Team Members

Manny Rivera, Ed.D.
Chief Executive Officer
(212) 644-8619; mrivera@gps.us.com
Carol Birks
VP, School Operations
(212) 644-8619; cbirks@gps.us.com
Jalaram Biyyapu
Database Administrator
(212) 644-8619 Ext. 210; jbiyyapu@gps.us.com
Roberto Calderin
Program Administrator for Bronx, NY
rcalderin@gps.us.com
Janet Carangelo
Program Administrator for New Haven
and Waterbury, CT
jcarangelo@gps.us.com
Adeel Chaudhary
IT Specialist
(212) 644-8619 Ext. 121; achaudhary@gps.us.com
Andre Corona
Program Administrator for Brooklyn, NY
acorona@gps.us.com
Shirley Deutsch
Asst. VP, Knowledge & Innovation
(212) 644-8619 Ext. 111; sdeutsch@gps.us.com
Sandra Elliott, Ph.D.
Education Change Leader, Pueblo, CO
selliott@gps.us.com
Anelite Espinoza
Administrative Assistant
(212) 644-8619; aespinoza@gps.us.com
Bob Esposito
Program Administrator, Connecticut
(203) 451-9875; resposito@gps.us.com
Elizabeth Gandy
Sr. VP, Supplemental Educational Services
(585) 355-4305 Ext. 204; egandy@gps.us.com
Terrence J. Hofer, Ed.D.
Sr. VP, Supplemental Educational Services
(585) 355-4305 Ext. 205; thofer@gps.us.com
Eliza Holcomb
Sr. VP, Human Capital
(212) 644-8619 Ext. 101; eholcomb@gps.us.com
Howard Horvath
Regional Development Director
hhorvath@gps.us.com
Hank Iori
Program Administrator, New York
(917) 518-3147; hiori@gps.us.com
Barbara Jarzyniecki
VP, Administration
(585) 355-4305 Ext. 202; barbaraj@gps.us.com
Jody Kaplan
Manager, Human Capital
(212) 644-8619 Ext. 129; jkaplan@gps.us.com
Shoaib Khan
Manager, Financial Analysis
(212) 644-8619 ; skhan@gps.us.com
Nancy Ly
Human Capital Specialist
(212) 644-8619 Ext. 127; nly@gps.us.com
Helen Matthews
Executive Assistant & Office Manager
(212) 644-8619 Ext. 117; hmatthews@gps.us.com
Debbie McWhorter
Program Administrator, Connecticut
(203) 400-2072; dmcwhorter@gps.us.com
Deborah Morgan
Recruiter, Human Capital
(212) 644-8619; dmorgan@gps.us.com
Christine Richter
Extended Learning Administrator
(585) 355-4305; crichter@gps.us.com
Richard Nabel, Ed.D.
Program Director, Connecticut
(860) 573-4391; rnabel@gps.us.com
Shaela Offord
Program Administrator, Arizona
(480) 335-7608; sofford@gps.us.com
Eleanor Osborne
Education Change Leader
(212) 644-8619; eosborne@gps.us.com
Duffy Palmer
VP, Partnerships
(212) 644-8619; dpalmer@gps.us.com
Marlaina Palmeri, Ed.D.
Sr. VP, Education & Program Development
(585) 355-4305; mpalmeri@gps.us.com
Nora Burke Patton
Program Administrator, Springfield
(413) 230-1591; npatton@gps.us.com
Johnny Rico
Program Director, Arizona
(928) 221-9155; jrico@gps.us.com
JulieAnn Rico
VP, Legal Affairs
(561) 758-9032; jarico@gps.us.com
Tabatha Santiago
Executive Assistant, Rochester
(585) 355-4305 Ext. 100; tsantiago@gps.us.com
Lorenzo Sistrunk
Program Administrator for Queens, NY
lsistrunk@gps.us.com
Joshua Sousa
Program Administrator for New London/Norwich, CT
and Providence, RI
jsousa@gps.us.com
Saibaba Tata
Chief Business & Finance Officer
(212) 644-8619 Ext. 104; stata@gps.us.com
Ana Tilton, Ed.D.
Chief Education & Program Officer
(212) 644-8619 Ext. 302; atilton@gps.us.com
Sandra Kay Truelove
Program Administrator, Arizona
(602) 300-5066; struelove@gps.us.com
Ralph Valenzisi
VP, Information Technology
(212) 644-8619 Ext. 110; rvalenzisi@gps.us.com
Julie Wheeler
Program Administrator, Colorado
(720) 480-4863; jwheeler@gps.us.com