Our Team
Derek Steele
Executive Director
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dsteele@sjli.org
Angela Johnson Peters
National Director of Programs
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ajohnsonpeters@sjli.org
Gary Hardie, Jr.
Policy and Advocacy Director
323.952.7363×401
ghardie@sjli.org
Kimberly Upchurch
Regional Director – Houston
kupchurch@sjli.org
Megan Hayward
National Development Director
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Ashley Loville-Gray
Health Equity Programs Manager
aloville@sjli.org
Gabriel Regalado
Policy and Advocacy Senior Manager
gregalado@sjli.org
Jevante Davis
Data and Operations Analyst
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jdavis@sjli.org
Leiloni De Gruy
Communications Lead
ldegruy@sjli.org
Nicole Steele
Health Equity Programs Director
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nsteele@sjli.org
Johnston Ford
Academic and Career Services Coordinator
jford@sjli.org
Ricardo Govea
Higher Pathways Manager
rgovea@sjli.org
Marcus Pickens
Career Readiness Counselor
mpickens@sjli.org
Julius Young
Program and Curriculum Coach
jyoung@sjli.org
Charles Hall, IV
Educational Equity Programs Manager
chall@sjli.org
Molly Katz
Educational Equity Regional Manager
mkatz@sjli.org
Carmen E. Himes
Donor Relations and Event Manager
chimes@sjli.org
Sean Sweeney
Civic Management Lead
ssweeney@sjli.org
Rafael Antonio Sanchez
Health Equity Programs Coordinator
rsanchez@sjli.org
Lonvis Naulls
Program and Curriculum Coach – Houston
lnaulls@sjli.org
Shelby Richardson
Policy and Advocacy Youth Programs Lead
srichardson@sjli.org
Raichel Franklin
Academic and Career Services Coordinator – Houston
rfranklin@sjli.org
Dylan Gray
College Success Counselor
dgray@sjli.org
Shawnte Porchia
Academic and Career Services Coordinator
sporchia@sjli.org
Mayra Vasquez
Academic and Career Services Coordinator
mvasquez@sjli.org
Paul Terry
Produce Distribution Coordinator
pterry@sjli.org
Lesly Sanchez
College Success Counselor
lsanchez@sjli.org
Cache Thurman
Academic and Career Services Coordinator
cthurman@sjli.org
Layah Williams
Development Manager of Institutional Giving
lwillis@sjli.org
Miautra Dias
Operations and Finance Manager
mdias@sjli.org
Alisha Holmes
College Success Counselor. -Houston
aholmes@sjli.org
Zola Ezozo
College Success Counselor
zezozo@sjli.org
Jon Alexander
Program and Curriculum Coach
jalexander@sjli.org
Alyska Malveaux
Higher Pathways Manager – Houston
amalveaux@sjli.org
Rediet Seyoum
College Success Counselor
rseyoum@sjli.org
Leroy Mithcell
Program and Curriculum Coach
lmitchell@sjli.org
Corneil Montgomery
Managing Director of the BLOOM Alliance
cmontgomery@sjli.org
Dasjah Martinez
Academic and Career Services Coordinator
dmartinez@sjli.org
Ameinah Thomas
Educational Equity Regional Manager (Young Women’s Program)
athomas@sjli.org
Leilani Calhoun-Brannon
Academic and Career Services Coordinator
lcalhounbrannon@sjli.org
Roson East
Program and Curriculum Coach
reast@sjli.org
Shun Johnson
Development Coordinator
shjohnson@sjli.org
Mansoor Mahmood
Director of Education Equity Programs
mmahmood@sjli.org
Omai Garner, Ph.D.
Chair
Linda Baum, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
Nancy Greenstein, Ed.D
Director
Karen Blackwell
Treasurer
David Crippens
Director
Victor Leung
Director
Antoinette Mongelli
Advisor
Ben Allen
Advisor
Bowe Kurowski
Advisor
Brian Selmo
Advisor
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Gary Hardie, Jr.
Policy and Advocacy Director
ghardie@sjli.org
323.952.7363×401
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Angela Johnson Peters
National Director of Programs
ajohnsonpeters@sjli.org
323.952.7363×701
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Derek Steele
Executive Director
dsteele@sjli.org
323.952.7363×700