Sujata Ajmera
Board Chair
Essential 40 – 2019
Board & Staff
Board of Directors
Tony Prenger
Chair Elect
Affiliate Alumni
Matt Pope
Immediate Past Chair
Essential 37 – 2016
Neal Falgoust
Secretary
Essential 42 - 2021
Matt Wood
Treasurer
Essential 45– 2024, Emerge 15 – 2022
Angela Shaw
Ambassadorship Chair
Essential 41 – 2021
Virginia Miracle
Development Chair
Essential 40 – 2019
Jessica Scanlon
At Large
Affiliate Alumni
Shahreen Abedin
Essential 44 – 2023
Emmy Alcocer-Hill
Essential 40 – 2019, Emerge 9 – 2015
Brian Carter
Essential 44 – 2023
Dr. Manny Gonzalez
Essential 40 – 2019
Carla Molina
Community Representative
Christopher Mugica
Essential 27 – 2006
Sharmila Mukherjee
Community Representative
Stephanie Murphy
Essential 46 – 2025
Alicia Smith
Emerge 17– 2024
Marc Tucci
Essential 39 – 2018
Deirdre Walsh
Essential 39 – 2018
Our Team
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Chris Nieto
Chief Program Officer
Jill Goodman
Chief Executive Officer
Essential 36 – 2015
Lindsay Smith
Marketing & Communications Manager
Katie Moore
Admin/Finance Coordinator
PJ Diamond
Director of Programs
Julia Campbell
Partnerships Director
Simone Alexander
Engagement Director
Sarita Alonzo
Data Manager
Daniel Sanchez
Development Specialist
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