Our Staff
Senior Staff:
Brigid Lang
Executive Director
blang@graceinstitute.org
Melissa Lashley
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
Sid Ross
Senior Director of Program
sross@graceinstitute.org
Participant Engagement:
Grace Martinez
Participant Engagement Recruitment and Admissions Coordinator
gmartinez@graceinstitute.org
Josmerly Valerio
Participant Engagement Social Worker
jvalerio@graceinstitute.org
Jose Rodriguez
Participant Engagement Program Coordinator
jrodriguez@graceinstitute.org
Education & Training:
Carlos Guzman
Office Technology Training Specialist
cguzman@graceinstitute.org
Tanisha Williams
Administrative Professional Training Specialist
twilliams@graceinstitute.org
Shantay Maxwell
PSR Training Specialist
smaxwell@graceinstitute.org
Deanne Walters
Salesforce Administrator
dwalters@graceinstitute.org
Employment Services:
Kathleen Vaughan
Director of Employment Services
kvaughan@graceinstitute.org
Dara Washington
Alumnae and Retention Coordinator
dwashington@graceinstitute.org
Reed Tunison
Employment Specialist
rtunison@graceinstitute.org
Peter Cooper
Employment Specialist
pcooper@graceinstitute.org
Development:
Ross Klepetko
Development Operations Coordinator
rklepetko@graceinstitute.org
Afia Tamanna
Development Coordinator
atamanna@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, Thomson Reuters
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 in Capital Markets, Mizuho Securities
Suzanne Lindquist – Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Pedro F. Mata – President, MGS Mata Global Solutions
Diane S. Reyes – Group General Manager, Global Liquidity and Cash Management, HSBC
Iva Vukina – Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Michael Wandera – Vice President, Chief Information Officer, The Topps Company