Staff

Veronica originally joined Urban Alliance in 2002 as a Program Director after having taught at Eastern Senior High School for four years through the Teach for America program. In addition to her responsibilities as UA's Executive Director, she serves on the Board of Directors of DC Alliance of Youth Advocates, Workforce Organizations for Regional Collaboration (WORC), and Capital Area Asset Building (CAAB).

Nicole Clegg, Office Manager

Nicole joined UA in August of 2004 and is a Washington, DC native. She graduated from Eastern Senior High School and received her bachelor's degree in business administration from University of Maryland Eastern Shore. She manages the day-to-day operations of UA's offices on the 9th floor of the 600 Watergate building.

Deanne Florindi, Program Coordinator

Deanne joined Urban Alliance as a Program Coordinator in June of 2008. She graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with degrees in Mathematics and Religious Studies and from American University with a master degree in Secondary Education. Prior to joining Urban Alliance, she taught Algebra I at Coolidge SHS in DC through Teach for America. She is excited to be apart of the Urban Alliance team and to continue to work with DC students.

Kristina Gray, Program Coordinator

Kristina joined UA in July of 2007. A DC area native, she graduated from Goucher College in 2001 with a BA in Communications. She’s worked extensively in the past around women’s rights, reproductive health and grassroots organizing issues. Prior to coming to UA she conducted youth leadership development trainings and assisted with peer education programming at the Young Women’s Project.

Raymond Hutchison, Program Coordinator

Raymond is a Graduate of the University of Rochester. Prior to joining Urban Alliance, he taught eighth grade social studies at Eastway Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina as part of the Teach For America Program. He looks forward to working for Urban Alliance as a Program Coordinator, and is delighted to be working with the Urban Alliance staff and DC students.

Sokeng Leng, Program Coordinator

Sokeng joined UA in April of 2007. She received her undergraduate degree from The University of Maryland at College Park in Communication and later earned her Masters in Guidance and Counseling from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She has worked in youth development and education in Arizona, Florida, California, and Michigan.

Tameka Logan, Program Director

Tameka joined the UA staff in June 2006. She has served youth from various social, ethnic, and educational backgrounds. Tameka is a graduate of George Mason and Regent Universities, where she studied Organizational Development, Management and Education. She has worked as a youth developer for approximately 10 years.

Andy Moore, Development Director

Andy Moore began working at Urban Alliance in 2008. Prior to joining Urban Alliance, Andy returned from a deployment to Afghanistan where he served as an Embedded Tactical Trainer to the Afghanistan National Army. He previously managed a Congressional campaign in Chicago and taught ninth grade world history in Miami as a member of Teach For America program. He graduated from the University of Minnesota. He is beginning law school in the fall of 2008.

Jee Park, Community Outreach Director

Jee originally joined UA in June of 2004 as the case manager for the Health Alliance Program. The many lessons learned prepared her to extend her support and resources to staff and students in her new, unique role. Prior to UA, Jee taught high school Spanish and English as a Second Language at Calvin Coolidge Senior High School through the Teach for America program.

Sean Segal, Director of Alumni Services

Sean joined UA in June of 2006. He graduated from Catholic University in 2001 and is returning to DC after a five year absence. He was a Teach for America corps member in the Rio Grande Valley and continued his career teaching and working for Teach for America in Miami, Florida. He is excited to be working with DC students in UA's new to be launched Alumni Services.

Jahmal Williams, Program Coordinator

Jahmal earned his Bachelors degree in Women’s Studies from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He then continued on to study at Michigan State University to earn his Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work. For the last two years he has worked as a school social worker at high schools in Michigan and North Carolina. Enthused about the opportunity to have a positive impact on youth in the DC area, Jahmal joined Urban Alliance in June of 2008.

Meaghan Woodbury, Program Coordinator

Meaghan graduated from Loyola College of Maryland in 2003 with a degree in Political Science. After graduation, Meaghan worked for Catholic Relief Services then the Baltimore City Teaching Residency where she completed a Masters Degree in Education from Johns Hopkins University while teaching 6^th and 8^th grade social studies at Harlem Park Middle School. Meaghan began working as a Program Coordinator for the Urban Alliance in July 2007.

Jetheda Warren, Director of Corporate Partnerships

Jetheda joined Urban Alliance in May of 2008. A native of Richmond, Va, Jetheda holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from James Madison University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Miami. For 9 years, Jetheda has worked in Marketing and Business Development for several corporations and non-profits nationwide. She looks forward to being a part of Urban Alliance as the Director of Corporate Partnerships and is truly excited to work with the Urban Alliance staff, its partners and DC youth.

Kara Winerman, Program Coordinator

Kara joined UA in June of 2008. She received her B.A. in International Studies from American University and her Masters in Teaching and Masters in Gender and Cultural Studies from Simmons College in Boston, MA. Before joining UA, Kara taught world history at Sharon High School (Sharon, MA) and at Bell Multicultural High School (Washington, DC).

Anna Zimmerman, Program Coordinator

Anna Zimmerman graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a degree in Psychology. She spent the following years doing Americorps at a work training program for high school students and Peace Corps as a HIV/AIDS public health volunteer in Kenya. Upon her return from Kenya in 2006, she relocated to the DC area and began work at Urban Alliance!