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Every member of our organization is committed to college success for DCP students and alumni.

DCP’s leadership team is comprised of individuals with diverse personal experiences unified around one mission: preparing first-generation students for college success.

Executive Team

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Valerie Royaltey-Quandt

Interim Executive Director

Year Joined DCP: 2021 "Joining the DCP team is an important and purposeful move...

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Ruth Wamuyu Schriver

Chief Operating Officer

Year joined DCP: 2011 “Growing up in a rural village in Kenya, watching my gra...

Directors/Managers

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Ann-Marie Cobarrubias

Director of Special Education

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Lynnette Hawkins

Director of Learning Design & Systems

Year joined DCP: 2018 I was born and raised in San Jose, and learned at an early age...

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Perla Alcaraz Martinez

Director of Operations

DCP Alumni, Class of '07

Eileen Brown

Director of Student Services

School Site Leaders

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Jordan Apgar

El Camino and El Primero Principal

Year joined DCP: 2012 "DCP is where students begin to see themselves as co...

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Katrena Andrist-Pope

Assistant Principal, DCP El Camino Middle School

Year Joined: 2020   DCP is a place where the family-school connection is hon...

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Lori Hartmann

Assistant Principal, DCP El Primero High School

Year Joined: 2004 DCP is a rewarding and inspiring community to be a part of. It&rsq...

Jose Zavala

Principal, DCP Alum Rock Middle School

Year Joined DCP: 2012 "As a first generation student I did not think college wa...

Daisy Alicante

Instructional Coach

Administrative Staff

Myra Kim

Talent Recruitment & Retention Coordinator

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Thomas Leavitt

Data and Assessment Coordinator

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Carolina Rodriguez

Instructional Coach

DCP Alumni, Class of '09

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Bailey Ellis Wiard

Instructional Coach

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Marisa Yoshioka

HR Manager

Year Joined: 2018 I chose DCP because working with our community has always been nea...

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