OUR TEAM
OUR TEAM
Staff
Andrew Sigal
Instructional Coach
Bridgit Claire Bye
Senior Leadership Coach
Claire Sylvan, Ed.D.
Founder + Sr. Strategic Advisor
Clarissa Cummings
Programs + Events Manager
Cora Kobischka
Development + Communications
Dennis De Guzman Caindec, Ed.D.
Director of School Support New York Region
Dolan Morgan
Director of Professional Development Services
Genna Robbins
Director of New School Development
José Jiménez
Director of Finance & Operations
Joy Zhou
Salesforce Project Manager
Khalia Joseph
Manager of College Readiness
Lara Evangelista
Executive Director
Liliana Vargas
Director of Development & Communications
Linda Le
Director of School Support – Bay Area
Madelyn Torres
Executive Assistant + Finance / Operations Manager
Marguerite Lukes, PhD
Director of Research + Innovation
Mireia Rothman-Simon
NY Instructional Coach
Nancy Rosas
Director of School Support DMV Region
Sevana Sammis
Manager of Professional Development Services
Zhoujin Gao
Systems Administrator
Andrew Sigal
Instructional Coach
Bridgit Claire Bye
Senior Leadership Coach
Claire Sylvan, Ed.D.
Founder + Sr. Strategic Advisor
Clarissa Cummings
Programs + Events Manager
Cora Kobischka
Communications + Development Manager
Dennis De Guzman Caindec, Ed.D.
Director of School Support
New York Region
Dolan Morgan
Director of Professional
Development Services
Genna Robbins
Director of New School Development
José Jiménez
Director of Finance & Operations
Joy Zhou
Salesforce Project Manager
Khalia Joseph
Manager of College Readiness
Lara Evangelista
Executive Director
Liliana Vargas
Director of Development & Communications
Linda Le
Director of School Support
Bay Area
Madelyn Torres
Executive Assistant + Finance /
Operations Manager
Marguerite Lukes, PhD
Director of Research + Innovation
Mireia Rothman-Simon
NY Instructional Coach
Nancy Rosas
Director of School Support
DMV Region
Sevana Sammis
Manager of Professional
Development Services
Zhoujin Gao
Systems Administrator
Board of Directors
Lara Evangelista
Internationals Network
President
Alvin Loshak
Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
Chair
Billy Chipiu Leung
Moody’s Cooperation
Treasurer
Dr. Claire E. Sylvan
Internationals Network
Member
Lara Evangelista
Internationals Network
President
Alvin Loshak
Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
Chair
Billy Chipiu Leung
Moody’s Cooperation
Treasurer
Dr. Claire E. Sylvan
Internationals Network
Member
Deborah North
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Member
Gitte Peng
Queens Library
Secretary
Jorge Ruiz de Velasco
John W. Gardner Center,
Stanford University
Member
Deborah North
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Member
Gitte Peng
Queens Library
Secretary
Jorge Ruiz de Velasco
John W. Gardner Center,
Stanford University
Member
Oliver Frankel
Bilateral Risk Services
Member
Tamara Butler Battaglino
Member
Oliver Frankel
Bilateral Risk Services
Member
Tamara Butler Battaglino
Member
Research Advisory Board
About the Research Advisory Board
Internationals Network for Public Schools’ Research Advisory Board comprises distinguished scholars, researchers and experts in education policy who work closely with schools and communities to better foster equity for immigrant and multilingual learners. Their research has strengthened the field to spur improvements in policy and practice for the multilingual learners served across Internationals Network’s schools and academies. The Board members are critical friends and advisors who provide scholarly input to Internationals’ work. The RAB is vital to the development, growth, and on-going improvement of Internationals’ core work: school development and support, professional development, policy and advocacy in support of transforming education for multilingual learners. The board provides guidance, support, expertise, knowledge and strategic input for our work.
Dr. Adriana Villavicencio
Assistant Professor, University of California-Irvine
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Dr. Carola Suárez-Orozco
Professor in Residence, Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Co-Founder: Reimagining Migration
Dr. Edward Fergus
Professor of Urban Education and Policy, Rutgers University
Dr. Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng
Associate Professor, International Education
New York University
Dr. Julie Sugarman
Associate Director for K-12 Education Research, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, Migration Policy Institute
Dr. Karen Thompson
Associate Professor, College of Education, Oregon State University
Dr. Reva Jaffe-Walter
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
Montclair State University
Dr. Adriana Villavicencio
Assistant Professor, University of California-Irvine
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Dr. Carola Suárez-Orozco
Professor in Residence, Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Co-Founder: Reimagining Migration
Dr. Edward Fergus
Professor of Urban Education and Policy, Rutgers University
Dr. Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng
Associate Professor, International Education
New York University
Dr. Julie Sugarman
Associate Director for K-12 Education Research, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, Migration Policy Institute
Dr. Karen Thompson
Associate Professor, College of Education, Oregon State University
Dr. Reva Jaffe-Walter
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
Montclair State University