Our Team

COOP’s HQ team leads with head, heart, and hustle — supported by hundreds of captains, our part-time alumni coaches.

Interested in joining our team? View our job openings here!

Executive

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KALANI LEIFER

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

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ADANTA AHANONU

Chief Program Officer

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Pareen Kohlhaas

Chief Operating Officer

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LIZ PEREZ

Chief Development Officer

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Recruiting

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STEPHANIE CAFARO

Managing Director of Recruiting

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ANDY BERRY

Director of Recruiting, New York

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SCARLETT WILSON

Director of Recruiting, California

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Cohort 66 • Fall 2019

KADEEM FULLER

Associate Director of Recruiting, Chicago and Miami

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BRIANNE GLOVER

Senior Recruiting Manager, Los Angeles

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Cohort 9 • Spring 2016

MARANATHA CROOMES

Recruiting Manager, Los Angeles

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Cohort 267 • Fall 2022

HALIMAH DOS

Recruiting Operations Manager, Bay Area

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Cohort 171 • Fall 2021

MCLAIN HYMER

Recruitment Manager, Bay Area

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DESTINEE RAYO

Recruiting Operations Manager, California

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DANIEL RIVERA

Recruiting Operations Manager, Chicago and Miami

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Cohort 168 • Fall 2021

EMIKHE TISOR

Senior Recruiting Manager, New York

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KATHERINE MARTINEZ

Recruiting Manager, New York

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Cohort 153 • Fall 2021

STEVEN VALDEZ HERNANDEZ

Recruiting Manager, New York

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Cohort 189 • Spring 2022

SOFIA BLANCO

Senior Recruiting Operations Coordinator, National

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RAHIN AHMED

Senior Recruiting Operations Coordinator, New York

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Cohort 407 • Spring 2024

JOANN VILLACRES

Senior Recruiting Operations Coordinator, New York

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Cohort 239 • Fall 2022

Program Success

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DARLENE PERRY-O'NEILL

Senior Director of Program, Regional Impact

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MARY UDASCO

Director of Alumni

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Cohort 31 • Fall 2017

MARK ANTHONY FAJILAGUTAN

Associate Director of Program, California

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Cohort 47 • Fall 2018

BYRON GUO

Associate Director of Program, New York

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NATALIE SUMMERS

Associate Director of Program, Chicago and Miami

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Cohort 168 • Fall 2021

JUAN VINDEL

Senior Program Manager, Bay Area

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Cohort 16 • Spring 2017

SARA GARCIA

Program Manager, Bay Area

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Cohort 141 • Spring 2021

MANTASHA LAKDAWALA

Senior Program Manager, Bay Area

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ANARELI LARIOS

Program Manager, Chicago

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Cohort 204 • Spring 2022

AYO BENJAMIN

Program Manager, Los Angeles

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Cohort 114 • Fall 2020

MERIYEL DAVID

Program Manager, Los Angeles

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Cohort 36 • Spring 2018

DENNIS OSORIO

Alumni Manager, California

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Cohort 119 • Fall 2020

MIA THOMPSON

Alumni Manager, California

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Cohort 115 • Fall 2020

JOHNATHAN YI

Alumni Manager, California

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C223 • Spring 2022

TREVALEYUS HARRIS JR.

Program Manager, Chicago and Miami

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Cohort 248 • Fall 2022

BORIS POMPEE

Senior Alumni Manager, California, Chicago, and Miami

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Cohort 26 • Fall 2017

WINNIE LIANG

Senior Program Manager, New York

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Cohort 162 • Fall 2021

MARITZA LOPEZ

Senior Program Manager, New York

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Cohort 13 • Fall 2016

CHRISTOPHER NOVA

Senior Program Manager, New York

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Cohort 67 • Fall 2019

CHRISTOPHER CHAN

Program Manager, New York

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JULIO PASCUAL

Program Manager, New York

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Cohort 97 • Fall 2020

FELIX DALGO

Senior Alumni Manager, New York

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Cohort 6 • Fall 2015

NAIYIMA SEVERE

Alumni Manager, New York

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Program Design and Operations

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EMILY HEIST MOSS

Managing Director of Program Design and Operations

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KEVIN LY

Director of Program Operations

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Cohort 32 • Spring 2018

DIANE NGUYEN

Associate Director of Program Operations, Alumni Coaches

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Cohort 54 • Spring 2020

CHYKEE-JAHBRE WARD

Director of Program Design

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Cohort 3 • Fall 2015

JAMIN CHOWDHURY

Senior Program Design Manager, Data Analytics and Financial Services

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Cohort 80 • Spring 2020

SAMANTHA GHANIE

Senior Program Design Manager, Career Readiness

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Cohort 3 • Fall 2015

ALEX GEYZBURG

Associate Director of Strategic Pilots

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Cohort 10 • Spring 2016

Partnerships

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SARAH WESSEL

Managing Director of Partnerships

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JENNIFER MATOS

Associate Director of Partnerships

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Cohort 24 • Fall 2017

CELEN YAP

Associate Director of Partnerships

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Cohort 15 • Spring 2016

RAJADA EALEY

Partnerships Manager, Los Angeles

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Cohort 116 • Fall 2020

RYAN GORMAN

Senior Partnerships Coordinator

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ADISORN WANNAVIROJ

Partnerships Manager, Bay Area

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Cohort 171 • Fall 2021

LUZ CASTREJON

Partnerships Manager, Chicago and Miami

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Cohort 301 • Spring 2023

Social Work

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ADIS ORTA

Senior Director of Social Work

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JEIMI BURGOS

Clinical Supervisor, New York

ROSALYN REED

Clinical Supervisor, California

Felicia Huddleston

Clinical Therapist, California

TATE BENSON

Clinical Therapist, New York

Data and Evaluation

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DAVID YAMRON

Director of Data and Evaluation

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External Affairs

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PATRICIA MALIZIA

Senior Director of Marketing and Communications

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RACHEL KNOWLES

Director of Development, California

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JOHN STEGNER

Director of Development, New York City

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SLOANE MARKLEY

Associate Director of Development

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ELIZABETH KOOPMAN

Senior Manager of Email Marketing

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SAMANTHA MARK

Senior Designer, Brand and Marketing

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RAQ MASSEY

Manager of Development Operations

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JOHN GILBERT

Managing Director of Finance

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Rachana Saharia

Senior Financial Accountant

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Talent

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ARIANA BALDOMERO

Senior Director of Talent

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MORRELL GASKINS

Associate Director, Talent Acquisitions

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Cohort 13 • Fall 2016

TAMARA ANDERSON

Senior Talent Acquisitions Manager

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CHEROYA DAVENPORT-SALLEY

Senior Talent Operations Manager

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C28 • Fall 2017

Technology

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GORDON LEE

Managing Director of Technology

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SABRINA SANTANA

Technology Solutions Analyst

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Cohort 295 • Spring 2023