CORA’s Leadership Team

AnnMarie was named CEO of CORA in July of 2015 after serving as Chief Operating Officer. Her visionary leadership and strong management have resulted in the expansion of services to thousands more children throughout the region. Since 2015, CORA’s budget has grown from less than $20 million annually, to nearly $30 million. Key accomplishments include expansion of related services to over 50 additional non-public and charter schools, securing a contract to provide early intervention services, and opening two additional Early Years Early Childhood Education Programs, one at LaSalle University  and one at Huntingdon Mills.

 

AnnMarie’s career began in direct client service as an Educational Advisor with Communities in Schools of Philadelphia, Inc. She advanced within the organization, eventually managing the ELECT Teen Parent Program in 22 high schools. She joined CORA Services in 2002 as Director of the Beacon Center at Grover Washington Jr. Middle School. Through the years she has held several posts which have given her a broad perspective on the strengths and opportunities available to the organization. Prior positions include Division Director of Out of School Services, Director of Program Advancement and Marketing as well as COO.

She received her B.A. in Family Studies from Messiah College

As Executive Vice President, Christine oversees all operations departments including Data, Facilities, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Reception and Records.

Christine came to CORA in 2015 as the Director of Operations, with extensive experience in non-profit management and operations in youth-serving organizations. Prior to joining our staff, Christine served as Director of Capacity Building at Legacy Youth Tennis and Education and as Operations and Development Manager at White-Williams Scholars.

She earned her M.S. in Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania and her B.A. in Economics from Williams College.

 

 

Laura Schepps joined CORA Services in November 2023 as the Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to CORA, Laura has held prominent roles in various types of organizations including academic institutions, non-profits, and financial services corporations.  Immediately preceding CORA, she was the Vice President of Finance and Administration at Mercer County Community College.

As Chief Financial Officer of CORA, she is responsible for all financial functions including accounting, financial planning and analysis, and treasury.

She received her MBA in Finance and Management from New York University and her BS from Rutgers University.

Stacy joined the CORA team in 2016. As Vice President of the Community Services & Good Shepherd Mediation Division, Stacy is largely responsible for programs and services including early childhood education, after school programs, summer programs, workforce development, social-emotional supports, truancy services, case management, parent and family strengthening services, and the Good Shepherd Mediation Program.

Stacy has worked in the non-profit sector for more than 20 years, beginning as an Elementary School Teacher in California and Social Worker in New York. Prior to joining CORA, she worked for Lutheran Children and Family Service for 10 years as the BOOST Program Manager of BOOST – 15 Out-of-School Time Programs located throughout Philadelphia, as well as the Director of the Beacon Center at Shaw Middle School in Southwest Philadelphia.

 Stacy earned her MSW from Columbia University with a concentration in program development, an MEd from National University with an emphasis on Cross-cultural Teaching, and a Bachelor’s of Arts in Sociology from the University of California in Santa Cruz (home of the Fighting Banana Slugs).

Eric joined the CORA team in 2012 and has held a variety of positions within the School Services Division.  In July of 2022, he became the Vice President of School Services.  In this role, Eric is responsible for the development and management of a variety of programs and services within the public, private and charter school sectors.  With services in over 200 schools throughout Philadelphia, Eric and his team provide academic supports, school and guidance counseling, psycho-educational evaluation and consultation, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech and language services, as well as vision and hearing supports.

Eric earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Calvin University and has a Masters of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from Wayne State University.  Prior to his work with CORA, Eric served as a Speech and Language Pathologist at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Kencrest Services, Northeast Community Center for Behavioral Health, and Salus University.

Sharyn Streets joined the CORA team as the Vice President of Talent and Culture in June of 2024.  Sharyn is a proven transformational leader with expertise in organizational design and effectiveness, M&A integration, DEI, and developing effective HR strategies.  Throughout her tenure, she has been successful in building positive cultures and inclusive workplaces and has used HR analytics to influence and align HR systems and practices with operational goals and objectives.

Before her work with CORA, Sharyn was Head of People for Aardvark Studios and the HR Leader with Penn Medicine/Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA.  Prior to that, she was the Regional Director of Human Resources for Aramark and the Five Star Senior Living in Newton, MA.  Sharyn received a BA in Psychology from Spelman College and a MBA in HR Administration from the Fox School of Business at Temple University.

Joseph P. Yanchis joined the CORA Services team as IT Director in October of 2017 and was appointed Vice President of Operations in 2023.  As VP of Operations, Joseph is responsible for the IT Department, Facilities Department and Reception.

Joseph brings decades of experience managing budgets, operations and diverse teams, leaving the corporate world to pursue passions for supporting children, families and communities.

When Joseph is not actively advancing CORA’s goals, he’s spending time with his family, and fighting more broadly for social justice.  “Nobody’s Free Until Everybody’s Free” -Fannie Lou Hamer

Prior positions include IT Director for Ferreira Construction Company, IT Director for Noveda Technologies, and Information Technologies roles at The Devereux Foundation and others.  Joe earned his B.S. from Drexel University and has maintained industry certifications.