Meet Our Team
We are a very diverse team of dedicated individuals, all working hard to ensure a better future for our community.
Operations Team
Elizabeth Chung
Executive Director
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1002
Home Country: China
Languages Spoken: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Nancy Noriega
Chief of Staff
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1002
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Mark Kraham
Director of Communications
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English
Marilen de Jesus
Communications Coordinator
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Philippines
Languages Spoken: Tagalog, English
TJ Sydykov
Director of Operations
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1046
Home Country: Kyrgyztan
Languages Spoken: Russian, English
Ying He (Winnie)
Staff Accountant
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1048
Home Country: China
Languages Spoken: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
CLEO BURTON
Operations Assistant (HR & Accounting)
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1001
Home Country: China
Languages Spoken: English
ayenew Walle
Community Health Outreach Specialist
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 x 1010
Home Country: Ethiopia
Languages Spoken: Amharic, English
rachel netski
Director of Human Resources Workforce & Development
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English
Sharon Oshai
Data & Analytics Specialist
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1027
Home Country: Nigeria
Languages Spoken: English
Mehdi Modabbir
Project Manager IT and Data
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 3388
Home Country: Afghanistan
Languages Spoken: Dari, Urdu/Hindi, Persian, English
lucas sasaki
Data & IT Coordinator
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 x 1010
Home Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, Spanish, English
Senior Services (55+)
ruth daurisca
RSVP/SCP Programs Volunteer Engagement Manager
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Haiti
Languages Spoken: French, Haitian Creole, English
Frank Sainfort
Program Coordinator, SCP
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1040
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English
KATHERINE CARPIO
Program Coordinator, RSVP
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1024
Home Country: Ecuador
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Citizenship & Integration Services
Dr. Matthew Nimpson
Project Manager, Citizenship & Integration Services
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1020
Home Country: Liberia
Languages Spoken: English
Marcia nunez delgado
Community Health Outreach Specialist
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1022
Home Country: El Salvador
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Family Support Services
nancy noriega
Center Manager
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1002
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Albertine Nana
Service Coordinator
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 2008
Home Country: Burkina Faso
Languages Spoken: French, Mooré, English
Yok LIng Candelario
Family Engagement Specialist
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Dominican Republic, China
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Eugenia Juarez
Child Development Associate
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 2011
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
mariam tettey
Child Development Staff
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 2004
Home Country: Ghana
Languages Spoken: Ga/Twi, English
sarah therese schoepp
Child Development Associate
[email protected] | 301-694-3356
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English
Arshrad Kuhafa
Admin Assistant
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 2004
Home Country: Sri Lanka
Languages Spoken: Tamil, Sinhala, Hindi, English
Amra Kuhafa
Child Development Staff
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Sri Lanka
Languages Spoken: Tamil, Sinhala, Hindi, English
tais werlang
Family Activities Associate
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English
Workforce Development & Training Center
Vanda Yamkovenko
Training Manager
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Ukraine
Languages Spoken: Ukrainian, Russian, English
Sierra Dischel
Project Manager – WISE
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1016
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: Spanish, Kinyarwanda, English
ekaterina “Kate” perova
Program Coordinator
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Russia
Languages Spoken: Russian, English
Cleo Burton
Program Associate
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 x 1001
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English
Jeremy Gray
Admin Assistant, MarylandCorps Member
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1004
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English
Djoko Patricia Lee
Case Manager
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 x 1112
Home Country: Cameroon
Languages Spoken: French, German, English
Maria Chaplygina
Cultural & Training Administrator
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 x 1014
Home Country: Russia
Languages Spoken: Russian, Chinese,, English
Language Resources Center
Vanda Yamkovenko
Manager
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Ukraine
Languages Spoken: Ukrainian, Russian, English
Nadine Wilson-Smith
Scheduler
[email protected] | 410-753-2223
Home Country: Jamaica
Languages Spoken: English
Community Outreach Services
Min Shain
Community Health Worker
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Burma (Mayanmar)
Languages Spoken: Mandarin, Burmese, English
Elly Sedita
Community Health Worker
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1021
Home Country: China
Languages Spoken: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Tatyana Prikazchokov
Community Health Worker
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Ukraine
Languages Spoken: Ukrainian, Russian, English
tais werlang
Health Fair Marketing & Outreach Support
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Sri Lanka
Languages Spoken: Tamil, Sinhala, Hindi, English
Abraham Olsson
Outreach Coordinator, COVID-19
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English
Cleo Burton
Outreach Coordinator, Community Health Worker
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1001
Home Country: China
Languages Spoken: English
Charity lambert
AmeriCorps Member
[email protected] | 301-694-3356
Home Country: Myanmar
Languages Spoken: Burmese, Chin (Mizo, Haka), English
Minh Lai
AmeriCorps Member
[email protected] | 301-694-3356 Ext. 1013
Home Country: Vietnam
Languages Spoken: Vietnamese, English
Lifting all voices (ELC)
Abraham Olsson
Project Coordinator, COVID-19
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English
mayra marchena
Outreach Coordinator
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1026
Home Country: —
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Our Team
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Get Involved
Learn more about what we do and how you can help.
In the News
Read about past and present work done by the AACF.
Locations
Visit us to find programs, services, and resources at our different locations.