Leadership
Dana SALVIA | Director of SPosato
Ms. Salvia began her career in 2006 as a middle school math teacher in Maryland. She went on to teach for the Academy of the Pacific Rim, a high-performing charter school in Hyde Park, MA for six years. After earning her Master's in Educational Leadership from Simmons College, Ms. Salvia transitioned to a founding Dean of Curriculum role at UP Academy Dorchester. After three years in education turnaround, Ms. Salvia joined the Sposato team as Director of Elementary Training.
nnenna ude | president and chief executive officer
Ms. Ude is a Boston native who attended Boston Latin School and then Dartmouth College. While at Dartmouth, she majored in Psychology and devoted a significant amount of her time to advancing minority recruitment initiatives. Ms. Ude began her work at Match in 2012 as Director of Operations at Match's middle school. Prior to being appointed Executive Director of Match's PreK-12 school in December 2017, Ms. Ude worked as the COO of the full school. She considers it a privilege to be able to serve students and families from her city and is committed to helping Match's students succeed in and out of the classroom.
Additionally, Ms. Ude serves as the President and CEO of The Match Foundation, Inc. and Executive Director of Match Charter Public School, overseeing the staff and all programming in those entities.