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
Linda Saris
Executive Director
(978) 740-6667 ext. 109
Kayla Dorst
Deputy Director
(978) 740-6667 ext. 114
John Dudley
Director of Development
(978) 740-6667 ext. 119
Hilary Kopp
Senior Director of Middle School Programs
(978) 740-6667 ext. 124
Jesenia Tejada-Perez
Senior Director of High School & College Programs
(978) 740-6667 ext. 104
ADMINISTRATORS
Andria Castillo
Design and Digital Media Manager
(978) 740-6667 ext. 108
Carly Colombo
Development Associate, Donor Relations
978-740-6667 x121
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
Alexandria Sally
Marketing Intern
(Salem State University)
(978) 740-6667 ext. 108
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Daisy Angel
Program and Family Outreach Associate
(978) 740-6667 ext. 122
Estefania L’Heureux
Middle School Program and Family Engagement Associate
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
Ivana Buenopeña
Teen Center Coordinator (Salem)
(978) 740-6667 ext. 118
Jess Tower
Teen Center Associate (Salem)
(978) 740-6667 ext. 118
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)
Lia Applebaum
College Success Program Site Coordinator (Peabody)
(978) 705-1505
Norma Ramirez
College Success Program Site Coordinator (Salem)
(978) 740-6667 ext. 106
POST-SECONDARY AND CAREER SERVICES
Arlin Baez
College Success Program Post-Secondary and Alumni Coordinator
(978) 740-6667 ext. 107
Victoria Edwards
College Success Post-Secondary Coach
(978) 219-4522
Chelsea Cimini
Career & Outreach Associate
(978) 219-9671
JoAnn Leavitt
Gloucester Internship Program Coordinator
(774) 270-0119
Madison Seligman
Career and Outreach Coordinator
(978) 740-6667 ext. 112
Matt Leonard
Career & Outreach Associate
(413) 274-8253
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