Our Team

Our team is made up of awesome individuals who are passionate about afterschool. We serve as a unifier of the field and seek to enhance all afterschool providers, practitioners and advocates by nurturing an educated and engaged public in support of their efforts.

Our Team

Leslie Brooks

Senior Manager, STEM Hub

Alana Edmond

Research Associate

Bianka Ewers

Senior Manager, Budget and Finance

Dan Gilbert

Director, Whole Child Initiatives

Jodi Grant

Executive Director

Shaun Gray

Sr. Manager, Design and Events

Ursula Helminski

Senior Vice President, External Affairs

Anita Krishnamurthi

Senior Vice President, STEM and Youth Civic Engagement

Jillian Luchner

Director, Policy

Lucy Maddox

Senior Communications Associate

Chris Neitzey

Senior Director, State Policy

Erik Peterson

Senior Vice President, Policy

Nicole Pettenati

Director, Philanthropic Strategies

Jen Rinehart

Senior Vice President, Strategy and Programs

Maria Rizo

Social Media Manager

Rebecca Salms

Manager, Office Administration

Leah Silverberg

Senior Manager, CYESS

Charlotte Steinecke

Director, Communications

Alexis Steines

Vice President, Innovation & Outreach

Eleanor Willette

Program & Executive Associate

Nikki Yamashiro

Vice President, Research

Lisa Lucheta

Principal, Torani/R. Torre & Co.

Chair

Alameda, CA

Dr. Terry K. Peterson

Senior Fellow, Richard Riley Institute at Furman University and College of Charleston

Vice-Chair

Kiawah Island, SC

Jean Margaret Smith

S.V.P. of Public Affairs & Administration, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids & Family Group

Secretary

New York, NY

Stacey Gillis Weber

Treasurer

New York, NY

Denisha Allen

Executive Director/Founder of Black Minds Matter

San Antonio, FL

Carolyn Chabrow Berger

Vice President and Senior Counsel, Employment, Compensation and Benefits, Hilton

McLean, VA

The Honorable David Cicilline

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Rhode Island Foundation

Providence, RI

John Danielson

Washington, DC

The Honorable Karl Dean

Former Mayor, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County

Nashville, TN

Barry D. Ford

Chief Program Officer, Oregon State Treasury

Portland, OR

Cagla Hirschman

Principal at Hudson 215 Capital

Las Vegas, NV

Tim Hwang

Founder, FiscalNote