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	Executive Director: Gary Henderson ghenderson@cisnt.org Gary Henderson has a BA in Business Administration and Computer Methods from California State University, Long Beach. In 2003, Gary joined CISNT after a 10 year career as a Management Consultant at Price Waterhouse and a 7 year career as a Senior Vice President at Bank of America leading a technology and operations division of over 400 associates across the U.S. and on Grand Cayman with an annual budget of $20 million. He has a strong business background in strategic planning, operational management, budgeting, balanced business scorecard management reporting, financial analysis, succession planning, contingency planning, and leadership development. Gary's bias for growth and passion for helping less fortunate students was a perfect fit for CISNT. Gary serves as a mentor to one of our program participants, which provides him with a unique understanding of our program benefits and the needs of our students.

	Program Director: Brian McCauley brianm@cisnt.org Brian McCauley has a BS in Criminal Justice, Minor in Sociology. Prior to joining CISNT's team he worked at Communities In Schools - Dallas as the Senior Program Services Coordinator, Program Services Coordinator, and Campus Manager. He has also worked for the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, Dallas, as an investigator of Child Abuse Referrals, and the Dallas Independent School District as a Community/Attendance Liaison, and a Department of Public Safety Campus Officer.

	Director of Finance : Melanie Barry mbarry@cisnt.org Melanie Barry has served in non-profit management in Denton County for the past 15 years as Executive Director for Court Appointed Special Advocates of Denton County, and the Denton County Substance Abuse Coalition. She was a Program Manager for the Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, in Denton, and the Director of Marketing and Community Relations for Christian Community Action. She has successfully written and been awarded over $8,000,000 in grant funding and raised thousands of dollars through special event activities.

	Director of Information and Technology: John Minh Nguyen mnguyen@cisnt.org John Minh Nguyen has a BS in Business Administration and a BA in Art & Performance from the University of Texas at Dallas. He came to CISNT from the CIS Program in Dallas, where he served in the same position. John Minh is responsible for training staff on the CISNT Case Management Model as well as the use of the CIS Tracking Management System to ensure correct data capture of services and outcomes into the database that provides CISNT with information regarding the student's progress towards achieving the goals established in their individual case management plan. Aside from his duties as a trainer/database manager, he also provides technical support to all staff, maintains the website, and is responsible for designing and producing all CISNT marketing materials.

	Community Investments Coordinator: Dana Smith, LMSW dsmith@cisnt.org Dana Smith received her Master’s in Social Work from Baylor University. She previously helped start a non-profit organization in Waco, TX before coming to CISNT to oversee the Even Start grant in Little Elm ISD in 2005. She has experience in counseling, program management and grant writing. Her background enables her to be effective in the community sharing the needs of our programs, across all age groups. Dana is responsible for resource development and volunteer management

	Community Investments Coordinator : Courtney Molchan courtneym@cisnt.org Courtney Molchan earned a B.BA. in Management and a M.S. in Applied Economics from the University of North Texas (UNT). Before joining the CISNT team, she was the Fiscal Administrator for the Consortium for Distance Education in Rehabilitation at the UNT. Additionally, she volunteered at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Denton County (CACDC) working in the Community Development department. Between UNT and CACDC, Courtney effectively funded and managed $1.84 million in both federal and foundation grants within the last four years.

	Mentor Process Manager : Judy Boyce jboyce@cisnt.org Judy Boyce comes to CISNT after having served as a long time mentor and administrative volunteer for the agency. She holds M.A. in Counseling Psychology with a professional background in contested child custody disputes and adoption investigations. Judy’s strong belief in the promise of children and the power of mentoring make her ideal for training and placing volunteers to work with at-risk youth.
	Campus Staff
	Denton Independent School District Borman Elementary , Denton Campus Manager: Aimee Crane 940-369-2527 acrane@dentonisd.org Calhoun Middle School, Denton Campus Manager: Milidtza Guerrero 940-369-2479 mguerrero@dentonisd.org Denton High School, Denton Campus Manager: Stephanie Sutton 940-369-2024 ssutton@dentonisd.org Tomas Rivera Elementary, Denton Campus Manager: Brenda Bennett 940-369-3875 bbennett@dentonisd.org
	Lewisville Independent School District Central Elementary, Lewisville Campus Manager: Marisa Harley 972-350-3431 harleym@lisd.net 21st Century Learning Center Case Manager: Esmeralda Platas 972-350-3426 platase@lisd.net Delay Middle School, Lewisville Campus Manager: Jennifer Hughes 469-948-7741 hughesj@lisd.net 21st Century Learning Center Case Manager: Esmeralda Platas 469-948-7718 platase@lisd.net Griffin Middle School, The Colony Campus Manager: Letisha Drones 972-350-2975 dronesl@lisd.net Hedrick Elementary, Lewisville Campus Manager: Patricia Hernandez 469-713-5189 x 9 hernandezpj@lisd.net 21st Century Learning Center Case Manager: Sally Ocasio Hedrick Middle School, Lewisville Campus Manager: Danielle Hames 972-350-8909 hamesd@lisd.net Lakeland Elementary, Lewisville Campus Manager: Mary Petro Smith 972-350-2651 smithmp@lisd.net 21st Century Learning Center Case Manager: Esmeralda Platas 972-350-2636 platase@lisd.net Peters Colony Elementary, The Colony Campus Manager: Marlene Balraj 469-948-3777 balrajm@lisd.net
	Little Elm Independent School District Brent Intermediate Campus Manager: Christi Perez 972-668-2991 x 1021 cperez@leisd.ws King Early Learning Academy Parent Educator: Diana Vargas 972-668-2991 x 1203 dvargas@leisd.ws Lakeside Junior High Campus Manager: Amber Young 972-292-3200 x 12301 ayoung@leisd.ws Little Elm High School, Little Elm Little Elm Area Coordinator: Correne Fierro 972-292-1840 x 26005 clynch@cisnt.org Powell Intermediate Campus Manager: Christi Perez 972-547-3515 x 13311 cperez@leisd.ws
	Northwest Independent School District Chisholm Trail Middle School, Rhome Campus Manager: Tyler McAnally 817-698-1642 tmcanally@nisdtx.org Northwest High School, Justin * Campus Manager: Debbie Abdella 817-215-0247 dabdella@nisdtx.org Prairie View Elementary, Rhome Campus Manager: Amanda Allen 817-215-0574 aallen@nisdtx.org Roanoke Elementary, Roanoke Campus Manager: Rachel Daugherty 817-215-0660 rdaugherty@nisdtx.org Seven Hills Elementary, Rhome Campus Manager: Lara Varcoe 817-215-0719 LVarcoe@nisdtx.org