About Learning Bridge

Kettisha Jones, Executive Director

Previous board member, Kettisha Jones, Ed.D., currently serves as our Interim Executive Director. She supports the Program Manager to further the board’s effort to accomplish Learning Bridge’s mission, vision, and goals. 

Monica Wyatt, Program Manager

Monica’s primary responsibilities as our program manager involve supporting students, their caregivers, and volunteer tutors. She was a middle school math teacher in Austin ISD for ten years. She also served as a foster mother and is ready to reconnect with the foster care system. Monica and her husband have three boys that keep them very busy, but in her spare time, she loves watching her boys play baseball, reading, and playing board games with her family.

Anuva Bonzek, President

Anuva is a former teacher with experience in Title 1 schools. She is working as a field research analyst with the University of Texas at Austin College of Education Meadows Center. She served for three years on her children’s school PTA executive board as committee chairs. Currently, she is the Precinct Chair for Precinct 302 and a volunteer deputy registrar. She is also a tutor at Learning Bridge virtually instructing a 4th grader in Pflugerville.

Erin Hudson, Vice President

Erin practiced law for over a decade focusing on commercial litigation before leaving her firm in 2021 to attend graduate school. She is currently pursuing a PhD in nutritional science at the University of Texas. Prior to moving to Austin, Erin served on the board of the Rio Grande Valley chapter of Girls on the Run.

Christa Floyd, Treasurer

Christa has worked in public accounting for over twenty years and has experience performing financial audits and tax compliance. She served as Treasurer and Secretary of Camelot Water Supply Corporation for eight years. She currently serves as guardian ad litem for CASA of Travis County and is a Learning Bridge tutor.

Abhilasha Mittal, Secretary

Abhilasha has been working in the IT industry as a software developer for more than 15 years. She frequently participates in philanthropic activities with various charities. She has also tutored at Learning Bridge, virtually guiding an 11th grader in San Marcos, TX.

Kristene Blackstone, Member

Kristene works as an independent child welfare consultant after serving as the Associate Commissioner for Child Protective Services in Texas from 2016 to 2020. She was previously the Deputy Director for Field Operations for the Texas Office of the Attorney General’s Child Support Division, where she oversaw the daily operations of the Field Operations Division. She has over 27 years of public service experience working with children and families. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of North Texas and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin.

Cortney Jones, Member

Cortney Jones advocates for and elevates the voice of youth in foster care and is an advocate for change in the system as a whole. Cortney has worked in policy development, advocacy, public education and case management for more than 18 years. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of Texas A&M-Commerce and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Texas State University-San Marcos. Cortney was appointed to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Council in 2021. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Change 1, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of youth in foster care. 

Promod Radhakrishnan, Member

Promod is a Group Vice President at Oracle. He is a strong believer in the concept of leveraging technology as an enabler for society at large. He is passionate about the concept of Continuous Learning, and is committed to charitable causes focused on children’s education.