Our Staff

Senior Staff:

Brigid Lang
Executive Director
blang@graceinstitute.org

Melissa Lashley
Senior Director of Participant Engagement
mlashley@graceinstitute.org

Yvette Mason
Senior Director of Employment Services
ymason@graceinstitute.org

Christina Ramelli
Director of Development
cramelli@graceinstitute.org

Participant Engagement:

Grace Martinez
Participant Engagement Recruitment and Admissions Coordinator
gmartinez@graceinstitute.org

Jose Rodriguez
Participant Engagement Program Coordinator
jrodriguez@graceinstitute.org

Josmerly Valerio
Participant Engagement Social Worker
jvalerio@graceinstitute.org

Kelly Webster
Social Work Supervisor
kwebster@graceinstitute.org

Education & Training:

Carlos Guzman
Office Technology Training Specialist
cguzman@graceinstitute.org 

Shantay Maxwell
PSR Training Specialist
smaxwell@graceinstitute.org

Employment Services:

Peter Cooper
Employment Specialist
pcooper@graceinstitute.org

Reed Tunison
Employment Specialist
rtunison@graceinstitute.org

Dara Washington
Alumnae and Retention Coordinator
dwashington@graceinstitute.org

Development:

Ross Klepetko
Development Operations Coordinator
rklepetko@graceinstitute.org

Afia Tamanna
Development Coordinator
atamanna@graceinstitute.org

Administration:

Deanne Walters
Salesforce Administrator
dwalters@graceinstitute.org

Arati Rao
Chief of Staff
arao@graceinstitute.org

Board of Directors

Board Chair:
Patricia Montgomerie – Philanthropist

Secretary:
Wendy Davies – Partner, Johnsen Securities 

Treasurer:
Brendan Doyle – Director of Finance, The Calhoun School

Marion Boteju – Corporate Secretary and Chief of Staff, Catholic Charities
Mary Burke – Global Head of Risk Product Management, Refinitv
Jacques Delli Paoli – Managing Director, Whitebridge International, LLC
Patrick Grace – President & CEO, Grace Institute Foundation
William Grace – Chief Operating Officer, Good Works Health
Liz Hershfield – Chief Supply Chain Officer, Bonobos
Claire A. Huang – Independent Board Director, Prosper Marketplace, PODS, Mirador Financial
Richard R. Hough III – Chairman & CEO, Silvercrest Asset Management Group
Sarah Kanes – Managing Director – Capital Markets, Mizuho Securities
Suzanne Lindquist – Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Iva Vukina – Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Michael Wandera – Vice President, Chief Information Officer, The Topps Company