Our Team and Family
At KIPP SoCal, we believe in reflecting our communities, and are committed to diversity and investing in professional development. 80% of our family and 66% of our leadership team identify as people of color, 79% of our leadership identify as female, and 82% of our leaders are developed from within.
Meet our talented and passionate leaders below.
Senior Leadership
Angella Martinez
Chief Executive Officer
Kevika Amar
Chief of Academics
Joanna Belcher
Chief External Impact Officer
Michelle Rojas-Soto
Chief Talent & Equity Officer
Kyle Salyer
Chief Financial Officer
Belen Sanchez
Chief of Staff
Amber Young Medina
Chief of Schools
Leadership Team
Jasmin Ampaw
Director of Human Resources
Alvina Aratyunyan, CPA
Controller
Mara Bond
Director of Schools
Aisha Bonner
Director of Schools
Lynnzi Brianza
Managing Director of Public Affairs
Dennis Chao
Director of Finance
Kim Dammann
Managing Director of Student Services
Eric DeSobe
Director of Talent Acquisition
Erik Hagstrom
Director of Real Estate
Ms. Queenie Johnson, M.A.
Director of Equity
Jasmine Lamitte
Director of Mental Health & Support Services
Carlos Lanuza
Director of Schools
Brett Leghorn
Director of School Operations
Cindy Malouf
Director of Marketing & Communications
James Marin
Director of Leadership Development
Tiffany Markarian
Director of Development
Jenn Miranda
Director of Technology
Carrie Olshan
Interim Director of Special Education
Adriana Rodriguez
Director of Leadership Development
Andrew Simmerman
Director of Community & Donor Relations
Megan Szabo
Director of Talent Development
Cynthia Thomas
Director of Advocacy & Community Engagement
Lonneshia Webb
Director of KIPP Forward
Cesely Westmoreland, Esq.
Registered In-House Counsel
Chelsea Zegarski
Director of Schools
School Leadership
Yesenia Castro
School Leader, KIPP Raíces Academy
John Coleman
School Leader, KIPP Academy of Opportunity
Michelle Cornejo
Interim School Leader, KIPP Corazon Academy
Roxanne Cowperthwaite
School Leader, KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy
Karla Davalos
Interim School Leader, KIPP Sol Academy
Tricia Dong
School Leader, KIPP Generations Academy
Amber Fleming-Morales
School Leader, KIPP Promesa Prep
Libby Gronquist
School Leader, KIPP Philosophers Academy
Melissa Helguera
Co-School Leader, KIPP Comienza Community Prep
Tania Hernandez
School Leader, KIPP Iluminar Academy
Danielle Johnson
School Leader, KIPP Ignite Academy
Katelyn Johnson
Interim School Leader, KIPP Pueblo Unido
Monica Madrigal
School Leader, KIPP LA Prep
LeAnna Majors
Co-School Leader, KIPP Compton Community School
Tiffany Moore
School Leader, KIPP Scholar Academy
Courtney Richardson
Co-School Leader, KIPP Compton Community School
Daisy Salazar
School Leader, KIPP Poder Public School
Claudia Solórzano
School Leader, KIPP Corazón Academy
Melissa Torres
Interim School Leader, KIPP Pueblo Unido
Amanda Tran
School Leader, KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy
Chinedu Udeh
School Leader, KIPP Empower Academy
Krystal Vega-Washington
Co-School Leader, KIPP Comienza Community Prep