Our Team
Meet the YPIE Team
Our talented team comes from diverse backgrounds and experiences and is dedicated to ensuring that every student is prepared for success in college and beyond.
STEPHANIE ABIVA
College Success Advisor
WILL COHN
Teacher, College Zone
KRISTINE CROTTY
Senior Director, Administration
COLLEEN HOGAN
College Advisor (Saunders Trades & Technical High School)
AILIN MENDOZA
College Advisor and Readiness Manager (Lincoln High School)
ASHLEY POLANCO
College Advisor
(Riverside High School, Roosevelt High School)
SUSAN SCHWARTZ
Senior Director, Communications
PERPETUA UDUBA
Tutor
SHAINA ZARZUELA
College Advisor
(Barack Obama School for Social Justice, Yonkers Montessori)
ANNA BIRRITTELLA
Director, Community Engagement
JONICE CONCHA
College Readiness Manager, YPIE Jersey City
ALEXA DALBIS
Director of Development
ALDINA KENNEDY
College Advisor
(Charter School of Educational Excellence)
OLGA MURPHY
College Advisor
(Yonkers High School)
EMILY ROSEN
Senior Director, Academic Readiness
MICHAEL SPENCER
Operations Manager
SAMUEL WALLIS
Executive Director
CINDY ZARZUELA
College Advisor
(Gorton High School, Yonkers High School)
CATHERINE BUCK
Site Director, YPIE Jersey City
JACLYN COOKE
Director, College and Career Success
ANNE DANIEL
Senior Director, Post-Secondary Access & Success
EMILY LATAINER
College Readiness Manager (Gorton, Obama, YMA) and Director, Special Projects
JOSE NUNEZ
College Readiness Manager (Riverside High School, Roosevelt High School), Leadership Resident
SHAYLA SANCHEZ
Manager, Development and Communications
MARISA SWIFT
Senior Director, Operations
STACY WINITT
Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships
KIARRA CHRISTIAN
College Readiness Manager
(Saunders Trades and Technical High School)
BRIANNA COTZA
College Readiness Manager
(Yonkers High School)
RAISSA FITZGERALD
College Success Advisor
NATASHA MARTINEZ
Operations Associate, YPIE Jersey City
DANIELLE PATRICK
Science Research Readiness Manager, YPIE Jersey City
JACOB SCHOFIELD
Director, YPIE Regeneron Science Research
MARYAM TOBIAS
College Advisor, YPIE Jersey City
SUSAN WOLFERT
Manager, Grants