ALP Staff
ALP has an incredible, supportive team of staff members that support our students, volunteers, and everything we do!
We are so proud of the diversity of our staff, which reflects the diversity of our student body. Altogether our staff speak and understand thirteen different languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, French, Nuer, Japanese, Italian, Portuguese, Emakhuwa, Swahili, Lingala, and Tshilubà). For the languages without direct support, we offer Language Link phone support.
Lori Pickett
Executive Director
English
Marisol Vargas
Director of Finance & Social Services
English, Español
Amy Facklam
Director of Adult Education
English, Français
Nyabony Gat
Peer Leader Navigators Director, PATH Academy instructor
English, Nuer
Kayla Franklin
Director of Community Integration and Instructors
English
Kengo Nagaoka
Adult Education Student Integration Specialist
English, Japanese 日本語
Alexei Batishchev
Refugee/Asylee Program Student Integration Specialist
English, Русский, Украïнська, Français
Aspen Daigle
Student Integration Specialist
English, Español
Edmond Twitte
Program Support Specialist
English, Français, Kiswahili, Lingála, Tshilubà
Rosario Grande
Family Literacy Coordinator
English, Español
Ben Virgin
Language Arts and Social Studies Instructor
English, Italiano
Artur Zacarias
Math and Science Instructor
English, Português, Español, Emakhuwa
Erin LoPorto
Resource Coordinator
English
Jody Best
Distance Education Coordinator
English, Español
ALP Board Members
ALP is supported by a hard-working, generous group of board members who support our staff with promotions, fundraising, special projects, and so much more!
Amanda Dale
President
Director of Cross-Cultural Programs, Alaska Humanities Forum
Kate Powers
Vice President
Director of Quality Integration, Anchorage Neighborhood Health
Shannon Kuhn
Secretary
Epidemiologist, Global Health Fellow, CDC
Brian Kirchner
Treasurer
Office Manager, DeerStone Consulting, Inc.
Sue Liebner
Board Member, Volunteer Teacher
Principal, ASD, retired
Mari Selle
Board Member
Maritime Director, Alaska Safety Alliance
Dr. Panna Jarussi
Board Member,
DNP, MSN-PH, RNC, NCSN, LNC
Anchorage School District