Meet
the Team
Fr. Zach Presutti, SJ
Founder
zpresutti@thriveforlife.org
We are acutely aware that the U.S. continues to lock up more men, women, and children behind the prison walls per capita than any other country in the world. We are bombarded each day with news about the spike in crime throughout our major cities. And yet, we are still reminded, “whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me” (Matthew 25:40).
Duvan Gutierrez (NY)
Office Manager
dgutierrez@thriveforlife.org
Sebastian Budinich (NY)
Education Coordinator
sbudinich@thriveforlife.org
Sr. Katie Sitja y Balbastro (NY)
Director of Facilities Management
srkatie@thriveforlife.org
Vincenzo Guido
Director of Development & Communications
vguido@thriveforlife.org
Mychal Pagan
Associate Director of Communications
mpagan@thriveforlife.org
James Greenwood
Chief of Staff
jhgreenwood@thriveforlife.org
Milagros Alegre (NY)
Clinical Coordinator
malegre@thriveforlife.org
Italo Sanchez (NY)
Community Outreach Supervisor
isanchez@thriveforlife.org
Judy Juster (NY)
Lead Clinical Coordinator
jjuster@thriveforlife.org
Luke Lapean, SJ (NY)
Spiritual Care Coordinator
llapean@thriveforlife.org
Aileen Figueroa (NY)
Operations Manager
afigueroa@thriveforlife.org
John Fitch
Associate Director of Communications
jfitch@thriveforlife.org
Carmen Ortiz (NY)
Receptionist
cortiz@thriveforlife.org
Christa Pipitone (MKE)
Regional Coordinator, Milwaukee
cpipitone@thriveforlife.org
Faith-Based
Partnerships
Spiritual Mentors
Trained to offer quality meditative and reflective resources rooted in the tradition of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits.
Organize a Collection
Purchasing items for personal care kits or a book from our Ignacio House library wishlist: http://bit.ly/IgnacioLibrary
Corporate
Partnerships
Providing an internship for a resident scholar allows them to develop the habits needed for success in the workplace by developing interpersonal and money management skills.
$650/month to sponsor a resident scholar
This fee covers one year of supportive services for the resident scholar, including but not limited to workforce training, academic and professional coaches, spiritual mentors, etc.
