Board & Staff

 

Explore Schools Board

Ted Gillman, Chair
Managing Director
Ariane Capital Partners, LLC


Brian Coad
Chief Financial Officer
PrinceRidge Holdings LP



Julie Anne Quay, Vice Chair
Founder & President
Colac Pictures


Deborah McGriff
Partner
NewSchools Venture Fund


Morty Ballen, Secretary
CEO & Founder
Explore Schools


Kevin Pemberton
Senior Vice President
Neuberger Beman Management, LLC


Ruben Arias, Treasurer
Global Product, COO
Credit Suisse

Tucker Reed
President
Downtown Brooklyn Partnership


Annie Sorich
Investment Associate
Charter School Growth Fund


Explore Schools Staff

 
Morty Ballen
CEO & Founder
(646) 319-0002
mballen@explorenetwork.org
Richard Smyth
Director of Technology
(718) 419-0824
rsmyth@explorenetwork.org
Catherine Barufaldi
Managing Director, Talent
(347) 661-4464
cbarufaldi@explorenetwork.org
Keith Vigraham
Director of Talent
(347) 985-0238
kvigraham@explorenetwork.org
Ian Newton
Managing Director, Operations & Finance
(347) 300-5305 
Lizz Pawlson
COO
(240) 426-3279
lpawlson@explorenetwork.org
Curtis Palmore
Turnaround Principal in Residence
(646) 248-8413 
Kinnari Patel-Smyth
Managing Director, Programs
(347) 300-5309
kpatel@explorenetwork.org
Lauren Pizer
Special Projects Associate
(718) 749-8462 
Rebecca Daverin
Director of Compliance & Reporting
(347) 300-5308
rdaverin@explorenetwork.org
Alex Candee
Recruitment Associate
(347) 790-2932 
Allison Jones
External Affairs Manager
(347) 300-5307
ajones@explorenetwork.org
Tanya Johnson
Director of Math
(740) 304-2668 
Michal-Anne Fox
Recruitment Manager

mfox@explorenetwork.org

Avanthi Witana
Financial Analyst
347-889-8552
Emily Rodriguez
Director Literacy
(740) 304-2120
erodriguez@explorenetwork.org