Staff
Dariana Castro
Director of School Development
Clarissa Cummings
Programs + Events Manager
Dennis De Guzman Caindec, Ed.D.
Director of School Support New York Region
Elizabeth de Rham
Instructional Coach
Zhoujin Gao
Assistant of Finance + Programs
Khalia Joseph
Manager of College Readiness
Cora Kobischka
Development + Communications
Joe Luft
Executive Director
Marguerite Lukes, PhD
Director of Research + Innovation
Julie Ma
Director of Finance + Operations
Dolan Morgan
Director of Professional Development Services
Kelly Qureshi
Lead Instructional Coach
Genna Robbins
Manager of Professional Development Services
Nancy Rosas
Director of School Support DMV Region
Andrew Sigal
Instructional Coach
Claire Sylvan, Ed.D.
Founder + Sr. Strategic Advisor
Madelyn Torres
Executive Assistant + Finance / Operations Associate
Liliana Vargas
Director of Development + Communications
Maggie Ward
School Development Manager
Joy Zhou
Program Associate
Dariana Castro
Director of School Development
Clarissa Cummings
Programs + Events Manager
Dennis De Guzman Caindec, Ed.D.
Director of School Support
New York Region
Elizabeth de Rham
Instructional Coach
Zhoujin Gao
Assistant of Finance + Programs
Khalia Joseph
Manager of College Readiness
Cora Kobischka
Communications + Development
Julie Ma
Director of Finance + Operations
Joe Luft
Executive Director
Dolan Morgan
Director of Professional
Development Services
Marguerite Lukes, PhD
Director of Research + Innovation
Kelly Qureshi
Lead Instructional Coach
Genna Robbins
Manager of Professional
Development Services
Claire Sylvan, Ed.D.
Founder + Sr. Strategic Advisor
Nancy Rosas
Director of School Support
DMV Region
Madelyn Torres
Executive Assistant + Finance /
Operations Associate
Andrew Sigal
Instructional Coach
Liliana Vargas
Director of Development
+ Communications
Maggie Ward
School Development Manager
Joy Zhou
Program Associate
Board of Directors
Alvin Loshak
BNP Paribas
Chair
Billy Chipiu Leung
Moody’s Cooperation
Treasurer
Dr. Claire E. Sylvan
Internationals Network
Alvin Loshak
BNP Paribas
Chair
Billy Chipiu Leung
Moody’s Cooperation
Treasurer
Dr. Claire E. Sylvan
Internationals Network
Deborah North
Allen & Overy LLP
Gitte Peng
Queens Library
Secretary
Jane Shlimovich
IFM Investors
Deborah North
Allen & Overy LLP
Gitte Peng
Queens Library
Secretary
Jane Shlimovich
IFM Investors
Joseph C. Luft
Internationals Network
President
Oliver Frankel
Bilateral Risk Services
Tamara Butler Battaglino
Joseph C. Luft
Internationals Network
President
Oliver Frankel
Bilateral Risk Services
Tamara Butler Battaglino
Research Advisory Board
Read about the SY21-23 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.
Members listed in alphabetical order, left to right.
Read about the SY21-23 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.
Members listed in alphabetical order, left to right.
Dr. Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng
Associate Professor, International Education
New York University
Dr. Reva Jaffe-Walter
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
Montclair State University
Dr. Julie Sugarman
Senior Policy Analyst for Education, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, Migration Policy Institute
Dr. Adriana Villavicencio
Assistant Professor, University of California-Irvine
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Dr. Edward Fergus
Associate Professor, Urban Education & School Leadership
Temple University
Dr. Carola Suárez-Orozco
Distinguished Professor, Counseling & School Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Co-Founder: Reimagining Migration
Dr. Karen Thompson
Associate Professor, Education, ESOL/Dual Language Chair
Oregon State University
Dr. Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng
Associate Professor, International Education
New York University
Dr. Reva Jaffe-Walter
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
Montclair State University
Dr. Julie Sugarman
Senior Policy Analyst for Education, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, Migration Policy Institute
Dr. Adriana Villavicencio
Assistant Professor, University of California-Irvine
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Dr. Edward Fergus
Associate Professor, Urban Education & School Leadership
Temple University
Dr. Carola Suárez-Orozco
Distinguished Professor, Counseling & School Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Co-Founder: Reimagining Migration
Dr. Karen Thompson
Associate Professor, Education, ESOL/Dual Language Chair
Oregon State University