Our People

ELSF serves as a forum, bringing together a range of experts to support the effort to improve instructional materials for multilingual learners.

See our Careers page for open positions.

Staff

Board of Directors

Advisory Committee

Samantha Aponte-Atkins

Samantha Aponte-Atkins

Instructional Specialist, ELA
Allison Barr

Allison Barr

Chief Operating Officer
Silvia Berna

Silvia Berna

Manager, Operations
Rebecca Blum Martinez

Rebecca Blum Martinez

Dual Language National Advisor
Nicole Bravo

Nicole Bravo

Chief of Staff
Rossana Camacho

Rossana Camacho

Instructional Specialist, Dual Language
Rebecca Castellanos

Rebecca Castellanos

Director, Content Developer Engagements
Dr. Alma Castro

Dr. Alma Castro

Director, California Initiatives
Altagracia "Grace" Delgado

Altagracia "Grace" Delgado

Director, Texas Initiatives
Crystal Gonzales

Crystal Gonzales

Executive Director
Jana Hilleren

Jana Hilleren

Chief Services Officer
Chalon Jones

Chalon Jones

Instructional Specialist
Joy Jordan

Joy Jordan

Administrative Associate
Celine Liu

Celine Liu

Instructional Specialist, Mathematics
Tania Mendoza

Tania Mendoza

Project Manager
Sultana Salma

Sultana Salma

Manager, Communications and Events
Amy Schuckman

Amy Schuckman

Senior Project Manager
Renae Skarin

Renae Skarin

Senior Advisor, Content
Nathasha Soon

Nathasha Soon

Senior Manager, Partnerships
Andrés A. Alonso

Andrés A. Alonso

Special Trustee, Public School Districts Opioid Recovery Trust
Mary Call Blanusa

Mary Call Blanusa

Director of Public Policy, Alliance for Decision Education
Kim Jackson-Nielsen

Kim Jackson-Nielsen

Partner at New Profit
María Santos

María Santos

Independent Consultant
Farah Assiraj

Farah Assiraj

Chief of Teaching and Learning, The Council of the Great City Schools
Melissa Chabran

Melissa Chabran

Managing Director and Associate for Networked Improvement Science
Angelica Infante-Green

Angelica Infante-Green

Commissioner, Rhode Island Department of Education
Rachel Leifer

Rachel Leifer

Senior Program Officer, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Meredith Liben

Meredith Liben

Director of Literacy and English Language Arts, Student Achievement Partners
Liisa Moilanen Potts

Liisa Moilanen Potts

Director of Curriculum at CommonLit
Margarita Pinkos

Margarita Pinkos

Executive Director, The School District of Palm Beach County
Delia Pompa

Delia Pompa

Senior Fellow for Education Policy, Migration Policy Institute
Callie Riley

Callie Riley

Managing Director, Cambiar Education
María Witrado-Maldonado

María Witrado-Maldonado

Fmr. Assistant Superintendent, Fresno Unified School District
Lily Wong Fillmore

Lily Wong Fillmore

Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley