Our Team

The team at United to Learn models five core values. Together, we each seek to be:

Optimistic: We believe that with the right resources all children can achieve greatness.
Nimble: We actively listen and respond with creativity and flexibility
Culturally Competent: We build a positive understanding of diverse perspectives.
Collaborative: We respectfully and empathetically work to build coalitions.
Effective: We use evidence-based practices for high impact results.

United to Learn Staff

Lauren Brzeski

Director of Social & Emotional Learning lbrzeski@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Renee Gadson

Chief Advancement Officer rgadson@unitedtolearn.org

Shaleia Gruber

Literacy Program Manager sgruber@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Brittney Howell

Program Coordinator bhowell@unitedtolearn.org

Rebecca Jones

Executive Assistant rjones@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Amee Joshi

Chief Operations Officer ajoshi@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Alison Kreher

Director of Corporate Stewardship akreher@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Mariah Mathews

Program Coordinator mmathews@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Chris McSwain

Director of Corporate Relations cmcswain@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Claire Murphy

Program Coordinator cmurphy@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Namratha Niranjan

Program Manager nniranjan@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Alexia Piquet

Program Manager apiquet@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Kaitlin Prieur

Learning Environments Consultant kprieur@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Dr. Michael Riemer

Director of Community Activation mriemer@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Ariss Rider

Director of Programs arider@unitedtolearn.org

Marisol Rodriguez

Director of Literacy mrodriguez@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Ashley Sandoval

Program Coordinator asandoval@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Dejanay Tippens

Liaison Manager dtippens@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Allyson Weaver

Event Manager aweaver@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Abigail Williams

Founder & Chief Executive Officer awilliams@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Emily Wilson

Chief Marketing Officer ewilson@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Meghann Zenteno

Director of Learning Environments mzenteno@unitedtolearn.org View Bio

Serena Simmons Connelly U2L Liaisons

Cynammon Burns Allen

MLK Jr. Arts Academy

Meg Arnold

Dan D. Rogers

Tyler Battaglia

Julian T. Saldivar

Flauren Bender

Harry C. Withers

Lindsey Beran

Anne Frank

Angela Buchen

Jill Stone

Annika Cail

Sudie L. Williams TAG

Sheryl Collins

Harrell Budd

Renza Diaz

Stephen C. Foster, George W. Truett

Patricia DiFrancesco

Wilmer Hutchins

Mary Beth Duffy

Tom C. Gooch

Wendy Faems

Arlington Park Early Childhood Center

Vanessa Fuquay

John Neely Bryan, L.L. Hotchkiss

Shannon Gilliland

Charles Rice Learning Center

Lene Godat

Lee A. McShan Jr.

Carol Pierce Goglia

F.P. Caillet

Belinda Green

Frederick Douglass

Margaret Hirsch

Harry C. Withers

Lisa Hurst

David G. Burnet

Kaileigh Johnson

John J. Pershing

Katie Johnson

George H. W. Bush

Norita Jones

Nancy J. Cochran