Board of Directors

Aspire Board of Directors

Aspire's Board of Directors represents a diverse cross-section of our community and brings a variety of experience in nonprofit management, education, business, finance, policy, research, and more. We are also committed to having a Board that reflects the identities, cultures, races, and life experiences of students and families. Among current members, 61% are women, 61% are people of color, and 50% have personal experience with the educational opportunity gap.

In addition to our Board of Directors, we also have a Board Emeritus for members who have completed their terms of service but want to remain involved with Aspire. Among them, they represent 24 years of Aspire’s 32-year history, which provides a wealth of organizational and historical knowledge to inform our future strategy.

Current Board Members

Patrick King​

Chair

Army Navy Country Club

Tannia Talento

Vice Chair

Office of U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner

Sue Keith

Treasurer

Landrum Talent Solutions

Erika Dogan

Secretary​

Capitol Petroleum Group, LLC

Timothy Cotman

Past Chair

Arlington Public Schools

Paula Fynboh

ex officio

Aspire Afterschool Learning

Alex Chacaltana

Atlantic Union Bank

Tara Claeys

Design TLC

Valerie Colimon

RSM

Gregory Frey

Jade Gong & Associates LLC

Nora Garrote

IP and Tech Advisory, LLC

Christopher Healey

Grifols Shared Services North America, Inc.

Carolyn Ionita-Ibacache

Morgan Stanley

Dr. Carolyn Jackson

Gunston Middle School

Megan Krug

Accenture

Ligia McEvoy

AT&T

Tien Phan

Fairfield Residential

Tony Weaver

Olson Weaver, Lighting Design & Install LLC

Xochitl Yañez 

About Aspire

News and Announcements

(8/11/2025) Past Service and New Members. Read about the new members who joined our Board of Directors in 2025, as well as the impact that our past members made. View the article here.

(8/12/2024) Looking Back and Looking Forward. As Aspire enters the final year of our current three-year strategic plan, we're grateful for the members who completed their terms of service in 2024 and those who joined the Board of Directors to help us reach our goals. View the article here.

(7/24/2023) Aspire Afterschool Learning Welcomes New Members to the Board of Directors: New members bring wealth of lived experience as Aspire continues to meet three-year goal to bridge the opportunity gap and serve more historically underserved South Arlington students. Read the full statement here.

(6/21/2023) Aspire Afterschool Learning is Grateful for Outgoing Board Members: Outgoing Board Members Played a Key Role in Strengthening Local Partnerships. Read the full statement here.