Antonio Cardona

Executive Assistant: Danielle.Gharineh@ppl-inc.org

Antonio Cardona leads PPL’s workforce and education programs, including its adult and youth career pathways training programs and its two alternative high schools. Cardona previously served as Director of the Office of Public Charter Schools for Pillsbury United Communities, where he oversaw Pillsbury’s 20 charter schools, helped create its Urban Institute for Service and Learning, and served as Director of the Oak Park Community Center in North Minneapolis. He also led in the creation and expansion of the Twin Cities site of Public Allies. He joined PPL in February 2021.