Staff and Board Members
Meet the staff and board members making LEAP’s mission a possibility for so many underserved and/or first-generation-to-college students in the North Shore.
LEADERSHIP TEAM

Hilary Kopp
Senior Director of Middle School Programs
(978) 740-6667 ext. 124
ADMINISTRATORS

Andria Castillo
Design and Digital Media Manager
(978) 740-6667 ext. 108

Kathy Cooper
Accountant
(978) 740-6667 ext. 116

Nancy Kelly
Development Associate
(978) 740-6667 ext. 120

Mira Riggin
Manager of Data Assessments and Evaluations
(978) 740-6667 ext. 102
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Daisy Angel
Program and Family Outreach Associate
(978) 740-6667 ext. 122

Evan Aroko
Expanding Horizons EL Mentor (Salem)
United Way North Shore AmeriCorps Member
(978) 219-7370

Sandra Castillo
Assistant Site Director of Expanding Horizons (Salem)
(978) 740-6667 ext. 103

Emma Kane
Dream MORE EL Mentor (Lynn)
United Way North Shore AmeriCorps Member
(781) 214-0546

Wanntha Sim
Site Coordinator of Dream MORE (Lynn)
(978) 740-6667
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Eric Roberts
Teen Center Coordinator (Salem)
(978) 740-6667 ext. 118
475-221-4867 (Google Voice)

Vicki Tzortzis
Teen Center Associate Coordinator (Salem)
(978) 740-6667 ext. 118

Elizabeth Grella, MSW
College Success Program Manager
(978) 740-6667 ext. 105
978-238-9014 (Google Voice)

Elvin Merino
College Success Program Site Coordinator (Peabody)
(978) 740-6667 ext. 115

Norma Ramirez
College Success Program Site Coordinator (Salem)
(978) 740-6667 ext. 106
COLLEGE AND CAREER SERVICES

Arlin Baez
College Success Program Post-Secondary and Alumni Coordinator
(978) 740-6667 ext. 107

JoAnn Leavitt
Gloucester Internship Program Coordinator
(774) 270-0119

Madison Seligman
Career and Outreach Coordinator
(978) 740-6667 ext. 112
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
In July 2014, LEAP for Education, Inc was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. LEAP separated from North Shore Community Action Programs, Inc on June 1, 2015.
Jody Goldman, President and Chair, Treasurer
Principal, JKG Associates
Constance Rudnick Grayson, Vice-Chair
Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts School of Law (retired)
Linda Saris, Chair, Finance Committee
Executive Director, LEAP for Education, Inc.
Dr. Mary-Lou Breitborde, Secretary
Professor of Education, Salem State University (retired)
Brian Castellanos
Social Worker, Massachusetts Department of Children and Family Services
Member of Lynn School Committee
Victor Emmanuel Cruz
Advocacy Director, Massachusetts, Latinos for Education
Member of Salem School Committee
LEAP Alumnus
Ellen Galligan
Director, Community Affairs, Catholic Charities (retired)
Derek Gaskins
Chief Marketing Office of Yesway, Inc.
(owned by an affiliate of Brookwood Financial)
Jonathan Ofilos
Partner, Tinti Grover Quinn Frey LLC
James C. Rowan III
Principal, Deloitte
Dr. David Silva
Provost, Salem State University