We Are College Track
Commitment. Passion. Joy.
Authenticity. Excellence.
College Track is fiercely committed to ensuring that every one of our students earns a four-year college degree and a life of opportunity, choice, and power.
Realizing this goal requires the collective efforts of team members who are passionate about this work, derive joy from what we do, and engage in authentic relationships with each other and the College Track community of students, families, and partners.
We are educators and mentors. We are marketers and fundraisers. We are financial gurus and data analysts. We are professional advisors and Salesforce navigators.
We are each others’ champions. We are College Track.
Our Team
Filter Staff
Shirley M. Collado, Ph.D.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Josh Brankman
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Leela de Souza Bransten
Chief Philanthropy & Engagement Officer
Karen Draper
Chief Finance Officer
Nicole Embury
Deputy Chief Philanthropy & Engagement Officer
Rosanna Ferro, Ed.D.
Chief of Education
Jessica Rubie
Chief of Staff to the President & CEO
Shria Tomlinson
Senior Vice President of Program Operations, Senior Advisor to the President & CEO
Kim Aguilar
Financial Analyst
Colleen Andersen
Talent Acquisition Coordinator
Jonas Aquino
Senior IT Manager
Alyssa Benveniste
Talent Acquisition Manager
Salisha Bhola
Talent Acquisition Manager
Yaphet Bryant, Ph.D.
National Director of Mental Health & Wellness
Erica Buckingham
Salesforce Administrator
Bernadette Butler
Director of Individual Philanthropy
Elizabeth Calmeyer
Interim Director of Talent Acquisition
Tina Colby
Senior Director of Program Design & Innovation
Anna Contreras
Office Manager
Daryl Cook
Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
Christine Costa
Marketing Manager
Ann DeLorenzo
Grants Manager
Abdulwahid Duso
National Director of Student Life
Jenn Estrada-Feller
Interim Senior Director of College Access
Gabriela Garay-Ash
Assistant Controller
Christine Gonzalez
Manager of Site Development Operations
Julie Gopalan
Director of People & Program Operations
Atziry Gutierrez
Senior Director of Marketing & Alumni Strategy
Wendy Hankle
Executive Communications Specialist for the President & CEO
Janiece Hill
Director of Financial Planning & Analysis
Deven Howard
IT Operations Manager
Ashton M. Jackson
Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
Danielle Jarvis
Director of Philanthropic Operations
Nadja Jepsen
Senior Financial Programs & Scholarship Director
Katie Kantor
Director of Enrollment Strategy
Tina Kim
Vice President, Site Support
Brian Kramer
Senior Grants Manager
Sara Kunitake
Director of People Operations
Lenno Lara Cortes
Data Support Specialist
Henri LaSane
Site Development & Training Manager
Kevin Le
Interim National Financial Programs Scholarships Manager
Menyui Leung
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
Marshall Lott
Vice President, Site Support
Jillian Lyles
Grants Manager
Akiko Matsumura
People Associate
Zoe Melczer
Vice President of Philanthropy
Ashleigh Miller
National Operations Manager
Leslie Montaño
Executive Assistant
Danielle Morton
Senior National Financial Programs & Scholarships Manager
Andrey Movilla
HR Coordinator
Thomas Munoz
Senior Director of Site Development & Training
Lauren Narcisse
Site Development & Training Manager
Robel Negussie
Controller
Kurstin Nelms
Interim Senior Director of College Advising
Christiana Newsome
Interim Vice President of People
Simone Peart
Director of Operations
Charnelle Pinkett
Executive Assistant
Bonnie Powell
Director of Communications
Baker Renneckar
Director of Data Infrastructure
Isabel Reyna
Senior Data Analyst
Ana Maria Sanchez
Philanthropy Operations Associate
Michelle Shinseki
Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Lydia Stacey
Staff Accountant
Catie Steinman
Human Resources Manager
Colin Timmins
Director of Employee Experience
Darwin Velasquez
Manager of DREAMer Services
Alma Velazquez
Executive Assistant
Nikki Wardlaw
Director of Philanthropic Initiatives
Russell Williams
Employee Support Specialist
Raynisa Wilson
Accounts Payable Specialist
Our Board of Directors
College Track is governed by a Board of Directors who bring together a wealth of experience in philanthropy, operational management, and development for non-profit organizations.
Laurene Powell Jobs
Chair and Co-Founder
David B. Singer
Vice Chair
Charles D. King
Vice Chair
Nancy Lue
Secretary
Michael Beckwith
Andy Dreyfus
Safia Fasah
Lynn Feintech
Omar Karim
Cynthia Keely
Eric Kim
Darell Krasnoff
Debbra Lindo
Marc Mazur
Michael Sorrell
will.i.am
Timothy C. Wu
Our Founding Story
In 1997, while advising high school seniors from East Palo Alto about the college admission process, Laurene Powell Jobs realized that students who wanted to be the first in their families to attend college received little or no guidance about how to get there.
Recognizing that starting to work with high school students in their senior year was too late, she spent a year investigating local support programs and nonprofits that worked with teens. She found many programs for elementary and middle school students but no comprehensive programs supporting high school students. Organizations that served teens provided limited service, focusing on one area, such as tutoring or youth leadership, but never taking a comprehensive approach.
Laurene co-founded a program to address the community needs they had observed. That program was College Track.
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