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 ten different languages (English, Spanish, French, Khmer, Korean, Nuer, Japanese, Italian, Portuguese, and Emakhuwa). 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, Française
Rosario Grande
Family Literacy Coordinator
English, Español
Lauren Neuman
Adult Education Instructor
English, Español
Sunny Kim
Program Support Specialist/
Instructor
English, Korean 한국어
Naki Nakamura
Intake Integration Specialist
English, Español
Erin LoPorto
Resource and Technology Coordinator
English
Nyabony Gat
PLN Coordinator, PATH Academy instructor
English, Nuer
Kengo Nagaoka
Adult Education Student Integration Specialist
English, Japanese 日本語
Ashley Mattson
Community Integration Specialist
English, Française
Ben Virgin
Language Arts and Social Studies Instructor
English, Italiano
Artur Zacarias
Math and Science Instructor
English, Português, Español, Emakhuwa
Jody Best
Distance Education Coordinator
English, Español
Katya Batishcheva
Program Support Specialist
English, РУССКИЙ, Украïнська, Française
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!
Meneka Thiru
President
Community Engagement Librarian, APL
Sue Liebner
Vice President, Volunteer Teacher
Principal, ASD, retired
Brian Kirchner
Treasurer
Program Manager, Skiku Inc
DeeAnn Apgar
Secretary
Small business owner
Linda Gerwin
Board Member
Accountant, Natives of Alaska
Jim Anderson
Board Member, Volunteer Teacher
CPA, retired
Amanda Dale
Board Member
Education Programs Mgr, Alaska Humanities Forum
Shannon Kuhn
Board Member
Health Communications Director, CDC Foundation
Kate Powers
Board Member
Regional Director, Ops Support, Providence Health & Services
Mari Selle
Board Member
Director, Workforce Development South Central Area Health Education Center /Alaska Primary Care Association