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Plinio Ayala became President and CEO of Per Scholas in November 2003. Previously, he was Vice President of Operations with oversight of all production, manufacturing and reconditioning operations. He graduated from Wesleyan University with a Bachelors Degree in American Studies. He previously served as Director of Program Operations at SOBRO, and before that as Chief Program Officer at Jobs for Youth (1988 - 1993).
Dino Lianos, CPA, joined Per Scholas in 2002 as Controller and is now Chief Financial Officer overseeing all fiscal, auditing, and human resource activities. Mr. Lianos earned a Master of Business Administration degree from American Intercontinental University, and a Bachelor of Science with a double major in CPA Accounting and Finance from New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He has 16 years of financial and senior accounting experience in both corporate and nonprofit organizations such as Beth Israel Medical Center and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center.
Gary Rindner is our Chief Operating Officer. He began working with Per Scholas in 2006 as our Vice President of Special Projects. He has more than 20 years business and legal experience from his previous employment as a corporate attorney with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft and as General Counsel of Man Group USA Inc., a global trading and financial services firm. Mr. Rindner graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor’s Degree and received his law degree from Boston University School of Law.
Kenneth Walker is our Vice President of Strategic Partnerships responsible for the management and coordination of our ACCESS, Comp2Kids and Comp2Seniors programs that provide home computers and training to families, children and seniors. He brings more than 20 years of sales, business development and marketing experience in the Information Technology industry, most recently with IBM Global Services. Ken is a native New Yorker and is a business graduate of Fordham University in the Bronx.
Deborah MacFarlane is the Senior Vice President of Development for Per Scholas and directs its fundraising efforts. She has been involved with Per Scholas since its inception, as past President and Board Member. Dr. MacFarlane is also the founder of the HOPE Program, an employment training program for homeless men and women, now in its 25th year, and formerly Vice President of Institutional Development for Channel Thirteen/WNET New York, the nation’s flagship public television station. She holds a Doctorate in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Linda Quinones-Lopez is our Vice President of Education & Training and has worked for Per Scholas since 1999. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management and is a veteran in the employment and training area. She previously served as Director of Welfare Programs at SOBRO, and as Beacon Director for Aspira of New York, Inc. She has held several management positions at Jobs for Youth, Inc., including Program Director, and Director of Personnel and Administration.
Damien Howard is the Vice President of Business Development and is responsible for the corporate technology acquisition program as well as our ACCESS Program which distributes technology to low-income communities. Throughout his 9 years at Per Scholas, Mr. Howard has been responsible for keeping these founding programs at pace with emerging technology and market trends and has a demonstrated record of success in building relationships and partnerships with companies and other nonprofit organizations.
Jessica Leavitt is our Vice President of National Expansion and is responsible for establishing a national footprint for Per Scholas. Prior to joining Per Scholas in 2006, Jessica worked in Miami-Dade County as a Teach for America corps member. She earned her Masters Degree in Nonprofit/NGO Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with honors from Tulane University with a Bachelors Degree in Sociology and American Studies. In 2008 Jessica was named a Fellow for Emerging Leaders in Public Service at NYU Robert F. Wagner School for Public Service.
Nadine Marcellus-Dalrymple is Director of Operations for the Miami Office where she is responsible for fund development and management of the ACCESS and Computer Training Programs in South Florida. She previously served as Vice President of Programs at Junior Achievement of New York and has over 10 years of experience in program development, marketing, and fundraising. She graduated from the State University of New York at Purchase College with a BA in Liberal Studies and obtained her Masters in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.