Carlos Moreno
Co-Executive Director
Dennis Littky
Co-Founder
Brenna Badeker
Operations Manager, Data & Development
Jennifer Cortez
Director, Real-World Opportunities
Loren Demeroutis
National Director of Communities of Practice
Crystal Eckles
Program Director, NW Arkansas Regional Internship Program
Jennifer Ghidiu
National School Network Director
Taylor Harper
School Leadership & Innovation Partner
Casey Lamb
Director, New York State
Eunice Mitchell
National Director of Leadership Development
Lexi Ortiz
Digital Partnerships Manager
Anna Pirog
Director of Operations & Development
Joshua Poyer
Director, Youth Voice and Hub
Sonn Sam
National Director of Partnerships
Simone Smith
School Leadership & Innovation Partner, NYC
Andrew Frishman
Co-Executive Director
Lynda Armstrong
Executive Administrative Assistant
David Berg
Director of Digital Innovation
Devon Cox
Digital Support Specialist
Sadé Dinkins
School Leadership & Innovation Partner, NYC
Isaak Egge
School Design Coach
Zelia Gonzales
School Design Coach
Chris Jackson
Chief Communications Officer
Katrina Martinez
School Design Coach, Texas Upstream
Cynthia Nambo
School Leadership & Innovation Partner
Anthonette Peña
Program Director, B Unbound
Charlie Plant
Program Director, Harbor Freight Fellows
Andrea Purcell
Program Director, LA LTL & IBPLC
Stephen Schaeffer
Program Director, NYC Student Driven Learning Collaborative
Susana Vasquez
Operations Manager, The Hub
Elliot Washor
Co-Founder & Director of New Forms
Caroline Auvil
Project Accountant / Grants Manager
Mayra Carrera
Communications Associate
Karla Cruz Godoy
Special Projects Manager
Carrie Duff
School Design Coach
Pamela Macdonald
Manager of Financial Operations
Christopher Guidarelli
School Leadership & Innovation Partner, NYC
Crishell Johnson
Regional Coordinator, Harbor Freight Fellows
Aris Miller
Digital Partnership Specialist
Cito Nuhn
School Leadership & Innovation Partner
Jeff Petty
School Leadership & Innovation Partner
Wilson Platt
Product Manager
Mychal Roland
Director of Finance
Brandon Slaughter
Program Director, New York Internship Pathways Community (NYIP)
Beth White
Director, New England Initiatives
MEET THE TEAM
The Big Picture Learning team is made up of founders of the organization, some who have served as advisors and leaders of network schools, more than a handful of BPL alumni and more. And despite our differences in path, geographic location and hobbies, what pulls us together is a dedication toward equity and a fierce desire to evolve our educational system to one that steadfastly puts students at the center of their own learning. Does that sound like you? Check to see if there are any opportunities to join our team or our network.
MEET OUR BOARD
Board Chair:
Gislaine Ngounou - Senior Advisor Organizational Development and Adaptive Change, Co-Impact
Board Vice Chair:
Melanie Tavares - President & CEO, SouthCoast Community Foundation
Treasurer:
Andrew Nkongho - The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
Secretary:
Natalia Marte - Phillips Lytle LLP
Serving Members:
Lorne Adrain - Global Fellows in Courage
Jody Cornish - Center for Whole Child Education
Marsha-Gail Davis - Physician
Dale Dougherty - Make Community LLC
David Gersten - arts, letters and numbers; Cooper Union
Saul Kaplan - Business Innovation Factory and BPL Board Chair Emeritus
Gary Kraut - Future First USA
Peter McWalters - Former Commissioner, K-12 Ed, State of Rhode Island and BPL Board Chair Emeritus
Molly O'Donnell - New Profit
Strategic Advisors:
M.R. Brezler - Big Picture Learning, retired
Marc Ecko - Marc Ecko Enterprises, XQ
Tim Galles - The Beautiful Design Project
Rabbi Irwin Kula - Clal (The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership)
Gary Reeves - Intrepid, Inc.
Bruce Webb - Dinan & Associates