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Executive team
Principals
Vanessa Aird
Principal in Residence, Flatbush Ascend Lower School
Livia Angiolillo
Principal, Brooklyn Ascend High School
Sophia Balis-Harris
Principal, Cypress Hills Ascend Lower School
Inan Barrett
Principal, Bushwick Ascend Middle School
Jennifer Bauer
Principal, Brooklyn Ascend Lower School
Katie Capella
Principal, Central Brooklyn Ascend Lower School
Shannon Re Ismael
Principal, East Flatbush Ascend Lower School
Brittany Michelle
Principal, Brownsville Ascend Middle School
Justin Moorman
Principal, Canarsie Ascend Lower School
Axel Nda
Principal, Cypress Hills Ascend Middle School
Billie Quigley
Principal, Brownsville Ascend Lower School
Lisa Roach
Principal, Bushwick Ascend Lower School
Katherine Stearns
Principal, East Brooklyn Ascend Lower School
Jahkia Sanders
Principal, Canarsie Ascend Middle School
Leyde St. Leger
Principal, Central Brooklyn Ascend Middle School
Latasha Williams
Interim Principal, Brooklyn Ascend Middle School
Team Leaders
Wintanna Abai
Managing Director of Schools
Stefanny Andujar
Director of Student Support Services
Kelly Baick
Director of Talent Outreach and Operations
Amanda Bazile-Michel
Director of Clinicians
Catherine Bittar
Director of Special Projects
Richard Chou
Director of High School Mathematics
Sue DuFrirsz
Director of Publications
Raul Echeverz
Managing Director of Real Estate and Construction
Dana Evans-Muller
Managing Director of Security, Facilities, and Pitkin
Benty George
Managing Director of Technology
Shanelle Glasglow-Davis
Managing Director of Human Resources
Zonya Hicks
Managing Director of Schools
Korena Johnson
Managing Director of Teaching and Learning
Raymond Johnson
Managing Director of Network Operations
Charlise Manuel
Managing Director of Finance
Shaneka McDonald-Cordero
Director of Student Recruitment and Enrollment
Katherine McGrath
General Counsel
Camille McQueen
Network Director of Operations
Anastasia Michals
Managing Director of Schools
Alice Ng
Director of Middle School Mathematics
Matthew Padilla
Network Director of Operations
Darielle Petrucci
Managing Director of Adult Learning
Mia Della Pietra
Director of Academic Operations
Andrea Pineda Madrigal
Associate Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
Agaja Reddy
Managing Director of Marketing & Communications
Craig Sini
Director of Leadership Recruitment
Alim Uddin
Director of Teaching and Learning Special Projects
Jessica Ziegler
Managing Director of Student Support Services
Hunter Zwack
Director of Academic Data and Analytics
Ascend Learning Board of Directors
Ascend Charter Schools Board of Trustees
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