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
echung@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1002
Home Country: China
Languages Spoken: Cantonese, Mandarin, English

Nancy Noriega

Chief of Staff
nnoriega@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1002
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English

Mark Kraham

Director of Communications
cmkraham@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English

Marilen de Jesus

Communications Coordinator
communications@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Philippines
Languages Spoken: Tagalog, English

TJ Sydykov

Director of Operations
tsydykov@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1046
Home Country: Kyrgyztan
Languages Spoken: Russian, English

Ying He (Winnie)

Staff Accountant
yhe@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1048
Home Country: China
Languages Spoken: Cantonese, Mandarin, English

CLEO BURTON

Operations Assistant (HR & Accounting)
cburton@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1001
Home Country: China
Languages Spoken: English

ayenew Walle

Community Health Outreach Specialist
awalle@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 x 1010
Home Country: Ethiopia
Languages Spoken: Amharic, English

rachel netski

Director of Human Resources Workforce & Development
rnetski@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English

Sharon Oshai

Data & Analytics Specialist
soshai@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1027
Home Country: Nigeria
Languages Spoken: English

Mehdi Modabbir

Project Manager IT and Data
mmodabbir@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 3388
Home Country: Afghanistan
Languages Spoken: Dari, Urdu/Hindi, Persian, English

lucas sasaki

Data & IT Coordinator
lhideo@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 x 1010
Home Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, Spanish, English

Senior Services (55+)

ruth daurisca

RSVP/SCP Programs Volunteer Engagement Manager
rdaurisca@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Haiti
Languages Spoken: French, Haitian Creole, English

Frank Sainfort

Program Coordinator, SCP
fsainfort@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1040
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English

KATHERINE CARPIO

Program Coordinator, RSVP
kcarpio@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1024
Home Country: Ecuador
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English

Family Support Services

nancy noriega

Center Manager
nnoriega@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1002
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English

Albertine Nana

Service Coordinator
anana@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 2008
Home Country: Burkina Faso
Languages Spoken: French, Mooré, English

Yok LIng Candelario

Family Engagement Specialist
ycandelario@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Dominican Republic, China
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English

Eugenia Juarez

Child Development Associate
ejuarez@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 2011
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English

mariam tettey

Child Development Staff
mtettey@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 2004
Home Country: Ghana
Languages Spoken: Ga/Twi, English

tais werlang

Family Activities Associate
healthfair@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English

Workforce Development & Training Center

Vanda Yamkovenko

Training Manager
vyamkovenko@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Ukraine
Languages Spoken: Ukrainian, Russian, English

Sierra Dischel

Project Manager – WISE
sdischel@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1016
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: Spanish, Kinyarwanda, English

ekaterina “Kate” perova

Program Coordinator
eperova@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Russia
Languages Spoken: Russian, English

Cleo Burton

Program Associate
cburton@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 x 1001
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English

Maria Chaplygina

Cultural & Training Administrator
mchaplygina@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 x 1014
Home Country: Russia
Languages Spoken: Russian, Chinese,, English

Djoko Patricia Lee

Case Manager
djoko@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 x 1112
Home Country: Cameroon
Languages Spoken: French, German, English

Language Resources Center

Vanda Yamkovenko

Manager
vyamkovenko@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Ukraine
Languages Spoken: Ukrainian, Russian, English

Nadine Wilson-Smith

Scheduler
interpreters@aacfmd.org | 410-753-2223
Home Country: Jamaica
Languages Spoken: English

Community Outreach Services

Min Shain

Community Health Worker
mshain@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Burma (Mayanmar)
Languages Spoken: Mandarin, Burmese, English

Elly Sedita

Community Health Worker
esedita@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1021
Home Country: China
Languages Spoken: Cantonese, Mandarin, English

Tatyana Prikazchokov

Community Health Worker
tprikazchikov@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Ukraine
Languages Spoken: Ukrainian, Russian, English

tais werlang

Health Fair Marketing & Outreach Support
healthfair@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Sri Lanka
Languages Spoken: Tamil, Sinhala, Hindi, English

Abraham Olsson

Outreach Coordinator, COVID-19
aolsson@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English

Cleo Burton

Outreach Coordinator, Community Health Worker
cburton@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1001
Home Country: China
Languages Spoken: English

Jeremy Gray

Admin Assistant, MarylandCorps Member
jgray@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1004
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English

Marcia nunez delgado

Community Health Outreach Specialist
mdelgado@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1022
Home Country: El Salvador
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English

Lifting all voices (ELC)

Abraham Olsson

Project Coordinator, COVID-19
aolsson@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English

mayra marchena

Outreach Coordinator
esl2@aacfmd.org | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1026
Home Country: —
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English

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