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Meet APRIL Staff

  

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Elissa Ellis (she/her)

APRIL Executive Director

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 Office: 501-753-3400

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Brigit Barstad (she/her)

Program Manager

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Office: 501-753-3400

 

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Michael Beers (he/him)

Program Outreach & Advocacy Manager

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Office: 501-753-3400

 

 

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Natema London (she/her)

APRIL Bookkeeper

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Genesis Garcia Lezama (she/her)

APRIL Coordinator of Youth Services

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Rachel Kaplan (she/her)

Communications Specialist

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Phone: 919-593-6066