Meet Our Team
The Say Yes Buffalo team includes Family Support Specialists, Community School Navigators, and Administrators.
Scholarships Team
Yolanda Gatewood
Postsecondary Success Manager
Stacy Rankin
Postsecondary Access Manager
Elandra Bryant
Scholarship and Executive Assistant
Halima Noor
Scholarship Intern
Early Childhood Team
Gellenia Smallwood
Senior Director of Early Childhood Services
Ruqayyah Simmons
Manager of Curriculum, Instruction, and Development
Jennifer McLean
Curriculum & Instructional Specialist
Eivory Eison
Manager of Curriculum, Instruction, and Development
Andrea Guzman
Family & Community Partner Coordinator
Sarah Hanley
Family & Community Partner Coordinator
Madeline Little
Strategic Communications Specialist
Matia Lenk
Teacher Assistant
Anginez Santiago
Teacher Assistant
Kareemia Lott
Lead Teacher
Kemel Carthon
Teacher Assistant
Sage Brown
Lead Teacher
Gabriela Perez
Teacher Assistant
Marta Pabellon
Substitute Teacher
Kianna Brown
Substitute Teacher
Ralia Sherif
Substitute Teacher
Isis Fraser
Lead Teacher
May Khine
Teacher Assistant
Kellye Merriweather
Substitute Teacher
Shunyeuh Hawkins
Substitute Teacher
Rashida Cates
Teacher Assistant
Marquita Booker
Teacher Assistant
Ayanna Whitfield
Teacher Assistant
Carolynn Ramos
Teacher Assistant
Nahid Islam
Substitute Teacher
Miriam Santiago
Lead Teacher
Lynnae Williams-Flood
Substitute Teacher
LaMya Hedgepeth
Substitute Teacher
Tyshika Poole
Substitute Teacher
Naiobi Lamour
Teacher Assistant
Jilan Scott
Substitute Teacher
Alisa Tucker
Substitute Teacher
Martinique Booker
Teacher Assistant
RaQuel Hall
Teacher Assistant
Khari Moore
Substitute Teacher
Jessiah Vinson
Substitute Teacher
Yoselin Person
Substitute Teacher
Towhea Tasmi
Substitute Teacher
School-based Services Team
Sylvia Lloyd
Director of School-based Services
Elizabeth Minns
Family Support Specialist – Health Manager
Eric Maldonado
Family Support Specialist, Compliance, and Fatherhood Initiative Supervisor
LeRondra Byrd
Manager of School-based Preventive Services
Amanda Paul
Family Support Specialist-Health & Mental Health Services Manager
Alex Brady
Family Support Specialist
Jessica Misiejuk
Family Support Specialist – Health Manager
Jonathan Krol
Family Support Specialist Supervisor
Alicia Slisz
Family Support Specialist
Lindsay Constantino
Fair Futures Coach
Laurie Santiago
Family Support Specialist
Nikia Thornton
Family Support Specialist
Rosa Wooley
Family Support Specialist
Jennifer Puga Hernandez
Family Support Specialist
Danielle Peoples
Family Support Specialist
Michael Brown
Family Support Specialist-Health
Jamelia Burton
Family Support Specialist
Hannah De Arcos
Family Support Specialist
Tom Peffer
Family Support Specialist – Health
Gregory Lo Verde
Family Support Specialist
Aster Hathaway
Case Manager of Data and Compliance
Leyanis Perez
Family Support Specialist-Health
Stephon Ford
Family Support Specialist-Health
Maya Miller
Family Support Specialist-Health
Latisha Randle
Fair Futures Coach
Precious Holmes
Case Manager (1115 Waiver)
Dalisha Bass
Family Support Specialist
Charles Mays
Fair Futures Coach
Tashika Morris
Family Support Specialist
Tricia Switzer
Family Support Specialist-Health Team Lead
Michael Katilus
Family Support Specialist-Health
Abdi-Kani Aden
Bilingual Family Support Specialist
Denise Rodriguez
Family Support Specialist-Health
Safa Alyasiri
Family Support Specialist-Health
Michael Palazza
Family Support Specialist
Community Schools Team
Christine Waikiki
Community Schools Director
Liv Duke
Community Schools Navigator
Deoniss Jackson
Community Schools Navigator
Misty Duncan
Community Schools Navigator
Taylor McGhee
Community Schools Navigator
Giniyah Mike
Community Schools Navigator
Sondasi Luundo
Community Schools Navigator
Kayla Bonilla
Community Schools Navigator
Carrie Cosco
Community Schools Navigator
Jason Cathcart
Community Schools Navigator
Sara Kane
Community Schools Navigator
Dakota Chun
Community Schools Navigator
Sydney Flanagan
Community School Specialist
Jewell Eason
Community Schools Navigator
Daun Nicholas
Community School Navigator
Daytuan Antonetti
Community Schools Manager
Joyce Stilson
Community Schools Navigator
Ana Leon-Rodriguez
Community School Navigator
Stephon Wright
Community Schools Navigator
Cory McCants
Community Schools Navigator
Marcus Roberson
Community Schools Navigator
Aracely Rodriguez
Community School Navigator
Sheri Czajkowski
Community Schools Navigator
Wilton Pennyamon
Community School Navigator
Workforce Development Team
Stephanie Peete
Senior Director of Postsecondary Pathways
Lindsey Jakiel Diulus
Senior Manager of Postsecondary Success
Charnay Taylor
Workforce Development Specialist – Niagara Falls
Shara Armprester
Recruitment Manager
Icheiry Rivera
Mentoring Supervisor
Tiffany Swink
Business Partnerships Senior Manager
Amy Cappelli
Workforce Development Communications Specialist
Senior Leadership Team
David Rust
Chief Executive Officer
Daphne Ross
Chief Operating Officer
Laura DeLuca
Chief Financial Officer
Collin Gehl
Chief Human Resources Officer
Sylvia Lloyd
Director of School-based Services
Tanya Staples
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Program Operations
Daniel Robertson
Director of Boys and Men of Color Initiative
Stephanie Peete
Senior Director of Postsecondary Pathways
Gellenia Smallwood
Senior Director of Early Childhood Services
Aaron Lowinger
Director of Communications
Eric Maldonado
Family Support Specialist, Compliance, and Fatherhood Initiative Supervisor
LeRondra Byrd
Manager of School-based Preventive Services
Christopher Lee
Data Director
Dan Cross-Viola
Director of Quality Improvement
Rebecca Bass
Director of Strategic Program Development and Grants
Jamil Crews
Communications and Development Manager
Extended Learning (Summer Camps) Team
Leah Rush
Extended Learning Time Senior Manager
Summer Takens Cerbone
Extended Learning Time Specialist
Paige Williams
Extended Learning Time Specialist
Ericka Heary
Extended Learning Time Specialist
Boys & Men of Color (Breaking Barriers) Team
Daniel Robertson
Director of Boys and Men of Color Initiative
Nathan Webster
BMOC Program Supervisor
Jamien Eutsey
Boys & Men of Color/Youth Sport Management Program Supervisor
Administrative Team
David Rust
Chief Executive Officer
Daphne Ross
Chief Operating Officer
Laura DeLuca
Chief Financial Officer
Collin Gehl
Chief Human Resources Officer
Christine Waikiki
Community Schools Director
Aaron Lowinger
Director of Communications
Alexis Webster
Grants and Development Supervisor
Madeline Little
Strategic Communications Specialist
LaTanya Walton
Manager of Talent Acquisition and Engagement
Laurie Martelli
Senior Accounting Manager
Rotna Sinha
Senior Accountant
Nathan Webster
BMOC Program Supervisor
Constance McMillan
Senior Manager of Human Resources Operations
Holly Schaefer
Staff Accountant
Christopher Lee
Data Director
Dan Cross-Viola
Director of Quality Improvement
Levi Galbreath
Office & Training Manager
Rebecca Bass
Director of Strategic Program Development and Grants
Jamil Crews
Communications and Development Manager
Halima Noor
Scholarship Intern