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At Sparks Within Reach, our team is family. We understand the importance of dedication and collaboration, and our commitment is to always be there for our students.















Rukaiya Sharmi
Co-Founder & CEO
George Li
Co-Founder & COO
Anna Pacheco
Co-Founder & Programs
Nicola Manfredi
Co-Founder & Research
Ziqi Guo
Co-Founder & Curriculum
Mark Shafran
Co-Founder & Finance
Executive Team
In 2021, these high school friends from NYC reunited to bring equitable education to students experiencing homelessness.

Programs Division
Tutor Recruitment Team
The tutoring team teaches students ...

Vinkie Huang
Coordinator

Jeffrey Tao
Ambassador

Maya Radwan
BUILD Coordinator

Nusheen Ghaemi
BUILD Support

Ava Levine
Advocacy

Angela Chan
Ambassador

Maya Radwan
BUILD Coordinator

Nusheen Ghaemi
BUILD Support
Programs Division
Research Division
The Research Division is dedicated to investigating effective educational interventions and qualitative designs to elevate the students’ learning experience. The division explores executive functioning, expanding trauma-informed teaching and analyzing research data to solve problems, explore issues and predict trends.


Alexis Kim
Intern

Jingyi Xie
Intern

Benjamin Lo
Manager

Lina Eomn
Intern

Ishmat Hoque
Intern



Justin Zhang
Matthew Kessler
Rajon Das
Intern
Intern
Intern

Programs Division
Marketing Team
The tutoring team teaches students ...

Alexis Kim
Intern

Jingyi Xie
Intern

Benjamin Lo
Manager

Lina Eomn
Intern

Ishmat Hoque
Intern



Justin Zhang
Matthew Kessler
Rajon Das
Intern
Intern
Intern
Programs Division
Tutoring Team
The tutoring team teaches students ...

Alexis Kim
Intern

Jingyi Xie
Intern

Benjamin Lo
Manager

Lina Eomn
Intern

Ishmat Hoque
Intern


