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About CRE : Staff Directory

Staff Directory

CRE Staff

CRE is staffed by an experienced and dedicated team of multi-racial, multi-cultural, multi-lingual consultants. Our staff is comprised of seasoned professionals who combine a first-hand understanding of not-for-profit organizations with intellectually diverse academic training to deliver superior services.

Along with outstanding facilitation and process-design skills, our talented staff members have strong backgrounds in many issue areas including child welfare, youth development, immigrant affairs, HIV/AIDS prevention and services, and community organizing. Many services are available in English and Spanish.

Read more about our outstanding staff by clicking on their names below.

Fran Barrett
Executive Director
Holly Delany Cole
Deputy Director (Programs)
Valyrie K. Laedlein
Deputy Director (Operations and Research and Evaluation)
Anna Gorenman
Fiscal Associate
Arnaldo Simó
Consultant
Barbara Blumenthal
Director of Applied Research and Senior Consultant
Barbara Turk
Senior Fellow
Caitlin LaCroix
Development Associate
Chien-Li Chung
Chief Information Officer
Ero Gray
IT Director
Evelyne Heriveaux
Controller
Janice McGuire
Senior Consultant
Jean Lobell
Managing Director
Jeff Ballow
Senior Consultant
Karen Erdos
Director of Development
Kenesha Keller
Fiscal Assistant
Louisa Hackett
Managing Director
Marietta Carre
Executive Assistant
Melinda Rodriguez
Senior Assistant for Programs
Millie Diaz
Receptionist
Mohan Sikka
Senior Project Director
Pamela Kalish
Contract Coordinator
Pavitra Menon
Senior Consultant
Randall Quan
Managing Director
Robbie Welch
Senior Assistant for Programs
Sabrina Evans-Eliis
Senior Consultant
Sonya Mohamed Glazer
Business Manager
Vivian Li
Receptionist
Walker Brierre
Legal Fellow
Ximena Rua-Merkin
Senior Consultant

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