staff & board

our staff

Whenever you need help there’s an I Know I Can staff member who is ready to assist you. Feel free to contact us with any of your questions or concerns.

Mecca Abdul-Aziz
College Advising Manager
Central Crossing High School

mabdul-aziz@iknowican.org

Carrie Arnold
College Advising Manager
Central Crossing High School

carnold@iknowican.org

Rachel Baker
College Advising Manager
Whitehall-Yearling High School

rbaker@iknowican.org

Blossom Barrett, Ph.D.
Director of Data & Evaluation
614.233.9510 x 119
bbarrett@iknowican.org

Anna Bassett
College Advising Manager
Centennial High School
614-733-4281
abassett@iknowican.org

Kedada Bethel-Thompkins
Accounting Manager

kbethel-thompkins@iknowican.org

Melissa Bila
AmeriCorps College Guide
mbila@iknowican.org

Tiarah Bing
College Advising Manager
Africentric Early College

tbing@iknowican.org

Rasheda Brannon
AmeriCorps College Guide
rbrannon@iknowican.org

Juan Brittman
AmeriCorps College Guide
jbrittman@iknowican.org

De’Chelle Buckhalter
College Advising Manager

Columbus International High School
dbuckhalter@iknowican.org

Tyrrell Byrd
Success Coach

Grove City High School
tbyrd@iknowican.org

Beth Coccia
College Advising Manager
Mifflin High School

614.636.6498
bcoccia@iknowican.org

Riley Cochran
Marketing & Communications Specialist
rcochran@iknowican.org

Tashira Collier
College Advising Manager
Columbus Downtown High School
tcollier@iknowican.org

Alana Cornelius
Success Coach

Franklin Heights High School
acornelius@iknowican.org

Felicia Crenshaw
College Advising Manager
Linden-McKinley High School

fcrenshaw@iknowican.org

Tallia Cuttino
AmeriCorps College Guide
tcuttino@iknowican.org

Amy Daniels
Manager of Marketing & Communications
adaniels@iknowican.org

Alana Davis
College Resource Specialist
adavis@iknowican.org

Aminata Diallo
AmeriCorps College Guide
adiallo@iknowican.org

Clay Ebbrecht
College Advising Manager
Briggs High School

cebbrecht@iknowican.org

Kim Ebbrecht
Senior Director of Programming
614.233.9510 x 113
kebbrecht@iknowican.org

Angela Eberhardt, M.Ed.
Assistant Director of College Advising
614.233.9510
aeberhardt@iknowican.org

Jordyn Elder
AmeriCorps College Guide
jelder@iknowican.org

Jimena Esparza
College Advising Manager
Westland High School
614-636-2861
jesparza@iknowican.org

Blessing Famule
College Advising Manager
Franklin Heights High School
614-636-3394
bfamule@iknowican.org

Annie Fletcher
College Advising Manager
South High School
afletcher@iknowican.org

Katina Fullen
Executive Director
614.233.9510
kfullen@iknowican.org

Keith Gaskin
College Advising Manager
Northland High School
kgaskin@iknowican.org

Ryan Gresham
College Advising Manager
Beechcroft High School
614-349-6468
rgresham@iknowican.org

Dominique Gunn
Assistant Director of College Advising
614-636-2988
dgunn@iknowican.org

Meredith Gutierrez
Assistant Director, Grants and Executive Projects
614.233.9510 x 134
mgutierrez@iknowican.org

Keima Harris
College Advising Manager
Eastmoor Academy
kharris@iknowican.org

Brenna Holmes
College Advising Manager
Columbus Alternative High School

bholmes@iknowican.org

Trip Hopkins
College Advising Manager
East High School
614-859-2564
thopkins@iknowican.org

Brittany Hulbert
Compliance & Database Manager
614.233.9510 x 129
bhulbert@iknowican.org

Osman Hussein
AmeriCorps College Guide
ohussein@iknowican.org

Karim Jackson
Assistant Director of Development
614-233-9510 x 110
kjackson@iknowican.org

Kila Joseph
College Advising Manager
Walnut Ridge High School
614-285-6597
kjoseph@iknowican.org

Jacob Kalt
AmeriCorps College Guide
jkalt@iknowican.org

Sam Knight
College and Career Navigator
sknight@iknowican.org

Dawn Lee-Britt
College Advising Manager
Marion-Franklin High School
614-382-2873
dlee-britt@iknowican.org

David Leon
AmeriCorps College Guide
dleon@iknowican.org

Ashley Logan
Director of College Advising
614.233.9510 x 124
alogan@iknowican.org

Patrick Lynch
Director of Development & Public Relations
614-233-9510 x 111
plynch@iknowican.org

Marion Meadows
Director of County Programs
614.233.9510 x 142
mmeadows@iknowican.org

Larry Mitchell
AmeriCorps College Guide
lmitchell@iknowican.org

Dajon Moore
GEAR UP Advisor
Reynoldsburg High Schools

dmoore@iknowican.org

Michael Miranda
Assistant Director of Retention
614-733-4430
mmiranda@iknowican.org

Monika Pitzer
College Advising Manager
Northland High School
614-349-6359
mpitzer@iknowican.org

Oscar Robinson
College & Career Navigator
orobinson@iknowican.org

Kimberly Scott
Director of Finance & Operations
614.233.9510 x 141
kscott@iknowican.org

Corey Smith
GEAR UP Advisor
Reynoldsburg High School

csmith2@iknowican.org

Craig Smith
College Advising Manager
Grove City High School

csmith@iknowican.org

Lynda Snyder
College Advising Manager
Independence High School & Columbus Scioto High School
lsnyder@iknowican.org

Pam Sobze
Operations and Administration Assistant
psobze@iknowican.org

Pashia Spalding
College Advising Manager
Fort Hayes High School
pspalding@iknowican.org

Adam Sparks
College Advising Manager
Whetstone High School
614-349-6624
asparks@iknowican.org

Ciara Stevens
College Funding Manager
614-321-9633
cstevens@iknowican.org

Jessica Taylor
College and Career Readiness Manager
jtaylor@iknowican.org

Shannon Taylor
Assistant Director of College Advising Programs & Partnerships
614-362-9812
staylor@iknowican.org

Kaila Thomas
AmeriCorps College Guide
kthomas@iknowican.org

Felicia Travis
Director of College Funding
614.233.9510 x 118
ftravis@iknowican.org

Melanie Watts
College Advising Manager
Westland High School
mwatts@iknowican.org

Monika Wiggins
Site Manager–Gear Up Reynoldsburg
614-233-9510
mwiggins@iknowican.org

Sierra Zwilling
College Advising Manager
West High School
szwilling@iknowican.org

our board

Board Chair Emerita
Teckie Shackelford
School Selection Consultants

Board President
Dr. Rebecca Butler
Columbus State Community College

Directors
Jane Abell
Donatos Pizza

Robbie Banks
Columbus Partnership

Kelly Blackmon
Huntington

Tanny Crane
Crane Group

 

Melanie DeAscentis
Community Volunteer

Susan Dixon
Cardinal Health

Michael Flowers
Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC

Dr. Mabel Freeman
Community Volunteer

W. Shawna Gibbs
ADAMH

Harvey Glick
Community Volunteer

Tiffany Grinstead
Nationwide Insurance

 

Chris Montgomery
Grange Insurance

Gene Pierce
Pierce Communications, Inc.

Regan Reilly
Ricart Automotive

Jeff Rich
Rich & Gillis Law Group, LLC

Shirley Rogers Reece
Community Volunteer

Stephanie Sanders
Capital University

Tei Street
The Ohio State University

Michael Wasch
Ernst and Young

Cindy Webber
Community Volunteer

Dr. Robert J. Weiler
The Robert Weiler Company

Ex-Officio Members

Dr. Angela Chapman
Columbus City Schools Superintendent

Matthew Gamache
The Ohio State University, Fisher Board Fellow

Ernest D. West III
Educational Solutions LLC

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