LEAP ACADEMY UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL - Key Persons
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- HR Business Partner at American Water Works Company
Bette Mengesha is HR Business Partner at American Water Works Company. She brings extensive and varied experiences in areas of human resources, talent acquisition and cultivation and personnel policy development and compliance.
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- Business Specialist at the Community Leadership Center
Ms. Ortiz is a Business Specialist at the Community Leadership Center- Rutgers University-Camden, where she manages all fiscal and grant transactions. She is the proud parent of four LEAP students. She serves on the schools' Parent Affairs and Finance Committees.
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- Director of off Campus Programs at Rutgers University School of Business Camden
Cal Maradonna is Director of Off Campus Programs at Rutgers University School of Business Camden. Cal has been part of Rutgers University for over 49 years. He formally worked as the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Dean of Students for the Camden Campus. Cal also served as Vice President of Alumni Relations for Rutgers University. For the past 23 years Cal has taught in the Rutgers School of Business and presently manages the International Study Program for the School of Business.
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- District Assessment Coordinator
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- Enfermera Práctica Licenciada
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- Chief of Safety and Security
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- Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Rowan University
Dr. Anthony M. Lowman is Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Rowan University, where he provides academic and financial oversight of all undergraduate and graduate academic programs and the hiring of faculty, librarians, professional staff and other personnel in collaboration with the Deans of the Colleges of Business, Communication and Creative Arts, Education, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Performing Arts, Science and Mathematics, School of Health Professions, the School of Earth and Environment and the Honors College. He is a longtime leader in higher education, globally recognized innovator in biomedical engineering and prolific entrepreneur.
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- Instructional Principal 6 - 8
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- Senior Consultant With Equal Measure
Dr. Mathew Closter is a Senior Consultant with Equal Measure. In his role, he serves as a core team member for the partnership on the NSF INCLUDES Coordination Hub, a national initiative to broaden participation of underserved youth in STEM education and careers. He also lends his expertise to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in its P-16 and Equitable Futures initiatives, as well as in the evaluation of the Scattergood Foundation's RISE Partnership, which helps nonprofit organizations strengthen their impact over the course of a three-year program.
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- Professor of Computer Science at Rutgers University - Camden
Dr. Palis is Professor of Computer Science at Rutgers University-Camden. He is an internationally renowned researcher in parallel and distributed computing and design and analysis of algorithms.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Chief Medical Officer / School Medical Director
Dr. Yosmeriz Roman is Assistant Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at the University of Cincinnati. Prior to this appointment, she served a Director of Admissions and Enrollment at Rutgers University -Camden. She is an experienced enrollment professional with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry.
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- Rutgers Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor
Dr. Santiago is Rutgers Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor, where she also directs the Community Leadership Center, a service and research center dedicated to the revitalization of urban communities through education, leadership and community development. She led the efforts to establish LEAP Academy and is a staunch supporter of quality educational options for all children.
Dr. Santiago has also written a book titled, "The Miracle on Cooper Street: Lessons from an Inner City." It is available on Amazon or other major book retailers.
Hector Nieves is a local Camden businessman and serves as Board Secretary and Chair of the Parent Affairs Committee of the Board. He is also a member of the Finance Committee of the Board and a proud parent of three LEAP alumni, who have gone to build successful careers.
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- Office Manager - Wellness Center
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- Chief Academic Officer
- Member of the Leadership Team
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- Office Manager
- Coordinator of Parental Engagement, Recruitment and Retention
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- Senior Credit Officer at Republic Bank
Margaret Manthe is Senior Credit Officer at Republic Bank responsible for executing the Bank's credit and risk policies in the areas of commercial, consumer and residential lending. She actively participates in a consultative role with relationship managers in implementing and interpreting credit policy through discussions of financial strength and credit worthiness, credit structure, transaction approvals, corrective action and exceptions to policy.
Ms. Venable is the Executive Dean of School, Community, and Workforce Training Programs at Camden County College . She is responsible for strategic planning and budgeting for the Division of School, Community and Workforce Training Programs and oversees the Camden Campus for the college. She provides oversight for the development and delivery of community service programs in Camden City including ABE, GED, ESL and other courses and services tailored for targeted populations in Camden City. In addition, she provides continuous improvement/assessment of all Workforce Development and Training, High School Partnership Programs, and Camden City campus operations, initiatives, and strategic plans.
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- Director of Parent Engagement Center
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Chief of Teaching & Learning
Mr. Samaniego graduated Rutgers University-Camden in May of 2017 with a Bachelor's degree, majoring in both Economics and Political Science. He is currently employed at Cigna as an Underwriting Senior Associate. Prior to joining Cigna, he worked as a Contract Specialist at the Defense Logistics Agency in Northeast Philadelphia.
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- Director of Transportation
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Chief Operation Officer / Lead Person
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- Director, Information Technology
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- Director of Climate and Culture
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- Director of College Access
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- Director of ESL and Special Services