SAVE Staff

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    Kevin Melcher

    Executive Director

    kevin@saveprogram.org

  • A woman with long dark hair and blue eyes smiling and looking to her left, wearing a red patterned top, sitting indoors with a blurred background.

    Lauren (Kraemer) Allen

    Director of Programs & Operations

    lauren@saveprogram.org

  • A man with long hair, a beard, and a colorful headscarf smiling, wearing a blue sweatshirt that says 'Play Local' with a graphic of the state of Oregon.

    Diran Missak

    Follow Through Program Director

    diran@saveprogram.org

  • Zaki Alsharif

    Program Coordinator

    zaki@saveprogram.org

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    Tania Neri-Rodriguez

    Program Coordinator

    tania@saveprogram.prg

  • A young woman with long dark hair smiling, wearing a light-colored top and a necklace, against a dark, textured background.

    Sarah Gonzales

    PROGRAM FACILITATOR

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    Alicia Hogan

    PROGRAM FACILITATOR

  • Young woman with black and brown hair, wearing a brown shirt, smiling against a plain beige background.

    Marisol Mireles

    PROGRAM FACILITATOR

  • Portrait of a young woman with glasses, dreadlocks, nose piercings, wearing hoop earrings, a patterned top, and a gold chain necklace, smiling against a blue background.

    Loni Mickles

    PROGRAM FACILITATOR

  • A person smiling outdoors in a garden with flowers in the background, wearing a light blue collared shirt.

    Grace Oreste

    PROGRAM FACILITATOR

  • Young man with curly hair smiling, wearing a black polo shirt with a blue open book logo

    Langston Hoover

    PROGRAM FACILITATOR

  • Young man with a beard and tattooed arm, smiling, wearing a maroon hoodie, standing with arms crossed against a plain wall.

    Jake Pietrzak

    PROGRAM FACILITATOR

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    Mady Espinosa

    COMMUNICATIONS

Lead Mentors

Our Lead Mentors are teachers who work in our partnered schools. They recruit students, supervise bus rides and sessions, manage student data, and help us grow and improve our programs.

Bellevue Public Schools

Mindy Faiman, Wake Robin Elementary

Elizabeth Roby, Wake Robin Elementary

Kylie Lenear, Birchcrest Elementary

Omaha Public Schools

Toni Thomas, Bluestem Middle

Shelley Ragland, Gateway Elementary

Erica Franks, Ashland Park Robbins Elementary

Millard Public Schools

Nicole Jamison, Sandoz Elementary

Miranda Knipfer, Norris Elementary

Erin Violi, Norris Elementary

CUES

Tia Houston, Sacred Heart Catholic School

Aweel David, All Saints (Completely Kids Program Coordinator)

Trey Payne, Holy Name Catholic School