UNITE-LA Convening Staff

Alysia Bell
President, UNITE-LA
L.A. Compact Role: Alysia Bell provides critical leadership and support to all of the workgroups.
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Ariana Oliva
Senior Manager, L.A. Compact
L.A. Compact Role: Ariana Oliva provides support to the L.A. Compact Stewardship Group and advances the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment initiative in partnership with First 5 LA.
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Carrie Lemmon
Vice President, Systems Change Strategy
L.A. Compact Role: Carrie Lemmon supports strategy development for the L.A. Compact, from early childhood to higher education and the workforce. She also co-convenes the L.A. Opportunity Youth Collaborative Foster Youth at Work initiative with Alliance for Children's Rights.
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Adam Gottlieb
Director, Postsecondary Strategy & Policy
L.A. Compact Role: Adam Gottlieb supports the Institutions of Higher Education Collaborative, the Student Success Workgroup, and CSUN Connections.
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Matthew Moor
Manager, Postsecondary Initiatives
L.A. Compact Role: Matthew Moor supports the Postsecondary Transition workgroup, the L.A. College Promise and the Promise Foster Youth Initiative.
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Dominique Rougeau
L.A. Compact Coordinator
L.A. Compact Role: Dominique Rougeau supports the day-to-day tasks of the Community Schools Initiative and plays an instrumental role in enhancing and elevating the Compact’s visibility across multiple communication platforms.
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Edgar Castillo
Senior Manager, Workforce Development Policy and Systems
L.A. Compact Role: Edgar Castillo supports the work of the L.A. Workforce Systems Collaborative and the Opportunity Youth Collaborative.
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Sonia Campos-Rivera
Vice President, Policy and Public Affairs
L.A. Compact Role: Sonia Campos-Rivera supports the work of the Joint Advocacy Workgroup.
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Humberto Manuel Estratalán
Director, Public Policy
L.A. Compact Role: Humberto Estratalán supports the work of the Joint Advocacy Workgroup.
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AJ Lucas
Manager, Public Policy
L.A. Compact Role: AJ Lucas supports the work of the Joint Advocacy Workgroup.
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Lisa Catanzarite, Ph.D.
Vice President, Research & Evaluation
L.A. Compact Role: Lisa Catanzarite supports the work of the Data Workgroup.
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Eric Iskowitz
Manager, Research & Evaluation
L.A. Compact Role: Eric Iskowitz supports the Los Angeles Educator Pathways Partnership.
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Dominique Williams
Senior Coordinator, Research & Evaluation
L.A. Compact Role: Dominique Williams supports the Los Angeles Educator Pathways Partnership.
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Bridget Netter
Senior Vice President, Programs and Talent Development
L.A. Compact Role: Bridget Netter supports employer engagement strategy for the L.A. Compact.
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Claudine Battisti
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
L.A. Compact Role: Claudine Battisti supports the design and communications needs for the L.A. Compact.
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Jason Chau
Associate Director, Design and Marketing
L.A. Compact Role: Jason Chau supports the design and communications needs for the L.A. Compact.
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Danielle Corpus
Manager, Marketing and Communications
L.A. Compact Role: Danielle Corpus supports the work of the Joint Advocacy Workgroup.
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Constellation Conveners Staff

Lauri Collier
Alliance for Children's Rights
L.A. Opportunity Youth Collaborative Director
L.A. Compact Role: The Alliance for Children's Rights convenes the Los Angeles Opportunity Youth Collaborative
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Jessica Petrass
John Burton Advocates for Youth
Senior Project Manager
L.A. Compact Role: John Burton Advocates for Youth convenes the Los Angeles Opportunity Youth Collaborative Foster Youth College Advancement Project
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