EXECUTIVE TEAM

Lära Fisher
Chief Executive Officer

  • 239.255.7201

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  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

Stacey Vaughn
Chief Development Officer

William Beesley
Chief Human Resources Officer

  • 239.255.7222

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  • The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

Jerri Kautsky, CPA
Chief Financial Officer

  • 239.255.7223

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  • Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell

Marcie Curry, Ed.D.
Chief Program Officer

  • 239.255.7268

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  • Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell

Diane Ponton, M.S.Ed.
Chief Learning Officer

  • 239.255.7202

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  • Olivia and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer

Robyn Harvey
Executive Administrative Assistant

  • 239.255.7241

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  • Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

HUMAN RESOURCES

William Beesley
Chief Human Resources Officer

  • 239.255.7222

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  • The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

Rachel Garcia Puente
Human Resources Assistant Manager

FINANCE & ADMIN

Jerri Kautsky, CPA
Chief Financial Officer

  • 239.255.7223

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  • Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell

Tom Powers
Director of Grants and Compliance

  • 239-255-7204

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  • Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Marcus Avery
Accounting Manager

  • 239.255.7210

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  • Where the Wild Things Are by Shel Silverstein

Kim Sarmiento
Assistant Manager, Accounts Payable

  • 239.255.7274

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  • Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light by Apryl Stott

Matthews Therot
Assistant Data Manager

  • 239.255.7206

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  • In the Shadows of Blackbirds by Cat Winters

Rafael Calderon
Data Coordinator

  • 239.255.7255

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  • Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

DEVELOPMENT & VOLUNTEERS

Stacey Vaughn
Chief Development Officer

Colleen Durham
Director of Annual Fund

Kim Buehler
Development Operations Manager

  • 239.255.7219

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  • Soda Pop by Dorothy Haas

Melisa Mast
Volunteer Manager

  • 239.255.7275

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  • Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth

Avery Curry-Williams
Grants Manager

SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMS

Marcie Curry, Ed.D.
Chief Program Officer

  • 239.255.7268

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  • Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell

Kengo Yamada
Director of Career and Technical Education

  • 239.255.7224

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  • Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper

Ximena Candelario
School Age Programs Manager

  • 239.255.7228

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  • The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

Crystal Hidalgo
Elementary School Manager

  • 239.255.7217

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  • Island of The Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

Josh Edel
Middle School Manager

  • 239.255.7232

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  • The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Samantha Pascual
Middle School Assistant Manager

David Banuelos            High School Manager

Sarai Magana-Jimenez
High School Assistant Manager

  • 239.255.7208

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  • Dolphins at Daybreak by Mary Pope Osborne

Alex Amador
College and Career Access Manager

  • 239.255.7277

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  • The Edge Chronicles: Beyond the Deepwoods by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

Maria Olson
Family Engagement Manager

  • 239.255.7233

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  • Who Moved My Cheese, for Kids by Spencer Johnson

 Elementary School Teachers

 Middle School Teachers

High School Teachers

FAMILY LITERACY

Diane Ponton, M.S.Ed.
Chief Learning Officer

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  • Olivia and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer

Hillary Thomas, M.Ed.
Director of Family Literacy

  • 239.255.7237

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  • The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins

Delia Buckley
Bright Beginnings Manager

  • 239.255.7252

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  • You Matter by Christian Robinson

Marianella Valdettaro
Bright Beginnings Assistant Manager

Erika Galvan
Bright Beginnings Assistant Manager

  • 239.255.7205

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  • Brown, Brown Bear. What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr.

Kristin Millet
Adult Education Manager

  • 239.255.7221

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  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Ivette Hernandez
Adult Education Coordinator

  • 239.255.7225

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  • Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin and James & Kimberly Dean

Glendy Gomez
Welcome Center Receptionist

  • 239.255.7220

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  • Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

FACILITIES

William Beesley
Chief Human Resources Officer

  • 239.255.7222

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  • The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

David Rojas
Facilities and Operations Manager

  • 239.255.7226

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  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Dave Jepsen
IT Manager

  • 239.255.7215

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  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Facilities Team