Our Team
sabrina hope king, ed.d
Dr. Sabrina Hope King founded ATAPE Group, LLC in 2012. ATAPE Group facilitates collaborative needs assessments and strategic planning engagements that lead to empowering professional learning programs and organizational outcomes.
Previously, Dr. King served as the Chief Academic Officer for the Division of Teaching and Learning of New York City Public Schools, where she led the Campaign for Middle School Success and oversaw curriculum and professional development for NYC. She has worked in K12 and higher education institutions as a teacher, school and district leader, strategist and tenured professor.
Dr. King also served as senior program officer for the Wallace Foundation. Early in her career, a transformative experience teaching youth at the Spofford Juvenile Detention Center informed the tagline for Dr. King’s practice: creating meaningful instruction so that all students can learn.
Dr. King serves on the board of the South Bronx Early College Academy (SBECA), is the past chair of The Rensselaerville Institute’s Board Of Trustees and serves as the chair of the education committee of the NAACP Mid-Manhattan Branch. She is a graduate of Manhattan Country School, Trinity School, the University of Pennsylvania and Teachers College, Columbia University.
A life long New Yorker, she is the proud mom of Ayanna-Grace, an environmental justice activist and urban farmer. Most recently, Sabrina has reengaged with her love for dancing as a Chicago Style Stepper.
Yolanda P. Charres
Chief Partnership Officer, ATAPE Group, LLC
Yolanda Charres leads business strategy and partnerships at ATAPE Group. She brings deep expertise in building and scaling organizations and developing strategic partnerships- experience she now directs toward expanding ATAPE's reach and impact in schools and districts across the country.
Known as a builder and a fixer, Yolanda translates ATAPE's proven frameworks into sustainable partnerships and organizational growth. She manages key relationships with funders, institutional partners, and clients.
Before joining ATAPE Group, Yolanda had a distinguished career in wealth and investment management, where she was recognized for launching new initiatives, entering new markets, and leading high-performing teams. She now brings that same entrepreneurial rigor to the education sector.
Jonathan Rust, Ed.D.
Advisor and Coach, ATAPE Group, LLC
Jonathan Rust is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Counselor Education at SUNY New Paltz, where his work sits at the intersection of school counseling, group dynamics, and multicultural practice. He brings to ATAPE Group deep expertise in how schools can create the conditions for students and educators to thrive.
Dr. Rust advises ATAPE Group on the design and facilitation of learning experiences that center equity, cultural responsiveness, and the full developmental needs of young people. His scholarship and practice inform how ATAPE approaches professional learning, leadership development, and community engagement across the schools and districts it serves.