Team
Executive Leadership
Laurie Brotman, PhD
Founder, ParentCorps
Director, NYU Langone’s Center
for Early Childhood Health and Development
Kai-ama Hamer, MA
Associate Director, ParentCorps
Isabel Chau, LCSW
Manager, TEAMS
(Talent, Equity, Alignment, Morale & Spirit)
Erin Lashua-Shriftman, MA
Manager, Data
Spring Dawson-McClure, PhD
Assistant Professor, NYU Langone's Center for Early Childhood Health and Development
Katherine Rosenblatt, LCSW
Manager, Training & Coaching
Michelle Mondesir, MPH
Manager, Training & Coaching
Dana Rhule, PhD
Manager, Training & Coaching
Collaboration
“Collaboration is about making sure that there is opportunity for multiple voices to be heard in the process of making decisions... True equity in our work cannot happen without collaboration.”
Aakriti Prasai, ParentCorps Research Coordinator
Data
Haley Brown
Research Coordinator
Jonathan Epstein
Research Coordinator
Anglin Thevarajah, MS
Research Coordinator
Chrissy Campo, MA, MHC
Program Coordinator
Cris Escudero Patterson
Research Coordinator
Cirielle Colino
ParentCorps Supervisor
Sharmin Hoque, MPH
Program Coordinator
“To me, autonomy equals capability -- standing back and giving people the power to choose how they want to go about doing what they do. A respectful understanding that folx are able, capable and willing if they choose to be. Teachers are the experts of their classrooms, parents are the experts of the household.”
Olayemi Otun, ParentCorps Educator
Autonomy
EPPIC
Engaging Programs, Parents, Partners, Improvement & Communication
Lisa Anang
Research Coordinator
Leila Eldomyati
Research Coordinator
Barbara Kaufman
Graphic Design Consultant
Aakriti Prasai
Research Coordinator
Tracy Xiong
Research Coordinator
Michelle Boyd, MSW, MPH
ParentCorps Specialist
Shanika Gunaratna, MPP
Senior Program Coordinator
Nathalie Lissain
Research Coordinator
Kevin Specter, MS
Senior Program Coordinator
Maité Covas
Senior Program Coordinator
Steph Gutkin
Research Coordinator
Paula Longoria
Research Coordinator
Eva Wong, MA, LMHC
ParentCorps Supervisor
Culture
“I started working at ParentCorps many years before I became a parent. And now that I am one, I see my own parenting as being rooted in my own experiences growing up. And because of ParentCorps’ commitment to bringing race and culture Into the conversation about parenting, I understand my own parenting as being tied to my culture, my family history, and my race. ParentCorps does not believe parenting happens in a vacuum.”
Erin Lashua-Shriftman, ParentCorps Manager
TEAMS
Talent, Equity, Alignment, Morale & Spirit
Megan Almaguer, MBA
Administrative Coordinator
Kimberly Tortora, MA, MPA
ParentCorps Supervisor
Kwanza Branch
Administrative Coordinator
Rona Taylor, MSW
ParentCorps Specialist
“At ParentCorps, we value creating warm and welcoming environments where parents feel safe speaking their truths.”
Nathalie Lissain, ParentCorps Research Coordinator
Community
Training & Coaching
Danielle Ajayi, MA
ParentCorps Specialist
Karina Ciprian, MSW
ParentCorps Educator
Lisa Ellrodt. LMSW
ParentCorps Educator
Wendy Haber, Psy.D
ParentCorps Specialist
Farzana Karim, MPH
ParentCorps Educator
Kyle McGee, LMSW
ParentCorps Educator
Denise Ramirez, LMSW
ParentCorps Supervisor
Laura Tauste-Lerena, MA
ParentCorps Educator
Jennifer Vargas, MSEd
ParentCorps Educator
Francesca Barreiro, EdM
ParentCorps Specialist
Sean Dantzler, MSE
ParentCorps Educator
Sair Goldenberg, LMSW
ParentCorps Educator
Meghan Hurley, LMHC
ParentCorps Supervisor
Keya Kuruvilla
ParentCorps Educator
Blake McKay
ParentCorps Educator
Melissa Santos, LMSW
ParentCorps Educator
Tisha Tucker, MPH
ParentCorps Educator
Tara Bowser, LMSW
ParentCorps Educator
Regine Dunn, MPA, LMSW
ParentCorps Educator
Cindy Gray, ECSE
ParentCorps Educator
Nakita Joseph, MSW
ParentCorps Educator
Sharon Lee, LMSW
ParentCorps Supervisor
Olayemi Otun
ParentCorps Educator
Debra Stellabotte
ParentCorps Supervisor
Kathryn Vani, LMSW
ParentCorps Educator
Evidence
“Evidence means leaning into what has been tested and shown to work... Evidence is a form of power and one that we have the power to wield to advance equity and bridge worlds.”
Michelle Boyd, ParentCorps Specialist
Center for Early Childhood Health and Development
Research and Administration
ParentCorps is housed within NYU Langone's
Center for Early Childhood Health and Development
R. Gabriela Barajas-Gonzalez, PhD
Assistant Professor
Demy Kamboukos, PhD
Assistant Professor & Associate Director
Sabrina Cheng, MPH
Senior Data Analyst
Tiffany Huang, MPH
Research Coordinator
Jenny Liu
Project Coordinator
Maria Paulino
Administrative Coordinator
Elaine Salamanca, MS
Research Coordinator
Alicia Chung, MPH, Ed.D
Assistant Professor
Vanessa Rodriguez, PhD
Assistant Professor
Gena Gelb, MS
Research Coordinator
Zoe Liberman, MPH
Project Manager
Carmen Marazzi, MA
Research Coordinator
Antonia Polyn, MPH
Research Coordinator
Jesus Sanchez, MS
Senior Database Analyst
Keng-Yen Huang, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor
Alexandra Ursache, PhD
Assistant Professor
Alexis Henry, MA
Project Manager
Heliana Linares-Torres, MS
Program Supervisor
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Yoanna Parra
Research Coordinator
Natalia Rojas, PhD
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
“It is a rewarding thing, as a white Latina, to know that being part of ParentCorps has challenged me to grow and confront my own biases and racist beliefs, while also knowing that I have also contributed to pushing my colleagues to also grow in that same way. I continue to gain a better understanding of how white supremacy has shaped my own life experience, as well as those with darker skin colors than my own, every single day working at ParentCorps.”
Megan Almaguer, ParentCorps Administrative Coordinator