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

TJ Sydykov

Director of Operations
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1046
Home Country: Kyrgyztan
Languages Spoken: Russian, English

Mark Kraham

Director of Communications
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 2009
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English

Marilen de Jesus

Communications Coordinator
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Philippines
Languages Spoken: Tagalog, English

rachel netski

Director of Human Resources Workforce & Development
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 2012
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English

CLEO BURTON

HR & Outreach Specialist
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1001
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English

Ying He (Winnie)

Staff Accountant
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1048
Home Country: China
Languages Spoken: Cantonese, Mandarin, 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 Ext. 1008
Home Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, Spanish, English

Senior Services (55+)

Melody Par

Project Assistant, RSVP
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1024
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English, Burmese, Hakha

Carlos ugarte

RSVP Consultant
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1044
Home Country: Costa Rica
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English

ching bulanda

Community Health Worker, RSVP
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext: 1021
Home Country: Taiwan
Languages Spoken: Chinese, Taiwanese, English

Frank Sainfort

Program Coordinator, SCP
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1040
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English

Family Support Services

nancy noriega

Program Director, Family Support Services
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 2005
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English

Maryam Ghulami

Program Assistant / Scheduling Assistant to ED
[email protected]
| 301-694-3355 Ext. 1004
Home Country: Afghanistan
Languages Spoken: Persian, Dari, English

Yok LIng Candelario

Family Engagement Specialist
[email protected]
| 301-694-3355 Ext. 2002
Home Country: Dominican Republic
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English

mariam tettey

Child Development Teacher
[email protected]
| 301-694-3355 Ext. 2004
Home Country: Ghana
Languages Spoken: Ga/Twi, English

Albertine Nana

Service Coordinator
[email protected]
| 301-694-3355 Ext. 2008
Home Country: Burkina Faso
Languages Spoken: French, Mooré, English

Eugenia Juarez

Child Development Specialist/Lead Teacher
[email protected]
| 301-694-3355 Ext. 2011
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English

saranya karthik

Community Health Outreach Specialist
[email protected]
| 301-694-3355 Ext. 2000
Home Country: India
Languages Spoken: English, Tamil, Malayalam

workforce integration services

Vanda Yamkovenko

Training Director
[email protected]
| 301-694-3355 Ext: 1016
Home Country: Ukraine
Languages Spoken: Ukrainian, Russian, English

Maria Chaplygina

Training Manager
[email protected]
| 301-694-3355 Ext: 1014
Home Country: Russia
Languages Spoken: Russian, Chinese, English

 

Djoko LISE

Case Manager
[email protected]
| 301-694-3355 Ext: 1112
Home Country: Cameroon
Languages Spoken: French, German, English

rachel netski

Director of Human Resources Workforce & Development
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext: 2012
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English

Nadine Wilson-Smith

Scheduler
[email protected] 
| 301-694-3355 Ext: 1007 
Home Country: Jamaica
Languages Spoken: English

Language Resources Center

Vanda Yamkovenko

Manager
[email protected]
| 301-694-3355 Ext: 1016
Home Country: Ukraine
Languages Spoken: Ukrainian, Russian, English

Nadine Wilson-Smith

Scheduler
[email protected] 
| 410-753-2223 | 301-694-3355 Ext: 1007
Home Country: Jamaica
Languages Spoken: English

Community Outreach Services

Tatyana Prikazchokov

Community Health Worker
[email protected] | 301-694-3355
Home Country: Ukraine
Languages Spoken: Ukrainian, Russian, English

Cleo Burton

HR & Outreach Specialist
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1001
Home Country: China
Languages Spoken: English

Marcia nunez delgado

Community Health Outreach Specialist
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1022
Home Country: Peru
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English

ching bulanda

Community Health Worker
[email protected] | 240-457-2661 Ext: 1021
Home Country: Taiwan
Languages Spoken: Chinese, Taiwanese, English

ENOUGH integrative case worker services

jane powell

Bilingual Community Worker – Hagerstown
[email protected]
| 443-483-3549 | 301-694-3355 Ext. 2007
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English

julien patrick tete wabo

Bilingual Community Worker – Hagerstown
[email protected] 
| 301-615-9512 | 301-694-3355 Ext. 2011
Home Country: Cameroon
Languages Spoken: English, French, Spanish

Americorps service members

Sergio Ceppi

AmeriCorps Member
[email protected]
| 301-694-3355 Ext. 1026
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English, Japanese

 

Melody Par

RSVP Program Coordinator
[email protected] | 301-694-3355 Ext. 1024
Home Country: USA
Languages Spoken: English, Burmese, Hakha

Jose Doradea

AmeriCorps Member
[email protected]

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Our Team

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Get Involved

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In the News

Read about past and present work done by the AACF.

Locations

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Admin. Office: 45 E All Saints St.,
Frederick, MD 21701

Phone: (301) 694-3355

Email: [email protected]

Hours: Monday–Friday 9:30AM–5:30PM

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