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Expeditionary Learning School Staff

Expeditionary Learning School staff work out of the National Office in New York City, or from one of nine regional offices:

• California based in Oakland, California
• Mid Atlantic based in Baltimore, Maryland
• Midwest, based in Dubuque, Iowa
• Mountain, based in Loveland, Colorado
• New York City based in New York City, New York
• Northeast, based in Amherst, Massachusetts
• Northwest based in Portland, Oregon
• Southeast based in Palm Harbor, Florida
• Southwest, based in Boise, Idaho

National Staff: New York City

247 West 35th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-239-4455
Fax: 212-239-8287

Executive

Deborah Bond-Upson, President and CEO
dbu@elschools.org

Jane Heidt, Senior Vice President of Operations
jheidt@elschools.org

Rebecca Kennedy, Director of Development
rkennedy@elschools.org

Nirvani Budhram, Director of Operating Systems
nbudhram@elschools.org

Abigail Hughes, Administrative Assistant
ahughes@elschools.org

Program

Scott Hartl, Director of Strategic Programs & Partnerships
shartl@elschools.org

Ron Berger, Director of Instruction
rberger@elschools.org

Tom Van Winkle, Director of Professional Development
tvanwinkle@elschools.org

Mindy Spencer, Data and Research Specialist
mspencer@elschools.org

Leslie Hansen, Program Manager
lhansen@elschools.org

Wendy Wolf, Program Manager
wwolf@elschools.org

Libby Woodfin, Program Specialist
lwoodfin@elschools.org

Finance and HR

Ruth Shaw, Director of Finance and HR
rshaw@elschools.org

Donna Lombardi, Assistant Director of Finance
dlombardi@elschools.org

Annmarie E Mahler, Senior Accountant & HR Manager
amahler@elschools.org

Dan Gaglione, Accounting Clerk
dgaglione@elschools.org

Regional School Services

California Region:Northern and Southern California

554 Fairbanks Ave
Oakland, CA 94610
510-774-5507

Kenny Purser, Regional Director
kpurser@elschools.org

Ana Guerra-Wauters, School Designer
aguerra@elschools.org

Mid Atlantic Region: Washington D.C., Delaware Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia

2706 Christopher Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21214
410-444-5947
Fax: 410-444-5948

Gladys Graham, Regional Director
ggraham@elschools.org

Myra Brooks, School Designer
mbrooks@elschools.org

Mark Conrad, School Designer
mconrad@elschools.org

Jaime Stone, School Designer
jstone@elschools.org

Angela Williams, School Designer
awilliams@elschools.org

Midwest Region: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin

1090 Alta Vista
Dubuque, IA 52001
563-552-5826
Fax: 563-552-5825

Deb Otto, Regional Director 563-552-5827
dotto@elschools.org

Mary Pat Ament, School Designer
mpament@elschools.org

Dale Bergerhofer, School Designer
dbergerhofer@elschools.org

Enid Dodson, School Designer
edodson@elschools.org

Carrie Fischer, School Designer
cfischer@elschools.org

Nan Rice, School Designer
nrice@elschools.org

Corey Scholes, School Designer
cscholes@elschools.org

Jenny Seydel, School Designer
jseydel@elschools.org

Tom Van Winkle, School Designer
tvanwinkle@elschools.org

Wendy Wolf, Office Manager Phone: 563-552-5826
wwolf@elschools.org

Mountain Region: Colorado

1231 Riverview Drive
Loveland, CO 80537
970-215-8343

Cyndi Gueswel, Regional Director
cgueswel@elschools.org

Colleen Broderick, School Designer
cbroderick@elschools.org

Sharon Findley, School Designer
sfindley@elschools.org

Hayes, Symon, School Designer
shayes@elschools.org

Colleen Stanevich, School Designer
cstanvich@elschools.org

New York City Region: all Boroughs

NYC Outward Bound (NYCOB)
29-46 Northern Boulevard
Long Island City, NY 11101
718-706-9900
Fax: 718-433-0500
www.nycoutwardbound.org

Suzanne Tillman, Regional Director Phone: 718-706-9900 X 156
stillman@elschools.org

Evelyn Brosi, Assessment and Data Manager
ebrosi@nycoutwardbound.org

Michellea Graves, School Designer
mgraves@elschools.org

Michelle Marie Herbowy, School Designer
mherbowy@elschools.org

Fred McIntosh, Director, Recruitment and Professional Development Support
fmcintosh@elschools.org

Meg Riordan, School Designer
mriordan@elschools.org

Laura Shapiro, School Designer
lshapiro@nycoutwardbound.org

Northeast Region: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (Upstate), Rhode Island, Vermont

409 Main Street Suite 122
Amherst. MA 01002
413-253-7707
Fax: 413-253-7708

Ron Berger, Regional Director
rberger@elschools.org

Lori Agan, School Designer
lagan@elschools.org

Cheryl Dobbertin, School Designer
cdobbertin@elschools.org

Marcy DeJesús-Rueff, School Designer
mdejesus@elschools.org

Steven Levy, School Designer
slevy@elschools.org

Jill Mirman, School Designer
jmirman@elschools.org

Lily Newman, School Designer
lnewman@elschools.org

Kippy Smith, School Designer
ksmith@elschools.org

Libby Woodfin, Office Manager
lwoodfin@elschools.org

Northwest Region: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming

1622 SE 55th Avenue
Portland, OR 97215
503-756-4589

John LeCavalier, Regional Director
jlecavalier@elschools.org

Tony Altucher, School Designer
taltucher@elschools.org

Anna Switzer, School Designer
aswitzer@elschools.org

Southeast Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia

2704 Resnik Circle East
Palm Harbor, FL 34683
727-738-5432

Angela Jolliffe, Regional Director
ajolliffe@elschools.org

Barbara Benson, School Designer
bbenson@elschools.org

Penelope Wong, School Designer
pwong@elschools.org

Southwest Region: Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Utah

4916 East Stemwood
Boise, ID 83716
312-399-4494
Fax: 208-344-4080

Scott Gill, Regional Director
sgill@elschools.org

David DenHartog, School Designer
ddenhartog@elschools.org

Dirk Matthias, School Designer
dmatthias@elschools.org

Stephanie Owens, School Designer
sowens@elschools.org