OUR TEAM
Board of Directors
Our Board is dedicated to supporting the mission and vision and helps monitor and maintain the fiduciary health of the organization.
Julia Alvarez
Honorary Chairwoman, World Renowned Author, National Medal of Arts Recipient
Tesha McCord Poe
Board President, Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula
Jessica Mitchell
Board Treasurer
Raymond Jay Dunn
Dunn Family Charitable Foundation
Stacey Kertsman
Castilleja School
Patricia Thorndike Suriel
Mariposa DR Foundation
Advisory Board
We are lucky to have so many great advisors who offer their expertise and who cheer us on. Our Advisory Board is a special group that dedicates their time to offering us advice and support.
Radmilla Cody
Miss Navajo Nation ’97-‘98, Grammy-nominated artist
Bill Eichner
Founder of Alta Gracia
Emmanuel Franjul
Frontier Capital
Holly Gordon
Campaign Founder and Executive Producer Girl Rising
Judy Greenburg
Psychologist
Richard Hansen
Soluz
Deborah Bouknight
Educator
Sara Lulo
Yale Law School
Nell Newman
Founder of Newman's Own Organics
Yaneris Rosa
Honeywell Security Group
Joelle Wyser-Pratte
OCP Capital
Staff & Volunteers
Our staff are made up of dedicated educators and professionals with decades of experience. Our volunteers are recent college graduates with a fierce dedication to empowering girls and are the future leaders of the movement.
Staff
Patricia Thorndike Suriel
Founder & Executive Director
Jessica Lawson
Co-Founder & Consultant
Amanda Bucci
Program Coordinator & Director of Art & Culture
Pamela Cuadros
Graphic Designer & Surfing Mentor
Aislinn Doyle
Development & Volunteer Relations
Yahaira Lopez Martinez
Office Manager
Karina Mendez, Manager, Cabarete Coffee
Miriam Orellana Peña
Program Advisor
Yany (Gladys) Almonte
Kitchen, Mariposa Center
Rebeca Dugue
Program Assistant
Fernanda García
Program Assistant
Oriana García, Server, Cabarete Coffee
Dilsaurys Mercado
Literacy Guide & Librarian
Yamalí Pascual, Server, Cabarete Coffee
Maria Alexandra Rivas
Production Supervisor, Mariposa Upcycled Sails
Yanaira Rodriguez
Secretary, Mariposa Volando
Luis Sosa
General Services
Ana Julia Suriel McKenna
Special Education Teacher
Eva Torres
Grounds
Fermín Vargas, Server, Cabarete Coffee
Belkys Ynoa
Seamstress, Mariposa Upcycled Sails
Long-Term Volunteers
Vanessa Smith
Harriet Trower
Emma Wingreen
Part-Time Contractual Staff & Volunteers
Tadeu De Marco, Music
Lorena Medina Bournigal, Yoga
Sherry Herdman, Sewing
Marianne Anderson-Santilli, Ballet
Freddy Suriel, Food & Tours
Grecia Suriel, Kitchen