Meet Our Team
The Citizens of the World Los Angeles team is guided by our organization’s core values and works in service of all of our schools.
Meet Our Team
The Citizens of the World Los Angeles team are guided by our organizations core values!
Regional Office Team
The Regional Office Team creates the conditions that allow all of our students and broader CWC communities reach their full potential and become true citizens of the world. We do this by enabling all school site staff to be successful in their work. We balance listening with leading, honoring the unique needs and cultures of our schools while also building cohesion across our organization. We create systems and structures for ourselves and our schools that are informed by the needs of our diverse community, clearing obstacles and bridging gaps. We collaborate across departments and facilitate connections across schools, celebrating successes and best practices while also learning from our growth areas. We must simultaneously see the forest and be in the trees alongside school staff who need our support.
The RSO team is motivated by our purpose and commitment to DEIB and, as leaders of the organization, we live and model the CWC Core Values and Operating Norms. We are all accountable for our collective success.
Our Teams
Executive Team
Melissa Kaplan
Executive Director
Ramona Patrick
Head of Schools
Shernice Lazare
Head of DEIB
Marissa Berman
Head of Instruction and Learning
Joana Ngo Hamaki
Head of Operations and Finance
Data Team
Alex Owens
Director of Data & Analytics
Maria Escalante
Coordinator of Data & Operations
Susie Madrigal
Manager of Data
Development & Communications Team
Stacey Koch
Director of Development and Communications
Claire Butterworth
Manager of Community Giving
Haley Keech
Manager of Community Giving
Johanna Voutounou
Manager of Communications and Development
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB)
Rickie Carbajal
Regional Manager of DEIB
Enrollment Team
Araceli Aguilar-Sigaran
Director of Student Outreach and Enrollment
Clara Morataya-Kalbaklian
Regional Organizing Manager
Instructional Team
Cecilia Wong
Senior Manager of Instructional Support
Hannah Frederick
Manager of Middle School Math
Kari Laux
Manager of Elementary School Math
Liz Schulz
Regional Director of Special Education
Nicole Hill
Senior Manager of Literacy & Coaching
Operations & Finance Team
Lisandra Flores
Director of Operations
Dhaval Prajapati
Director of Finance
Nazelle Karapetyan
Manager of Operations
Gloria Leung
Sr. Manager of Special Projects
Student Programs Team
Jaron Williams
Director of Student Programs
Stefanie Bautista
Manager of Student Programs
Talent & Human Resources Team
Dave Tassone
Director of Talent
Araseli Colley
Senior Manager of Recruitment and Staff Development
Claudia Villa
Manager of Human Resources
Steve Blas-Hernandez
Talent Associate