Amber Angel
Program Officer
Amber Angel oversees a portfolio of grants focused on single mother student success, holistic student supports, and reengagement campaigns for adult learners. Amber is passionate about student parent success and is an advocate for higher education support initiatives for all underserved students. As an adjunct instructor at Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC), she teaches 21st Century Employability Skills courses. Prior to ECMC Foundation, Amber served as a program manager at LAVC Family Resource Center (FRC) where she managed on-and-off campus partnerships and streamlined academic, workforce, career and technical education, and childcare resources for students. She served four years as a student parent advisor for Ascend at the Aspen Institute and presented nationally on two-generation models of student success, including speaking at the United States Department of Education Summit.
Amber has over nine years of experience working in higher education and managing public and private grants. Amber’s story of overcoming higher education obstacles, as a student parent herself, was featured on PBS NewsHour Weekend. Amber holds a BS in Family Studies from California State University, Northridge.
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Jacob Fraire
President
Lynn Alvarez
Vice President, Programs and Strategy
Sarah Belnick
Senior Program Director
Danielle Carrillo
Grants Manager
Bryan Fahrbach
Program and Evaluation Associate
Evelyn M. Floyd
Office Manager & Executive Assistant
Anna Fontus
Program Officer
Stephen J. Handel, PhD
Senior Program Officer, Special Opportunities
Jessica Haselton
Director, Education Innovation Ventures
Ali Miller
Learning and Evaluation Officer
Loraine Park
Director, Learning and Evaluation
Jonathan T. Reid
Program Officer
Ireri Rivas Mier y Teran
Program Officer
Joanna Rosenthal
Communications Director
Stephanie Sowl, PhD
Program Officer
Rosario Torres
Program Officer
Saúl Valdez
Senior Program Officer
Jennifer Zeisler
Senior Program Director