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Welcome Ziggy and Jordan to Golden Apple

We are pleased to announce two new members of our Golden Apple staff. Effective September 3rd, Yaphett “Ziggy” Blackwell will be joining as Director of Recruitment, and Jordan Lanfair, a 2007 Golden Apple Scholar and 2019 Crystal Apple Award recipient, will be joining as the Manager of Academic and Social-Emotional Supports.

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Staff Announcement - July 24, 2019

We are pleased to announce two new members of the Golden Apple staff. Pam Witmer will be joining as Chief of Staff, beginning September 3rd, and Jasmine Jones has joined as the Manager of Placement & Alumni Relations, effective July 9th.

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Staff Announcement - June 6, 2019

We are pleased to announce three new members of the Golden Apple staff. Caroline DiLeonardi will be joining as Development and Operations Coordinator, Vinnie Patel is joining as a Finance Assistant and Kelton Chastulik is joining as an intern for the Summer.

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Staff Announcement - March 2019

Today, we are pleased to share two important announcements:

  1. Cheryl Flores will be joining the Golden Apple staff as the Director of Academic and Social Emotional Supports for the Scholars Program, succeeding Lauren Perez-Pietruszka.  

  2. Norma De La Rosa will be returning to the Golden Apple staff as a Manager of Recruitment and Scholar Support.

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Staff Announcement - August 2018

Today, Golden Apple released the following staff announcement:

  • Cristen Lain will be joining the Golden Apple staff as Director, Scholar Analytics and Summer/STEM Institute K-12 Relationship Management.  

  • Bianca Aguilar is being promoted to Office Manager.

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Staff Announcement - Yomi Ibrahim

Today, we are pleased to announce another great addition to The Golden Apple Foundation staff.  Yomi Ibrahim has joined Golden Apple as the Vice President of Finance. Yomi has served The Golden Apple Foundation for more than one year as a Finance consultant and, in that time, has provided vital expertise in accounting, government compliance, and state-based funding services.

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Staff Announcement - July 2018

As a Golden Apple Scholar who completed the 5-year commitment to teach in schools-of-need, Neal Grimes will be assuming the role of Director of Summer Institutes for Scholars on August 13th, 2018.  In this new position, he will lead the implementation of comprehensive, competency-based, high-value Summer Institutes for Golden Apple Scholars.

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New Golden Apple Leadership Announced

The Board of the Golden Apple Foundation is pleased to announce that Alicia Winckler has been selected as the organization’s new CEO, effective October 1, 2017. Dom Belmonte, current CEO, will serve in a new role as CEO Emeritus until his retirement on September 30, 2018.  

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