Team

Our exceptional team of staff and Board of Directors members are laser-focused on the success of every Adie. See our Careers page for opportunities to join the Ada team.

Executive Team

Lauren Sato

Chief Executive Officer

Alexandra Holien

VP of Revenue and Strategy, Deputy Director

Bethany Lindsey

VP of Education and Innovation

Danielle Ishem

VP of Equity and Policy

Charline Zavaleta

Chief of Staff

Executive Support Team

Nicole Harper

Executive Assistant

Samantha Flores-Sherwood

Executive Assistant

Simone Willynck

Executive Assistant

Garnet Wong-Woo

Executive Assistant

Education Team – Seattle

Sylvia Artiga Monreal

Program Director, Seattle

Jasmine Lopez

Instructor, Seattle

Auberon López

Instructor, Seattle

Jerica Huang

Instructor, Seattle

Instructor, Seattle

Kaida Masaki

Associate Instructor, Seattle

Associate Instructor, Seattle

Associate Instructor, Seattle

Nancy Harris

Associate Instructor, Seattle

Sancha Elevado

Student Success Coach, Seattle

Education Team – Digital

Emily Schifferling

Program Director, Digital

Ansel Rognlie

Instructor, Digital

Trenisha Goslee

Instructor, Digital

Claire Elliot

Instructor, Digital

Ashley Yang

Instructor, Digital

Kelsey Steven

Instructor, Digital

Paulina Hernandez

Associate Instructor, Digital

Jayce Mitchell

Associate Instructor, Digital

Adrian Prado

Associate Instructor, Digital

Mark Arciaga

Associate Instructor, Digital

Nat Bentley

Student Success Coach, Digital

Courtney Chen

Student Success Coach, Accelerate

Education Team – Atlanta

Tara Merriweather

Program Director, Atlanta

Audrey Andoy

Instructor, Atlanta

Ghameerah McCullers

Associate Instructor, Atlanta

Walter Harris III

Student Success Coach, Atlanta

Education Support Team

Becca Elenzil

Technical Curriculum Developer

Clarence Edmonds II

Ada Build Instructor

Admissions & Student Affairs

Brenda Martinez

Director of Admissions & Student Affairs

Rachel Palfini

Admissions Program Manager

Camilla Mejia

Admissions Program Specialist

Ra-tek Alston

Admissions Program Assistant

Jacqueline McCrief

Volunteer Coordinator

Marketing & Outreach

Marissa Rowell

Sr. Director of Marketing and Outreach

Brenda Currie

Art Director

Rakia Wells

Marketing and Communication Manager

Zakiya Hamm

Social Media Manager

Yazmeen Wright

Outreach Coordinator, Atlanta

Equity and Policy

Jenna Hanchard

Director of Corporate Learning and Culture

Christine Newman

Director of Social Justice Training

Rafael Delgado

Director of Social Justice Curriculum and Content Development

Jasmine Soto

Program Manager, Facilitator & Strategist

Alumni Services

Internship and Career Services

Kaela Worrall

National Director, Internships and Career Services

Le’Onna Lee

Career Services Manager

Dawn Cheung

Career Services Manager

Daniel Chan

Career Services Manager

Corporate Partnerships

Jenny Yann

Director of Corporate Partnerships

Reggie Cason

Senior Corporate Partnership Development Manager

Julie Loh

Program Manager, Internships

Development

Finance and Operations

Siobahn Lawrence

Salesforce and Data Evaluation Specialist

I-Shan McMahan

Staff Accountant

Board of Directors

Rachel Klein

Ada Board Chair &
Partner, Strategic Initiatives, Catalyst: ED

Justin Beals

CEO & Co-Founder, Strike Graph Inc.

Michelle Broderick

Former CMO, The Esalen Institute

Michael Chang

Deputy Director, Strategy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Miriam Cortés

Ada Alum, Cohort 6; Software Development Engineer, Zillow

David Daniels

Senior Director of HR Partnerships, Atlassian

Melina Garcia

Attorney, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Tina-Marie Gulley

VP Business Marketing, Edelman

Jeffrey Spector

Co-founder, Karat

Latoya Singleton

CFO, Math for America

Jane Billbe

Director of Business Operations, Swift Group Marketing

Karsten Vagner

Senior VP People, Maven Clinic

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