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
Karen Draper
Chief Finance and Operating Officer
Nicole Embury
Chief Philanthropy Officer
Rosanna Ferro, Ed.D.
Chief of Education
Christiana Newsome
Chief People Officer
Jessica Rubie
Chief of Staff to the President & CEO
Shria Tomlinson
Chief of Site Strategy & Senior Advisor to the President & CEO
Sue Agraviador
Director of Individual Philanthropy
Kim Aguilar
Financial Analyst
Colleen Andersen
People & Culture Program Manager
Nnedi Anosike
Grants Manager
Yaphet Bryant, Ph.D.
Director of Social Emotional Learning & Development
Erica Buckingham
Salesforce Administrator
Elizabeth Calmeyer
Director of Talent Management
Tina Colby
Managing Director of Program Design and Training
Anna Contreras
Office Manager
Daryl Cook
Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
Ann DeLorenzo
Grants Manager
Jenn Estrada-Feller
Vice President of College Access and Partnerships
Hannah Fu
Senior Accountant
Karen Gardner
Grants Manager
Christine Gonzalez
Training Operations Manager
Julie Gopalan
Director of Organizational Integration
Wendy Hankle
Executive Communications Specialist for the President & CEO
Deven Howard
IT Operations Manager
Michael Hua
Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis
Ashton M. Jackson
Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
Danielle Jarvis
Director of Philanthropic Operations
Nadja Jepsen
Director of Financial Programs & Support
Katie Kantor
Director of Enrollment Strategy
Lenno Lara Cortes
Data Support Specialist
Henri LaSane
Program Training Manager
Menyui Leung
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
Robert Lio
IT Support Specialist II
Jillian Lyles
Manager of Institutional Philanthropy
Akiko Matsumura
People Manager
Dervla McDonnell
Senior Director of Institutional Philanthropy
Zoe Melczer
Vice President of Philanthropic Operations & Initiatives
Ashleigh Miller
Facilities & Operations Manager
Suling Miller
Managing Director of Institutional Philanthropy
Leslie Montaño
Executive Assistant
Mari Moreno
Internal Communications Strategist
Danielle Morton
Manager of Financial Programs & Support
Thomas Munoz
Managing Director of Site Strategy
Lauren Narcisse
LEAD Curriculum Training Manager
Robel Negussie
Vice President of Finance
Jaicel Ortega
Director of College & University Partnerships
Jenee Palmer
Managing Director of College Thrive
Simone Peart
Director of Facilities and Operations
Charnelle Pinkett
Executive Assistant
Jacob Punz
IT Support Specialist I
Baker Renneckar
Director of Data Infrastructure
Ana Maria Sanchez
Philanthropy Operations Associate
Tekora Scruggs
Director of Alumni Engagement
Catie Steinman
HR Business Partner II
Colin Timmins
Director of Employee Experience
Darwin Velasquez
Manager of Dreamer Support Program
Alma Velazquez
Executive Assistant
Nikki Wardlaw
Director of Philanthropic Initiatives
Desiree Williams
College Counseling Trainer
Raynisa Wilson
Accounts Payable Specialist
Kalena Yearwood
Communications Coordinator
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.