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Our Team & Board

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Leadership Team

Diego Uriburu

Executive Director

duriburu@identity-youth.org

Carolyn Camacho

Program Director

ccamacho@identity-youth.org

Carmen Estrada

Director of Evaluation and Quality Assurance
cestrada@identity-youth.org

Hope Gleicher

Chief Strategy Officer
hgleicher@identity-youth.org

Fresia Guzman

Program Director
fguzman@identity-youth.org

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Pablo Venturino

Chief Program Officer

pventurino@identity-youth.org

Angela Jameson

Director of Finance and Operations
ajameson@identity-youth.org

Nora Morales

Program Director
nmorales@identity-youth.org

Tatiana Murillo

Controller
tmurillo@identity-youth.org

Leadership Team

I joined the Identity Board because…

I am passionate about Identity’s work supporting and empowering youth to build Montgomery County’s future!

— Sarah Whitesell

Board Members

Board Members

Ana Morales

Treasurer

Christian J. Mixter

Diego Uriburu

Ex Oficio

Gislene Tasayco

Secretary

Ivonne Lindley

Martin Lespada

Michael A.
Jiménez, Jr.

Chair

Michael Knapp

Sarah Whitesell

Stewart Edelstein, PhD

Maria Laura

Acebal

Monica Marquina

Shirley Brandman

Tal B. Widdes

Nancy Ebb

Stephen Metz

Vanessa Rodriguez

Nancy Kaplan

Steve Hull

Vice Chair

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Alvaro
Borzet

Team Members

Team Members

Adriana Nazario

Employer Liaison

anazario@identity-youth.org

Adrian Rico

Workforce Development Specialist

arico@identity-youth.org

Alberto Cochamanidis

Youth Development Specialist Coordinator

acochamanidis@identity-youth.org

Alejandra Bautista Serrano

Community Engagement Case Manager Coordinator

mbautista@identity-youth.org

Alejandra Villagran

Workforce Development Coordinator

AVillagran@identity-youth.org

Alexa Escobar

Youth Development Specialist

aescobar@identity-youth.org

Alexander Rodriguez Alvarado

Data and Referral Specialist

aalvarado@identity-youth.org

Allison Lopez

Youth Development Specialist

alopez@identity-youth.org

Allison Russell

Senior Grants Manager

arussell@identity-youth.org

Alison Ramirez

Parent Outreach Worker

aramirez@identity-youth.org

Amy Thrasher

Senior Manager of Development and Communications

athrasher@identity-youth.org

Ana Maria Toloza

Payroll and Finance Specialist

atoloza@identity-youth.org

Anali Torres

Program Manager

atorres@identity-youth.org

Andrea Castiblanco

Program Coordinator

lcastiblanco@identity-youth.org

Andres Ibarra Suarez

Youth Development Specialist

aibarra@identity-youth.org

Angie Lezcano

Staff Accountant

alezcano@identity-youth.org

Angel Varela

Case Manager

avarela@identity-youth.org

Angélica Vargas

Program Manager

avargas@identity-youth.org

Austin Martinez

Senior Community Outreach Specialist/ Case Manager

amartinez@identity-youth.org

Belen Fernandez Gutierrez

Evaluation and Data Senior Manager

bfernandez@identity-youth.org

Brandon Figueroa

Program Coordinator

bfigueroa@identity-youth.org

Branyely Fernandez Sierra

Program Assistant

brfernandez@identity-youth.org

Brayan Rivas

Program Coordinator

brivas@identity-youth.org

Brenda Balcarcel

Human Resources Administrative Assistant

bbalcarcel@identity-youth.org

Brenda Voit

GED Instructor

bvoit@identity-youth.org

Brian Alvarez

Program Faciliator

balvarez@identity-youth.org

Bryant Bardawil

Intensive Case Manager

bmejia@identity-youth.org

Camilo Montoya

Executive Assistant

cmontoya@identity-youth.org

Carlos Vilcapoma

Program Facilitator

cvilcapoma@identity-youth.org

Catherine Amatangelo

Human Resources Senior Manager

camatangelo@identity-youth.org

Christina Perez

Youth Development Specialist

cperez@identity-youth.org

Cindy Navarro

Human Resources Generalist

CNavarro@identity-youth.org

Cinia Galdames

Program Manager

cgaldames@identity-youth.org

Daniela De Leon

Program Facilitator

ddeleon@identity-youth.org

Daniela Torrico

Program Manager

dtorrico@identity-youth.org

Dayana Alberti

Case Manager

dalberti@identity-youth.org

David Louis

Intensive Case Manager

dlouis@identity-youth.org

Diamondra Jacky Andriamalala

Case Manager

drajaonarivelo@identity-youth.org

Diego Amaya Melara

Recreation Assistant

damaya@identity-youth.org

Dina Cedano-Garcia

Case Manager

dcedano@identity-youth.org

Diomer Lopez Mercado

Youth Development Specialist

dlopez@identity-youth.org

Eduardo Rubiano Toro

Workforce Development Specialist

erubiano@identity-youth.org

Efrain Viana

Recreation Manager

eviana@identity-youth.org

Eira Mercado

Program Manager

emercado@identity-youth.org

Elizabeth Chona

Youth Development Specialist

echona@identity-youth.org

Erika Paredes

Intensive Case Manager Coordinator

eparedes@identity-youth.org

Esperanza Pinto Albarracin

Program Assistant

epinto@identity-youth.org

Eugenia Lopez

Case Manager Coordinator

elopez@identity-youth.org

Eunice Sung

Workforce Development Specialist

esung@identity-youth.org

Evelyn Ponce

Case Manager

eponce@identity-youth.org

Ever Garay

Data Control Coordinator

egaray@identity-youth.org

Flor Alfaro

Senior Program Manager

falfaro@identity-youth.org

Gabriela Di Bonaventura

Senior Program Manager

gdibonaventura@identity-youth.org

Genesis Panameno

Intensive Case Manager

gpanameno@identity-youth.org

Genny MarcelaTorres

Case Manager

gtorres@identity-youth.org

Giselle Argueta

Youth Development Specialist

gargueta@identity-youth.org

Heydi Henriquez

Human Resource Manager

hhenriquez@identity-youth.org

Idania Gomez

Program Coordinator

igomez@identity-youth.org

Ingrid Garcia Jacob

Youth Development Specialist

igarcia@identity-youth.org

Imara Guerrero

Therapeutic Mentor Coordinator

iguerrero@identity-youth.org

Irene Unzueta Quisbert

Data Specialist

EUnzueta@identity-youth.org

Ivan Flores

Program Coordinator

iflores@identity-youth.org

Jasson Salazar Rugama

Case Manager

jsalazar@identity-youth.org

Javier Valdez Lopez

IT Manager

jvaldez@identity-youth.org

Jayrel Ponder

Therapeutic Mentor

jponder@identity-youth.org

Jehan Carlos Guillen Miranda

Workforce Development Specialist

jguillen@identity-youth.org

Jennifer Benavides

Development & Communications Coordinator

jbenavides@identity-youth.org

Jennifer Karoline Duenas

Youth Development Specialist Coordinator

jduenas@identity-youth.org

Jhon Soto

Program Facilitator

jsoto@identity-youth.org

Johana Ruiz

Case Manager

joruiz@identity-youth.org

Johanna Caba

Bilingual GED Instructor

jcaba@identity-youth.org

Jonathan Henriquez Lara

Program Manager

jhenriquez@identity-youth.org

Jose Benitez

Program Coordinator

jbenitez@identity-youth.org

Jose Rosario

Senior IT and Facilities Manager

jrosario@identity-youth.org

Josue Rodriguez

Youth Development Specialist

jrodriguez@identity-youth.org

Juanita Cortes Bernal

Youth Development Specialist

jcortes@identity-youth.org

Judy Christian

Parent Outreach Worker

jchristian@identity-youth.org

Juliana Cortes

Youth Development Specialist

pcortes@identity-youth.org

Juliana Nunez

Youth Development Specialist

jununez@identity-youth.org

Juliane Rosa De Jesus

Parent Outreach Worker/ Case Manager

jdejesus@identity-youth.org

Karen Zambrano

Program Coordinator

kzambrano@identity-youth.org

Karime Ventura-Rivera

Case Manager

kventura@identity-youth.org

Katherine Smithson

Senior Intervention Specialist

ksmithson@identity-youth.org

Kenia Hernandez

Program Manager

khernandez@identity-youth.org

Kimberly Medrano

Youth Development Specialist

kmedrano@identity-youth.org

Kimberley M Osias

Parent Outreach Worker

kosias@identity-youth.org

Kristen Watkins

Behavioral Health Therapist/ Trauma Informed Trainer

kwatkins@identity-youth.org

Layla Ruiz

Program Manager

lruiz@identity-youth.org

Lidice Lopez

Youth Development Specialist

lilopez@identity-youth.org

Lorena Corlett

Community Engagement Case Manager

lcorlett@identity-youth.org

Luisa Marino-Garcia

Senior Program Manager

lmarino@identity-youth.org

Luis Fernando Lopez Palma

Workforce Development Specialist

lpalma@identity-youth.org

Luis Lavadenz

Budget and Financial Reporting Analyst

llavadenz@identity-youth.org

Luis Serna

Grants Accountant

lserna@identity-youth.org

Mabel Lozano

Parent Outreach Worker/ Case Manager

mlozano@identity-youth.org

Malik Clarke

Youth Development Specialist

mclarke@identity-youth.org

Marcela Urtubey

Parent Outreach Worker

murtubey@identity-youth.org

Maria Deysi Cruz

Case Manager

macruz@identity-youth.org

Maria Lizarzaburu

Program Manager

mfelizarzaburu@identity-youth.org

Maria Lucila Cordero

Program Manager

mcordero@identity-youth.org

Maria Pia Rufino

Case Worker

mrufino@identity-youth.org

Maria Solares Wilde

Program Manager

msolares@identity-youth.org

Maria Jose Lizarzaburu

Community Outreach Specialist/Case Manager

malizarzaburu@identity-youth.org

Maria Jose Toloza

Program Coordinator/Parent Outreach Worker

mtoloza@identity-youth.org

Maribel Lopez

Program Assistant

mlopez@identity-youth.org

Marilena Parra Sanchez

Case Manager

mparra@identity-youth.org

Marlene Da Vargem

Program Manager

mvargem@identity-youth.org

Marlon Morales

Program Manager

mmorales@identity-youth.org

Marlon Romero

Youth Development Specialist

mromero@identity-youth.org

Marta Pizzurno

Case Manager

mpizzurno@identity-youth.org

Martha Mercado

Parent Outreach Worker

mmercado@identity-youth.org

Marieli Maldonado

Youth Develpment Specialist

mmaldonado@identity-youth.org

Marvin Jovel

Senior Program Manager

mjovel@identity-youth.org

Meisber Rojas Reyes

Youth Development Specialist

mrojas@identity-youth.org

Mia Ledesma

Program Coordinator

mledesmadejesus@identity-youth.org

Michael Walkden

Grant Writer

mwalkden@identity-youth.org

Michelle Freeman

Community Engagement Case Manager

mfreeman@identity-youth.org

Mirian Chavez

Program Facilitator

mchavez@identity-youth.org

Mirna Diaz

Parent Outreach Worker

mdiaz@identity-youth.org

Monica Aigner

Senior Program Manager

maigner@identity-youth.org

Nelson Antonio Salazar

Program Facilitator

nsalazar@identity-youth.org

Nadege Dogbo

Senior Community Outreach Specialist/Case Manager

ndogbo@identity-youth.org

Nakari Martin Jaramillo

Program Coordinator

nmartin@identity-youth.org

Nicolas Quisbert

Youth Development Specialist

NUnzueta@identity-youth.org

Noorullah Safaie

Intensive Case Manager

nsafaie@identity-youth.org

Nurya Vargas Torres

Program Manager

nvargas@identity-youth.org

Omar Marquez

Program Facilitator

omarquez@identity-youth.org

Oscar Barrientos Rivera

Program Coordinator/Parent Outreach Worker

obarrientos@identity-youth.org

Paul Constante

Community Engagement Case Manager Coordinator

pconstante@identity-youth.org

Paola Gutierrez

Therapeutic Mentor

pgutierrez@identity-youth.org

Raquel Monterroso-Ronchi

Program Facilitator

ramonterroso@identity-youth.org

Rebecca Vasquez

Youth Development Specialist

rvasquez@identity-youth.org

Reina Ochoa

Program Facilitator

rochoa@identity-youth.org

Ricardo Osorio

Youth Development Specialist

rosorio@identity-youth.org

Rita Medeia

Intensive Case Manager

rmedeia@identity-youth.org

Robert Goodwin

Program Facilitator

rgoodwin@identity-youth.org

Rolando Quintanilla

Youth Development Specialist

RQuintanilla@identity-youth.org

Rosa Peralta

Program Facilitator

rperalta@identity-youth.org

Ruben Caldez

Administration and Facilities Specialist

rcaldez@identity-youth.org

Saira Hernandez-Lopez

IT Administrative Assistant

shernandez@identity-youth.org

Sandra Agudelo

Evaluation Manager

sagudelo@identity-youth.org

Sandra Peters

Senior Community Outreach Specialist/Case Manager

speters@identity-youth.org

Sandy Mejia

Program Facilitator

smejia@identity-youth.org

Sheyla Castaneda

Accounts Payable and Admin Specialist

scastaneda@identity-youth.org

Silvia Sandoval

Case Worker

ssandoval@identity-youth.org

Silvana Velarde

Senior AP Accountant

svelarde@identity-youth.org

Silvia Vargas

Parent Outreach Worker/Case Manager

svargas@identity-youth.org

Sophia Salas

Youth Development Specialist

ssalas@identity-youth.org

Sully Ackondjo-Ndyon

Case Manager

sackondjo@identity-youth.org

Tanya Sanchez de Lainez

Senior Program Manager

tsanchez@identity-youth.org

Theresa Bennett

Senior Accountant Revenue and AR

tbennett@identity-youth.org

Tomas Ottonello

Case Worker

tottonello@identity-youth.org

Valeria Alvarez

Youth Development Specialist/Case Manager

valvarez@identity-youth.org

Valeria Boscan

Workforce Development Specialist

vboscan@identity-youth.org

Vanessa Simonson

Parent Outreach Worker

vsimonson@identity-youth.org

Veronica Funes

Program Coordinator

vfunes@identity-youth.org

Veronica Gonzalez

Program Manager

vgonzalez@identity-youth.org

Veronica Peñaranda

Grants and Contract Compliance Manager

vpenaranda@identity-youth.org

Vinka Oña Baeny

Workforce Development Specialist

vona@identity-youth.org

Viviana Guerra

Program Coordinator

vguerra@identity-youth.org

Viviane Veiga Barros

Youth Development Specialist

vbarros@identity-youth.org

Wendy Quintero

Intensive Case Manager

wquintero@identity-youth.org

Ximena Salvatierra

Community Engagement Family Specialist

xsalvatierra@identity-youth.org

Yasmin Valle Chavez

Program Coordinator

yvalle@identity-youth.org

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