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 sixteen different languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, French, Nuer, Italian, Portuguese, Emakhuwa, Swahili, Lingala, Tshilubà, Tamil, Telugu, Kinyarwanda, and Shona). For the languages without direct support, we offer Language Link phone support.
Deepika Ramesh Perumal
Executive Director
English, Tamil, Telugu
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
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
Bricia Loeza
Student Integration Specialist
English, Español
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
Ildephonse Tshimpumpu
Digital Literacy Instructor
English, Français, Kiswahili, Kinyarwanda, Shona
Erin LoPorto
Resource Coordinator
English
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
Health Scientist, CDC
Brian Kirchner
Treasurer
Office Manager, DeerStone Consulting, Inc.
Sue Liebner
Board Member, Volunteer Teacher
Principal, ASD, retired
Dr. Panna Jarussi
Board Member,
DNP, MSN-PH, RNC, NCSN, LNC
Anchorage School District
Caroline Storm
Board Member, Volunteer Teacher
Executive Director of Coalition for Education Equity
Sarah Kennedy
Board Member
COO of North Star Behavioral Health System
Susie Heuer
Board Member, Volunteer Teacher
Guardian ad Litem