Our Team

Executive Leadership

Louis J. King II

Darrell Giles

CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER

Evelyn Sample-Oates

senior vp communications, marketing & policy

Kimberley Pasquarella

VP, HUMAN RESOURCES

Michelle Gollapalli

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Ted Mondale

VP, Industry and Employer Partnerships

Staff

Cleo Nagy

STEM CURRICULUM SPECIALIST

Daria Williams

PROGRAMS DIRECTOR

Emmett Haq

GRANTS WRITER

Frances Legarreta

Quality Assurance & Training Quality Manager

Gail Younger

MANAGER, BOARD DEVELOPMENT AND AFFILIATE RELATIONS

Jalonda Combs

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STEM

Karima Peele

DIRECTOR, FINANCE

Kevin Cooke

DIRECTOR, AFFILIATE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Kristy Schneider

SOAR PROGRAM MANAGER

Lathifa Dinar

DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE

Megha Manohar

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGER

Michael McGroarty

LEAD DATA ANALYST

Patty Ohlott

DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT GRANTS & REPORTING

Renee Williams

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, TWIN CITIES

Scott O'Hara

PROGRAM MANAGER

Sharon Clay

DIRECTOR, TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS

Tiffany Pereira

EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Board of Directors

James Talton

BOARD CHAIR

OICA BOARD CHAIR – CHAIRMAN & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, SYNERGY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, INC

Allison Green-Johnson

SENIOR VP, CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER PRESIDENT LINCOLN FINANCIAL FOUNDATION

Rev. Alyn Waller

SENIOR PASTOR, ENON TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH

Bonita Lucky

VP, DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION, C.H. ROBINSON

Dimitrius Hutcherson

PRESIDENT, FIRST INDEPENDENCE BANK

Dr. Herman Walker

RETIRED DEAN, SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Jacinda Adams

DIRECTOR, MARKETING, CLIENT EXPERIENCES, PWC

Joe McFerrin

PRESIDENT & CEO, PORTLAND OIC

John C. Howe

PRESIDENT & FOUNDER OLD HILL PARTNERS

Kathy Tunheim

CEO & PRINCIPAL, TUNHEIM

Keith Wyche

RETIRED, WALMART

Linda White

FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

Nichole Marshall

CHIEF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION OFFICER

Paul Sween

MANAGING PARTNER, DOMINIUM

Robert Deutsch

INVESTMENT STRATEGY CONSULTANT

Reuben Blackwell

PRESIDENT & CEO ROCKY MOUNT OIC

Ronald J. Harper

MANAGING PARTNER, HARPER & PAUL ATTORNEYS AT LAW

William “Bill” Diggs

DIRECTOR MIAMI-DADE ECONOMIC ADVOCACY TRUST