About Us

About Us

Leadership Team

Executive

Marshall Emerson III
Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer
memerson@icanschools.org

Jason Stragand
Co-founder, Chief Academic Officer
jstragand@icanschools.org

C. David Massa
Chief Financial Officer 
dmassa@icanschools.org

Operations

Lauren Martello
Operations and Logistics Coordinator
lmartello@icanschools.org

Candi Joyner
Operations Manager
cjoyner@icanschools.org

La'Shelle Lofton
EMIS & SOES Coordinator
llofton@icanschools.org

Kerwin Benyoun
Transportation Coordinator
kbenyoun@icanschools.org

Linda Peavy
Grants Coordinator
lpeavy@icanschools.org

Academics

Heather Stevens
Executive Director of School Accountability
hstevens@icanschools.org

Howard Washington
Director of School Culture
hwashington@icanschools.org

Tyler Roberto
Director of School Achievement
troberto@icanschools.org

Yucel Hir
Math Coach
yhir@icanschools.org

Kenan Bishop
Executive Director
Akron & Canton Preparatory Schools
kbishop@icanschools.org

Admissions & Outreach

Temeka Brantley
Executive Director of Expansion & Outreach
tbrantley@icanschools.org

Jabari Dorsey
Admissions & Community Outreach Coordinator
jdorsey@icanschools.org

Rachel Cotton
Admissions & Community Outreach Coordinator
rcotton@icanschools.org

Ashton Freeman
Admissions & Community Outreach Coordinator
Akron & Canton Preparatory Schools
afreeman@icanschools.org

Talent Recruitment

Adrienne Lombardi
Director of Talent Recruitment
alombardi@icanschools.org

Josh Eckford
Recruitment Assistant
jeckford@icanschools.org