Our Team
Pamela Foxx
Chief People Officer
pfoxx@urbanpromiseusa.org
Tom Ward
Operations and Facilities Manager
tward@urbanpromiseusa.org
Nilsa Gonzalez
Admin Support
UrbanPromise Alumni
ngonzalez@urbanpromiseusa.org
Andy Cross
Chief Financial Officer
across@urbanpromiseusa.org
Elizabeth Wilson
Bookkeeper
ewilson@urbanpromiseusa.org
John Bahm
Workgroup Manager
jbahm@urbanpromiseusa.org
Monique Jones
People Operations Manager
mjones@urbanpromiseusa.org
Karen Savage
HR Business Partner
ksavage@urbanpromiseusa.org
Duane Aretz
Facilities Coordinator
daretz@urbanpromiseusa.org
Lindsey Markelz
Director of Development
lmarkelz@urbanpromiseusa.org
Jennifer Giordano
Director of Donor Relations
jgiordano@urbanpromiseusa.org
LaToya McCoy
Church Relations Manager
lmccoy@urbanpromiseusa.org
Troyana Pearson
Development Associate
UrbanPromise Alumni
tpearson@urbanpromiseusa.org
Shannon Oberg
Creative Director
soberg@urbanpromiseusa.org
Jason “Tam” Do
Donor Engagement Officer
UrbanPromise Alumni
jtdo@urbanpromiseusa.org
Barbara Schwartz
School Donor Relations Manager
bschwartz@urbanpromiseusa.org
Brent Schroeder
Individual Giving and Campaign Director
bschroeder@urbanpromiseusa.org
Toni Farmer
Director of Community Engagement
tfarmer@urbanpromiseusa.org
Jane Scarpellino
Grants Officer
jscarpellino@urbanpromiseusa.org
Albert Vega
Director of Children & Youth Ministries
UrbanPromise Alumni
avega@urbanpromiseusa.org
Brandon Santiago
Program Director of Camp Spirit
UrbanPromise Alumni
bsantiago@urbanpromiseusa.org
Derrick Sondrini
Program Director of Camp Grace
UrbanPromise Alumni
dsondrini@urbanpromiseusa.org
Geneva McDowell
Program Administrator
gmcdowell@urbanpromiseusa.org
Andy Joshua
Head of Schools
ajoshua@urbanpromiseusa.org
Pauline Murfree
Administrative Director of School Operations
pmurfree@urbanpromiseusa.org
Cari Koss
Second Grade Teacher
ckoss@urbanpromiseusa.org
Sarah Lawlor
Fifth Grade Teacher
slawlor@urbanpromiseusa.org
Macey Williams
Middle School Science Teacher
mwilliams@urbanpromiseusa.org
Luz Garcia
Receptionist
lgarcia@urbanpromiseusa.org
Destiny Diggs
Elevate Supervisor
ddiggs@urbanpromiseusa.org
Terry Bullock
Principal
tbullock@urbanpromiseusa.org
Jennifer DeFay
Kindergarten Teacher
jdefay@urbanpromiseusa.org
Alexis Hammock
Third Grade Teacher
ahammock@urbanpromiseusa.org
Yvette Cooper
Middle School History Teacher
ycooper@urbanpromiseusa.org
Sue Bartholomew
Librarian
sbartholomew@urbanpromiseusa.org
Kelsey Byrne
Teacher Assistant Intern
kbyrne@urbanpromiseusa.org
Ryan McCormick
Vice Principal
rmccormick@urbanpromiseusa.org
Nijah McEady
First Grade Teacher
nmceady@urbanpromiseusa.org
Debra Welch
Fourth Grade Teacher
dwelch@urbanpromiseusa.org
Folayan Ford
Middle School English Teacher
fford@urbanpromiseusa.org
Kerry Hammock
K-8 Physical Education Teacher
khammock@urbanpromiseusa.org
Damaris Yax-Santos
Classroom Aid
dyax@urbanpromiseusa.org
Tony Vega
Director of StreetLeaders
UrbanPromise Alumni
antoniovega@urbanpromiseusa.org
Karrie Jean-Baptiste
Teen Development Coordinator
kjeanbaptiste@urbanpromiseusa.org
Gail Koplin
College Advisor
gkoplin@urbanpromiseusa.org
Andy Joshua
Head of Schools
ajoshua@urbanpromiseusa.org
Loren Shatz
History Teacher
lshatz@urbanpromiseusa.org
Cameron Crawford
Chapel and Physical Education Teacher
ccrawford@urbanpromiseusa.org
Calvin Carthan
Principal
ccarthan@urbanpromiseusa.org
Christina Van Osten
Science Teacher
costen@urbanpromiseusa.org
William Finnegan
Math Teacher
wfinnegan@urbanpromiseusa.org
Marycel Rodriguez
Dean of Students
mrodriguez@urbanpromiseusa.org
Paige Yoder Celestin
English Teacher
pcelestin@urbanpromiseusa.org
Jim Cummings
Director of Experiential Learning
jcummings@urbanpromiseusa.org
Kevin Callahan
BoatWorks Program Director
kcallahan@urbanpromiseusa.org
Joann Higgins
Assistant Director of Experiential Learning
jhiggins@urbanpromiseusa.org
Evan Williams
Expeditions Director
ewilliams@urbanpromiseusa.org
Luis Arevalo, Jr.
RiverGuide Supervisor
larevalo@urbanpromiseusa.org
Rachel Chew
RiverGuide Supervisor
rchew@urbanpromiseusa.org