Nuestro equipo
Bastón de After-The-Bell

Dawn Doherty Kohl
Dawn Doherty Kohl
Executive Director
Dawn became the Director for After-The-Bell in August 2018, after serving as Program Director and Activities Manager since August 2015. She first joined After-The-Bell as a volunteer in September 2014, as both of her sons were in Kennett Middle School at that time. She works closely with our volunteers and the staff at KMS to provide the appropriate, fun and new activities to best meet the needs of the students through the After-The-Bell program. Dawn earned her BS in Finance and Economics from Frostburg State University and attended Johns Hopkins University for her Masters in Finance. Dawn and her family have lived in Kennett Square since 2001. She and her husband are raising two teenage sons in the KCSD. Dawn loves our schools and making a difference in our community!

Leticia Flores DeWilde
Leticia Flores DeWilde
Program Manager
Leticia is excited to be working with After-The-Bell, and is committed to the mission of providing fun and educational after-school activities for the students. Leticia has dedicated her time as a community volunteer to helping underrepresented children and Spanish-speaking families access educational opportunities. Over the years, she has also enjoyed coaching LEGO robotics, providing interpretation in schools, and supporting various school enrichment programs.

Lorena Baeza-Lara
Lorena Baeza-Lara
Activities Manager
Lorena was born and raised in Mexico, moved to PA in 2003 and graduated from Avon Grove High School. Lorena attended California University of PA where she graduated in 2011. Before joining After-The-Bell, Lorena worked as a Program Coordinator for Migrant Education at the CCIU for about six years. After working at the CCIU, she joined The Garage Youth Center as the Graduate Coordinator working on getting high school students ready for post-secondary life. Outside of helping her community and working with students in after-school programs, Lorena enjoys reading and spending time with her husband, Antonio, and two beautiful, young daughters.

Kathleen Meehan Do
Kathleen Meehan Do
Grant/Document Writer
After serving for four years as Executive Director of After-The-Bell, Kathy stepped into the position of Grant/Document Writer when she moved to Southern Delaware with her husband in the summer of 2018. Kathy assists in the preparation of all grant applications, reports, and related materials. She also leads the team that prepares the Annual Report and provides other written documents at the request of the Executive Director.

Braulio Cervantes
Braulio Cervantes
Activities Manager
Braulio was born and raised in Chester County. He graduated from Octorara High School in 2011 and obtained an Associate’s Degree in General Studies from Delaware County Community College. Braulio began working towards his Bachelor’s in Biology at West Chester University and plans on completing it at Lincoln University. He is currently studying pre-med at Lincoln University. Braulio has a great deal of experience working with children. He served as a summer camp teacher at Tick Tock Early Learning Center from 2009-2013, and currently teaches catechism at St. Rocco Parish in Avondale, Pa. Braulio enjoys working with nonprofits that enrich the lives of others.

Bonnie Smith
Bonnie Smith
Technical Advisor
Bonnie joined After-The-Bell in 2014 as the Technical Advisor. Bonnie is a Air Force Veteran having served in the technical department for over 6 years and has been in IT since 1968. She also teaches Genealogy at The Life Long Learning Center in Wilmington and enjoys history and science.
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Voluntarios de la comunidad
Además del personal, más de 100 voluntarios de programas, comités y juntas directivas se aseguran de que After-The-Bell funcione sin problemas cada año. Los voluntarios del programa sirven como facilitadores de actividades, asistentes de actividades, ayudantes de refrigerios y ayudantes de escritorio. Todos los voluntarios del programa deben someterse a verificaciones de antecedentes, incluidas las autorizaciones penales y de abuso infantil. Todos los nuevos voluntarios deben asistir a una orientación y capacitación obligatorias que incluyen descripciones generales del programa y de la organización, informes obligatorios, así como procedimientos de seguridad y emergencia.

Junta Directiva
Asociación después de la escuela de Kennett
Rudy Karkosak
Presidente, ex Superintendente de KCSD
Jeanne Hutton
Vicepresidente
Rachel Brunke
Tesorero / Presidente del Comité de Finanzas
George Amoss
Tesorero asistente
Dian McKinney
Secretario
Sydnee Iglesias
Copresidente del Comité de Eventos Especiales
Jean O'Neil
Presidente del Comité de Programa
Holly Peters
Presidente del Comité de Recaudación de Fondos
Ellen Tetu
Copresidente del Comité de Eventos Especiales
Miembros de la Junta
Maricela Ayllon
Susan Matthias
Paola Rosas-Weed
Susan Soraruf
Stephen Verget
Miembros eméritos de la junta
Aaron J. Martin
Lynn Pantazes
Randy Schofield
Carol Wendel
Susan Woodward
Consejo Asesor
Arthur Knechtel
James Orsini, DVM
Loretta Perna
Lynne Seligman
Collis Townsend