Staff directory
About Our Team
Commonwealth Corporation is made up of a dedicated team with diverse backgrounds and strong experience in workforce development and grant administration. Meet the people who make our programs possible.
Leadership
Molly Jacobson
President & CEO
Amanda Sakaguchi
Vice President of Finance
Aadil Sulaiman
Vice President, Youth and Justice Programs
Staff
Abby Corsun-Ascher
Program Manager - WCTF
Abby Talmage
Senior Program Manager – WTFP Express Program
Andre Channer
Director of IT & Facilities
Anna Civitarese
Director of Research, Data & Evaluation
Ashidah Baker
Executive Director of Human Resources
Ashley Durling
Senior Employer Outreach Specialist, Central/Statewide – Skill Up Initiative
Brian Hedberg
General Ledger Accountant
Carlos Fuentes
Regional Support Manager – YouthWorks
Cayla Berkowitz
Program Manager – CTI
CJ Bones
Senior Operational Systems Manager
Courtney Flem
Program Manager – WTFP Express
Cynthia Singer-Riordan
Associate Director - WCTF
Dani Smejkal
Director – DYS Partnership
Diana Thu
Program Operations Manager
Dipa Lamsal
Program Coordinator – WTFP
Eilish M Obrien
Associate Director of Grants and Contracts
Elizabeth Cloherty
Program Coordinator – WTFP Express
Ellyn Gonzalez
Compliance Manager
Emilio Salado
Program Development and Training Support Coordinator – YouthWorks
Ester Ovalle
Senior Program Manager – Re-Entry
Fernando Martinez
Associate Director – WTFP Express
Hamzah Latif
Senior Program Manager for Youth Development – Skill Up Initiative
Haydee Lamberty-Rodriguez
Associate Director - Youthworks
India Hill
Employer Outreach Specialist, West – Skill Up Initiative
Irmine Uwineza
Associate Director – CTI
Jearnelle Limoze
Human Resources Generalist
Jeffrey Smith
NEPEC Fellow, CommCorp Foundation
Jenniefer Murphy
Workforce Competitive Trust Fund Director
Jennifer Javier
Director, Youth and Justice Grants
Joelle Fabrizio
Senior Program Manager - WCTF
Joelle Paolino
Training and Support Manager – YouthWorks
Jose Ibarra
Senior Program Manager – WTFP Express
Josephina Romero
Director of Innovation
Kathryn Kirby
Regional Support Manager – YouthWorks
Kayla Johnson
Cross Program Manager – Youth and Justice
Kendall Swanson
Program Coordinator – WTFP
Kevin Dong
Contracts and Grants Specialist
Kristen O’Neil Rayne
Upskilling and Workforce System Director
Kyle Oliveira
Senior Program Manager for Career Navigation – Skill Up Initiative
Lisnalda Beriguete
Program Manager – CTI
Lucila J. Santana
Director of Marketing and Communications
Margaret Sullivan
Controller
Maria Moya
Program Coordinator – WTFP Express
Mary-Ann Roberts
Senior Program Manager - WCTF
Mary-Beth Beatrice
Senior Program Manager – WTFP
Matthew Pugsley
Program Manager – CTI
Michael Brill
Employer Outreach Specialist, Metro – Skill Up Initiative
Nancy Conviser
Associate Director – WTFP
Naomi Bekele
Program Evaluation and Data Analyst
Natalie Mullen
Marketing & Communications Fellow
Natalie Patalano
Foundation Senior Fellow, New England Vocational ESOL Resource Center
Nicole Annese
Payroll and Account Payable Manager
Olena Bokhenik
Program Manager - WCTF
Omotoyosi Saint-Cyr
Senior Regional Support Manager – YouthWorks
Perla Piantini
Program Manager
Rainer Haarbusch
Career Technical Initiative (CTI) Director
Robert Duncan
Workforce Training Fund Program (WTFP) Director
Ruth Sinord
Program Operations Coordinator
Samah Atique
Regional Support Manager – YouthWorks
Sanson Fung
Grants and Fiscal Operations Manager
Sarah Smith
Executive Assistant & Office Coordinator
Thomas (Tommy) Heavren
Associate Director of Skilled Immigrant Pathways
Thomas Howard
Data Analyst
Thomas McGee
Senior Program Manager – WTFP
Ya’azmeen Daley
Program Manager – WTFP
Team CommCorp Foundation
Alanna Mallon
Executive Director – Commonwealth Corporation Foundation

