History
.....................................................................
Umoja Student Development Corporation was formed in 1997 to link the educational efforts of Manley Career Academy High School to the broader community and to serve as an advocate for young people. As a model for school community partnership, Umoja provides the intensive services that most schools simply cannot.

Now also at additional schools, Umoja demonstrates that young people in an under-resourced environment do improve their performance and motivation when engaged in meaningful learning and leadership opportunities coupled with long term relationships with adults.

Staff
.....................................................................

Volunteer Coordinator
MARLEE BENTON | mbenton@umojacorporation.org |

Partnership Expansion Program Director
PAMELA BROWN | pbrown@umojacorporation.org |

UCPIP Fellow
ZARAH CARRANCO | zcarranco@umojacorporation.org |

Alumni Coordinator
TAWANDA CAUSAY | tcausay@umojacorporation.org |

Associate Executive Director
TED CHRISTIANS | Bio | tchristians@umojacorporation.org |

AVODAH Fellow
CHARLES DABAH | cdabah@umojacorporation.org |

Upward Bound Secretary/ Academic Advisor
NICOLE FOWLER | nfowler@umojacorporation.org |

Academic Student Advocate
DARNELL HAMILTON | dhamilton@umojacorporation.org |

Development Coordinator
MARCIA KUNSTLER | Bio | mkunstler@umojacorporation.org |

Executive Director
LILA LEFF | Bio | lleff@umojacorporation.org |

Program Development Specialist (ACE Tech)
MARY MICELI | mmiceli@umojacorporation.org |

Operations Manager
KATINA MONZON | kmonzon@umojacorporation.org |

Development Specialist
RAVEN MOORE | rmoore@umojacorporation.org |

Chief Program Director
MARIAH NEUROTH | mneuroth@umojacorporation.org |

Upward Bound Director
ANNA OSTERBUR | aosterbur@umojacorporation.org |

Program Development Specialist (Manley)
DOUG PIETRZAK | dpietrzak@umojacorporation.org |

Program Development Specialist (Collins Academy)
KATHERINE PRESSLER | kpressler@umojacorporation.org |

Office Administrator
ANDREW RADER | arader@umojacorporation.org |

Alumni Assistant
ENCHANTRA SANDERS | esanders@umojacorporation.org |

Upward Bound Coordinator
CARL SIMIEN | csimien@umojacorporation.org |

Student Advocate
ANDRE SMITH | Bio | asmith@umojacorporation.org |

Lead Student Advocate
WILLIAM WALDEN | wwalden@umojacorporation.org |

Program Development Specialist (ACE Tech)
NICOLE O. WILLIAMS | Bio | nwilliams@umojacorporation.org |

College and Career Coordinator
NICOLE L. WILLIAMS | nlwilliams@umojacorporation.org |

Student Advocate -- College and Career
EASTER YOUNG | eyoung@umojacorporation.org |

Leadership Coordinator
ILANA ZAFRAN | izafran@umojacorporation.org |

Top of Page


Board
.....................................................................

President Becky Betts	Business Partner Representative Strategic Consultant *
Vice President Ken Schmetterer	Business Partner Representative DLA Piper*
Treasurer Sharon Lindstrom	Business Partner Representative Protiviti Consulting*
Secretary Lauren Robinson	Business Partner Representative American Bar Association *
Katie Ackert	Community Organization Representative Free Spirit Media*
Heather Anichini	Educational Organization Representative Teach for America*
Gary Feinerman	Business Partner Representative Sidley and Austin*
Rev. Charles Hamilton	Community Representative Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church*
Joseph E. Garnett	Business Partner Representative Allstate Insurance Company*
Gail Nelson	Community Organization Representative Carole Robertson Center for Learning
Charles Twichell	Business Partner Representative Prince Charitable Trusts*
Keisha Watson	Business Partner Representative ComEd*
Joseph Williams	Parent Representative
Ex-Officio Lila Leff	Executive Director Umoja Student Development Corporation

 

*Professional affiliations are provided for informational purposes only.

Top of Page