Board of Trustees

Upcoming Board Meetings

Please find below a list of our upcoming Board Meetings. If you are interested in attending a meeting, please RSVP to Monica Santos (monica@laycca.org).

October 9, 2024 – 6:15pm

December 11, 2024 – 6:15pm

February 20, 2025 – 6:15pm

April 2, 2025 – 6:15pm (Annual Board Meeting)

June 11, 2025 – 6:15pm (FY25 Budget Discussion & Approval)

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Board Of Trustees

Lori Kaplan Board Vice Chair

Lori Kaplan

Board Chair

Ms. Kaplan retired as President & CEO of Latin American Youth Center in June 2018 after leading LAYC for 30 years. Ms. Kaplan is continuing her involvement with LAYC as special projects advisor to support the leadership transition. In addition, Ms. Kaplan was the original executive director of the Next Step PCS, which she founded in 1996, and a major force in the development of LAYC YouthBuild PCS and LAYC Bilingual Montessori PCS. She also serves on the board of YRMedia, an award-winning media production company that trains diverse young people in digital media and technology.

Ana Hageage Board Member

Ana Hageage

Board Vice Chair

Ana Hageage (hey-jay) (she/her) currently serves in the Biden-Harris Administration as the Chief of Staff for the Employment and Training Administration in the U.S. Department of Labor. Prior to her appointment, she served as the deputy lead for the Community College Growth Engine Fund, turning community colleges into bridges to dignified work for every American learner and worker, starting with almost 6,000 learners in six communities.

Throughout her career, Ana has developed a deep expertise in workforce development at the local, regional, and national levels supporting economic mobility for underserved workers. She has led national initiatives aimed at scaling industry partnerships and sector strategies and served as a policy advisor to the U.S. Department of Labor under the Obama Administration. Ana also has expertise in youth policy and advocacy and has worked on the ground to deliver adult basic education, job readiness training, sector-focused certifications, employment and wrap-around services to opportunity youth.

Ana holds a degree in cultural anthropology from the University of Maryland and resides in Washington, D.C. with her husband and two sons.

Linda Moore Board Member

Linda Moore

Board Secretary

Linda Moore is the Founder of the Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School.  Having served as the school’s Executive Director for 15 years, she currently continues her association with the school as Senior Adviser. Ms. Moore has provided extensively to the Washington, DC charter school community, serving on the board of Friends of Choice in Urban Schools and as chairperson of the DC Association of Public Chartered Schools and the DC Special Education Cooperative. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of Martha’s Table.  Linda Moore has been inducted into the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Hall of Fame, as well as the FOCUS DC Charter School Hall of Fame. Prior to her work with charter schools, Ms. Moore worked with several national public education advocacy and policy organizations and as a mental health counselor.

Kate Brannon Board Member

Kate Brannon

Board Treasurer

Ms. Brannon is the director of financial planning & analysis at Georgetown University. She provides leadership and strategic direction related to the development of the University’s budget.  Her expertise includes budget development, strategic planning, forecasting, establishing internal controls, and overall financial oversight. Before joining Georgetown University, Ms. Brannon worked at George Washington University for more than 15 years. Ms. Brannon holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Elon University and a M.B.A. from the George Washington University.

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Dr. Noemí Enchautegui-de-Jesús

Board Member

Dr. Enchautegui-de-Jesús is a Senior Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at American University.   Dr. Enchautegui-de-Jesus received her MA and PhD in Community Psychology from New York University. She was a postdoctoral fellow with the NIMH’s Family Research Consortium III at the University of Michigan. Her research revolves around a core interest in the stressors that affect the mental and physical well being of people of low socioeconomic status, especially individuals and families of African and Latin American descent. Currently, her research activities focus specifically on stressors related to work and to the balancing act between work and family demands among women who juggle low wage jobs and children/adolescents at home. Furthermore, Dr. Enchautegui is interested in the coping mechanisms and resources women use and/or need to deal with these stressors and buffer their impact.

Emmanuel Caudillo Board Member

Emmanuel Caudillo

Board Member

Mr. Caudillo is a senior advisor to the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. In this role, he oversees the operational duties of the initiative, strategic planning,  outreach to Hispanic-serving institutions, and youth engagement activities. Previously, he was a policy analyst at the U.S. Department of Education from 2009 to 2012. He has also held research positions at Abt Associates and the National Council on Teacher Quality. Mr. Caudillo holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California and a master’s in public policy from the George Washington University.

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Taylor Whitelow

Board Member

Taylor Whitelow is an IT Portfolio Manager with Georgetown University Information Services (UIS), where he brings a commitment to educational impact through strategic technology management and data analytics. With dual master’s degrees in Business Analytics and Finance from Georgetown University, Taylor will be pursuing his third master’s degree—an Executive MBA—at Georgetown beginning in August 2025. His career is built on a foundation of public service and innovation, applying his technical expertise to create accessible and inclusive educational environments.
Beyond his professional endeavors, Taylor is an avid runner and fitness enthusiast, with a deep passion for music. A former music producer during high school and while earning his undergraduate degree in Finance and Accounting at Virginia Commonwealth University, he continues to channel his creative spirit and commitment to growth in every aspect of his work and community involvement.

Dean D'Angelo, LAYC Career Academy Board Member

Dean D’Angelo

Board Member

Mr. D’Angelo is a founding partner of Stellus Capital Management and runs the firm’s Private Credit strategy and serves on its investment committee. He has over 30 years of experience in investment banking and principal investing. Prior to forming Stellus, Mr. D’Angelo was a director in the Direct Capital Group at the D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm and was a principal of Allied Capital Corporation, a publicly traded business development company, where he focused on making debt and equity investments in middle-market companies. Mr. D’Angelo received his B.B.A. in accounting from The College of William and Mary, his M.A. in international economics and relations from The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University, and his M.B.A., with a concentration in finance, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Talib Robinson, LAYC Career Academy Board Member

Talib Robinson

Alumni Board Member

Mr. Robinson works in youth development at Sasha Bruce Youth Work. He is a graduate of the medical assistant and college programs at the LAYC Career Academy and working towards a bachelor’s degree at the University of the District of Columbia.

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Benjamin Ruiz

Alumni Board Member

Mr. Ruiz is a graduate of the Information Technology program at the LAYC Career Academy. He holds an associate’s degree and is currently working towards a bachelor’s degree from the University of the District of Columbia.