Meet Our Team
NorthBridge Staff
What makes us different?
When we say we have the best team, we mean it! All NorthBridge staff members have their Bachelor’s Degrees in varying fields, with many working towards their Master’s degrees.
Daylee Magneson (Burr)
Executive Director
Ebony Lorang (Mabry)
Program Director
Angel Villegas
Lead Academic Coach
From our Executive Director
“Working with NorthBridge over the past six years has been such a pleasure! It’s been awesome building the sense of community that we have – especially with our staff!“
– Daylee Magneson, Executive Director
Academic Coaches
We are more than just college tutors, we are trained, Academic Success Coaches. Our Academic Coaches provide support in areas of math, science, reading, English, computer information, humanities, general studies, and other content areas.
Our Academic Coaches support students by reinforcing effective executive functioning strategies, developing and refining study skills, building reading comprehension, teaching editing skills, proofreading essays, and creating organized and efficient study plans. The Academic Coach will work with each student to review content material and to ensure understanding of key concepts.
David Ortega
Angel Roman
Cam Peer
Melissa Jacquez
Matthew Klaas
Jade Knueppel
NorthBridge College Success Program is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We welcome applicants of all races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religions, and abilities.
Coaches
Melissa Miller
Thalius Belinti
Marissa Cook
Board of Directors
The NorthBridge Board of Directors and Advisory Board includes diverse professionals, community volunteers and NorthBridge parents who take an active role in leading and supporting the organization with their time, expertise and financial resources.
Featured Article
NorthBridge Board Chairwoman Nancy Heller was featured in the Fall 2022 Phoenix Jewish Life magazine for her advocacy of students with learning disabilities!
We’re proud to have a board that is actively involved in our community!
Nancy Heller
Chairwoman,
Community Advocate
Sean Hammond
Vice Chair,
CFO of SnapNurse
Karri Hill
Secretary
Joe McKenzie
Treasurer,
Senior Financial Analyst at Wells-Fargo
Julie Cauich
Officer,
Shareholder at Hunter and Hagan
Brandon DePesa
Officer,
Engineer @ SUSE
Daylee Magneson
Ex officio (non-voting member),
Executive Director
