People

Simon Moore

Executive Director
simon@collegevisions.org

Simon Moore, the founder of CV, was born and raised in Providence, growing up on the East Side. He attended Providence public schools-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, Nathan Bishop Middle School, and Classical High School-and then went to Brown University, where he co-coordinated the Pre-College Enrichment Program at the Swearer Center for Public Service. After college, Simon briefly escaped Providence and moved to New York where he was a classroom teacher before running the college-advising program at Banana Kelly High School. While living in New York, he was still caught in the Providence tractor beam and returned home each summer to work at Providence Summerbridge. Simon now lives in Washington Park, is a fanatic tea drinker, half-heartedly collects used records, and loves competitive games, especially basketball and Boggle.


Deborah Steinberg

Associate Director
deborah@collegevisions.org

Deborah Steinberg began as College Visions' first Associate Director in January 2008. Deborah brings experience in the fields of philanthropy and education, having worked as a Program Assistant at the Nathan Cummings Foundation, a family foundation in NYC, and as a teacher, volunteer, and office manager at Providence Summerbridge, a year-round education program in Providence, RI. Originally from New Jersey, Deborah is graduate of Brown University, as well as an amateur potter, swimmer, and cook.


Raul Cervantes

Communications Coordinator
raul@collegevisions.org

Bio coming soon.


Tyrene Jones

Community Engagement Coordinator
tyrene@collegevisions.org

Bio coming soon.


Margarida Da Graca

Program Coordinator
margarida@collegevisions.org

Margarida Da Graca, CV's Program Coordinator/AmeriCorps VISTA, is a college advisor and responsible for coordinating program events for CV. Margarida was born in Lisbon, Portugal and immigrated to Rhode Island in 1988, and hasn't left the state since.  She recently graduated from the University of Rhode Island as a first generation college student and member of the Talent Development program. In her free time you can find Margarida listening to neo-soul, attending concerts throughout New England, and spending quality time with family and friends.


Board of Directors


José Batista

Alumna, College Visions
Student, Bryant University

Keith Catone

Project Director, Youth 4 Change Alliance
Doctoral Student, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Elaine Fersh, Co-Chair

Partner, Community Matters

Jill Holloway

Director, Rhode Island Adult Education Professional Development Center

Rebecca Murray

Coordinator of University College/New Student Programs, University of Rhode Island

Angela Romans, Co-Chair

New England Network Manager, Diploma Plus, Inc.


College Visions would like to thank:


Abel Hernandez for designing the College Visions logo. Abel is a College Visions alumnus (Central High School '07) and currently attends the Rhode Island School of Design.

AS220's Photographic Memory program for taking most of the photos on this website. Photographic Memory, or Photo Mem, is a unique program in which Rhode Island's underserved youth learn the craft of photography while gaining real-world experience by working as an apprentice to a professional photographer. Photo Mem's services are for hire: www.as220.org/photographicmemory.

Design Providence for website and material design. Design Providence is a community-based design approach from AS220.