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
KALANI LEIFER

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

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ADANTA AHANONU
ADANTA AHANONU

Chief Program Officer

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Pareen Kohlhaas
Pareen Kohlhaas

Chief Operating Officer

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LIZ PEREZ
LIZ PEREZ

Chief Development Officer

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Recruiting

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STEPHANIE CAFARO
STEPHANIE CAFARO

Managing Director of Recruiting

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ANDY BERRY
ANDY BERRY

Director of Recruiting, New York

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SCARLETT WILSON
SCARLETT WILSON

Director of Recruiting, California

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Cohort 66 • Fall 2019

KADEEM FULLER
KADEEM FULLER

Associate Director of Recruiting, Chicago and Miami

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ERICA TORRES
ERICA TORRES

Senior Recruiting Manager, Bay Area

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Cohort 117 • Fall 2020

BRIANNE GLOVER
BRIANNE GLOVER

Senior Recruiting Manager, Los Angeles

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Cohort 9 • Spring 2016

MARANATHA CROOMES
MARANATHA CROOMES

Recruiting Manager, Los Angeles

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Cohort 267 • Fall 2022

HALIMAH DOS
HALIMAH DOS

Recruiting Operations Manager, California

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Cohort 171 • Fall 2021

DESTINEE RAYO
DESTINEE RAYO

Recruiting Operations Manager, California

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Mike Thomas
Mike Thomas

Recruiting Manager, Chicago

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DANIEL RIVERA
DANIEL RIVERA

Recruiting Operations Manager, Chicago and Miami

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Cohort 168 • Fall 2021

Justin Childs
Justin Childs

Recruiting Manager, Miami

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EMIKHE TISOR
EMIKHE TISOR

Senior Recruiting Manager, New York

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KATHERINE MARTINEZ
KATHERINE MARTINEZ

Recruiting Manager, New York

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Cohort 153 • Fall 2021

STEVEN VALDEZ HERNANDEZ
STEVEN VALDEZ HERNANDEZ

Recruiting Manager, New York

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Cohort 189 • Spring 2022

SOFIA BLANCO
SOFIA BLANCO

Senior Recruiting Operations Coordinator, National

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JOANN VILLACRES
JOANN VILLACRES

Senior Recruiting Operations Coordinator, New York

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Cohort 239 • Fall 2022



Program Operations

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DARLENE PERRY-O'NEILL
DARLENE PERRY-O'NEILL

Senior Director of Program

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KEVIN LY
KEVIN LY

Director of Program Operations, National

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Cohort 32 • Spring 2018

MARK ANTHONY FAJILAGUTAN
MARK ANTHONY FAJILAGUTAN

Associate Director of Program, California

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Cohort 47 • Fall 2018

BYRON GUO
BYRON GUO

Associate Director of Program, NYC

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NATALIE SUMMERS
NATALIE SUMMERS

Associate Director of Program, Chicago & Miami

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Cohort 168 • Fall 2021

JUAN VINDEL
JUAN VINDEL

Senior Program Manager, Bay Area

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Cohort 16 • Spring 2017

SARA GARCIA
SARA GARCIA

Program Manager, Bay Area

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Cohort 141 • Spring 2021

MANTASHA LAKDAWALA
MANTASHA LAKDAWALA

Senior Program Manager, Bay Area

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ANARELI LARIOS
ANARELI LARIOS

Program Manager, Chicago

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Cohort 204 • Spring 2022

AYO BENJAMIN
AYO BENJAMIN

Program Manager, Los Angeles

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Cohort 114 • Fall 2020

MERIYEL DAVID
MERIYEL DAVID

Program Manager, Los Angeles

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Cohort 36 • Spring 2018

TREVALEYUS HARRIS JR.
TREVALEYUS HARRIS JR.

Program Manager, Miami

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Cohort 248 • Fall 2022

WINNIE LIANG
WINNIE LIANG

Senior Program Manager, New York

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Cohort 162 • Fall 2021

MARITZA LOPEZ
MARITZA LOPEZ

Senior Program Manager, New York

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Cohort 13 • Fall 2016

CHRISTOPHER NOVA
CHRISTOPHER NOVA

Senior Program Manager, New York

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Cohort 67 • Fall 2019

CHRISTOPHER CHAN
CHRISTOPHER CHAN

Program Manager, New York

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JULIO PASCUAL
JULIO PASCUAL

Program Manager, New York

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Cohort 97 • Fall 2020

KAIWEN YE
KAIWEN YE

Program Manager, New York

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Cohort 43 • Fall 2018

Design and Evaluation

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BERNEX RICHARDSON
BERNEX RICHARDSON

Managing Director of Design and Evaluation (and interim Senior Director of Alumni)

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CHYKEE-JAHBRE WARD
CHYKEE-JAHBRE WARD

Director of Program Design, National

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Cohort 3 • Fall 2015

ALEX GEYZBURG
ALEX GEYZBURG

Associate Director of Strategic Pilots

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Cohort 10 • Spring 2016

SAMANTHA GHANIE
SAMANTHA GHANIE

Senior Program Design Manager, Career Readiness

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Cohort 3 • Fall 2015

JAMIN CHOWDHURY
JAMIN CHOWDHURY

Senior Program Design Manager, Data Analytics and Financial Services

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Cohort 80 • Spring 2020

DIANE NGUYEN
DIANE NGUYEN

Senior Program Design Manager, Business Development & Digital Marketing

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Cohort 54 • Spring 2020

ARVIN TANGALAN
ARVIN TANGALAN

Strategic Pilots Manager

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Partnerships

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SARAH WESSEL
SARAH WESSEL

Managing Director of Partnerships

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JENNIFER MATOS
JENNIFER MATOS

Associate Director of Partnerships

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Cohort 24 • Fall 2017

CELEN YAP
CELEN YAP

Associate Director of Partnerships

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Cohort 15 • Spring 2016

RAJADA EALEY
RAJADA EALEY

Partnerships Manager

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Cohort 116 • Fall 2020

RYAN GORMAN
RYAN GORMAN

Senior Partnerships Coordinator

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ADISORN WANNAVIROJ
ADISORN WANNAVIROJ

Partnerships Manager, Bay Area

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Cohort 171 • Fall 2021

Social Work

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ADIS ORTA
ADIS ORTA

Senior Director of Social Work

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JEIMI BURGOS
JEIMI BURGOS

Clinical Supervisor (NYC)

ROSALYN REED
ROSALYN REED

Clinical Supervisor (CA)

Felicia Huddleston
Felicia Huddleston

Social Work Manager

TATE BENSON
TATE BENSON

Social Work Manager

Alumni

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MARY UDASCO
MARY UDASCO

Director of Alumni

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Cohort 31 • Fall 2017

FELIX DALGO
FELIX DALGO

Senior Alumni Manager, New York and Miami

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Cohort 6 • Fall 2015

NAIYIMA SEVERE
NAIYIMA SEVERE

Alumni Manager, New York

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ABIGAIL BECERRA
ABIGAIL BECERRA

Alumni Career Coach

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Cohort 223 • Spring 2022

MCSYNIDY TAYLOR
MCSYNIDY TAYLOR

Alumni Career Coach

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Cohort 231 • Fall 2022

BORIS POMPEE
BORIS POMPEE

Senior Alumni Manager, California and Chicago

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Cohort 26 • Fall 2017

DENNIS OSORIO
DENNIS OSORIO

Alumni Manager, California

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Cohort 119 • Fall 2020

MIA THOMPSON
MIA THOMPSON

Alumni Manager, California

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Cohort 115 • Fall 2020

JOHNATHAN YI
JOHNATHAN YI

Alumni Manager, California

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BRIAN VASQUEZ
BRIAN VASQUEZ

Alumni Career Coach

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Cohort 439 • Spring 2024

External Affairs

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PATRICIA MALIZIA
PATRICIA MALIZIA

Senior Director of Marketing and Communications

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RACHEL KNOWLES
RACHEL KNOWLES

Director of Development, California

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JOHN STEGNER
JOHN STEGNER

Director of Development, New York City

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SLOANE MARKLEY
SLOANE MARKLEY

Associate Director of Development

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SAMANTHA MARK
SAMANTHA MARK

Senior Manager of Marketing

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RAQ MASSEY
RAQ MASSEY

Manager of Development Operations

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Finance and Operations

 
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Rachana Saharia
Rachana Saharia

Senior Financial Accountant

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CHEROYA DAVENPORT-SALLEY
CHEROYA DAVENPORT-SALLEY

Senior Talent Operations Manager

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Talent

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ARIANA BALDOMERO
ARIANA BALDOMERO

Senior Director of Talent

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MORRELL GASKINS
MORRELL GASKINS

Associate Director, Talent Acquisitions

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Cohort 13 • Fall 2016

TAMARA ANDERSON
TAMARA ANDERSON

Senior Talent Acquisitions Manager

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ALIX CARTER
ALIX CARTER

Senior Talent Development Manager

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Cohort 60 • Spring 2019

Technology

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SABRINA SANTANA
SABRINA SANTANA

Technology Solutions Analyst

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Cohort 295 • Spring 2023