Bryden Sweeney-Taylor

Lauran Tuck

Emeritus Board Members:

Sean Cullinan

Barbara Krasa Kelly

Derek Schrier

Zach Silverstein

ADVISORY BOARD

Ruth Genn, Leadership Fellow, Heckscher Foundation for Children

Kristopher John, Vice President, New Meridian Corporation

Martha Kanter, CEO, College Promise

Madeline Kerner, Co-Founder, Matriculate

Amy Selinger, Director of College Counseling; Buckingham Browne and Nichols School

Toby Waldorf, Certified College Counselor and Educational Consultant

Rebecca Wasserman, VP, Community, GameChanger

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