Staff & Board

Kathy Stevens is MCAEL’s Executive Director. Kathy joined MCAEL in 2012. She comes to MCAEL from Montgomery College, following career and volunteer experience in higher education and nonprofits, including work as a senior executive of an international, non-profit membership organization. Further, Kathy is a fundraiser, lawyer, community...

Rudi’s commitment to working on immigrant integration in Montgomery County brought her to MCAEL.  She has a background in nonprofit program development/management and grant making.  Rudi began her career in international development, designing and managing programs for The Asia Foundation for many years in the U.S. and in several countries in...

Lynn Erickson brings more than a decade of nonprofit communication leadership to her role at MCAEL. Prior to joining MCAEL, she contributed to the efforts of Special Olympics International’s inclusive health work in more than 100 countries for nine years. She also has aided organizations that include Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics...

Kayla's dedication to graphic communication and passion for social justice issues has brought her to MCAEL where she will serve as the Digital Communications Specialist. Kayla is a recent graduate from Montgomery College with two degrees in Graphic Design of Fine Arts and a General Studies degree in Languages and Humanities. She is currently...

June Lee joined MCAEL in May 2022 as the Community Learning Groups Coordinator.  June has worked with culturally and economically diverse populations in a variety of sectors and organizations - progressive, non-profit organizations, governmental and non-governmental organizations, academia and philanthropy. She most recently joined us from the...

Danilo Quile - or Danny - brings a broad array of talents and skills with him as MCAEL's Technical Advisor for Community Learning Groups (CLGs). Danny hails from Brazil where he earned his BS in Computer Engineering in 2015. While in Brazil, he worked in sales, credit analysis, and as a retail store manager. Now, for the past decade, Danny has...

Grace is our MCAEL's Program Manager, effective January 17, 2023. You may recognize her as she began her history with MCAEL in 2017. Grace began as an intern for grants and media and later served on our Grants Panel. She has five years of experience working with diverse populations and connecting them to educational and social resources through...