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
Sherri Eisenpress
Judge
Rockland County Family Court
Morty Ballen, Secretary
CEO & Founder
Explore Schools
Deborah McGriff
Partner
NewSchools Venture Fund
Ruben Arias, Treasurer
Global Product, COO
Credit Suisse
Kevin Pemberton
Senior Vice President
Neuberger Beman Management, LLC

 


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 of Literacy
(740) 304-2120
erodriguez@explorenetwork.org
Shawn-Ann Mullen
Director of Financial Services
(347) 874-0640

smullen@explorenetwork.org