Our Team - Yes

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Who We Are

We are youth advocates, inspiration leaders, encouragers, mentors, storytellers, collaborators, innovators, program developers, hard workers, subject matter experts, creators and communicators.

Leadership

Dan Bailey

Founder & CEO

Jeff Wilkin

Chief Operating Officer

Sarah Conner

Director of Development

Kara DuBois

Director of Communications

Celia Weitzel

Director of Sales & Strategic Partnerships

Krystal Walker

Director of Wellness Education

Stacey Sheehan

Director of Program Operations

Rayshanette Trotter

Director of Peer-to-Peer Mentoring

Program Sales

Nikki Lane

Sales Manager

Hayley Fernandes

Program Development Manager

Maegann Lough

Program Development Manager

Wellness Education

Krystal Walker

Director of Wellness Education

Oliver Crandon

Wellness Education Speaker Manager

Melissa Teat

Wellness Education Speaker Manager

Trish Harrington

Speaker

Anthony Cotton

Speaker

Carlos Anariva

Speaker

Ramsey-Michele Pruitt

Speaker

Peer-to-Peer Mentoring

Rayshannette Trotter

Director of Peer-to-Peer Mentoring

Emonya Bostic

Mentor Coordinator

Daniel Anariba

Mentor Coordinator

Giancarlo Ramirez

Mentor Coordinator

Brooke Odom

Mentor Coordinator

Operations

Irma Almanza

Administrative Coordinator

Angie Leath

Administrative Coordinator

Christine Samson-Hocevar

Data Entry Coordinator

Development and Communications

Meredith Patterson

Grants Manager

Kara Fraga

Development Operations Assistant

Cynthia Nyugen

Development Relations Assistant

Board of Directors

Jim Granberry

Chairman

Paula McCutcheon

Secretary

Dan Bailey

Board Member

Tom Bumpass

Tom Bumpass

Steve Garoutte

Board Member

Karen E. Gray

Board Member

Clint Grider, Ph.D., CFRE

Board Member

Dan McGuire

Board Member

Ryan O’Dwyer

Board Member

Marcus Wilson

Board Member

Professional Advisory Board

Mental Health Advisory Board

Ruth Cooper

LPC

Charissa Fry

LPC, RPT

Charles Heasley

FMR. Police Sergeant

Joe Martinez

Ed.D.

Azure Smith-Swan

LMSW

Lyn Torres

Counselor

Sexual Health Advisory Board

Ruth Cooper

Board Member

Sandra Lieck

Director of Nursing

Chakosha Powell

Middle School Principal

Allison Snedecor

BSN, RN

Youth Advisory Board

Gabriela Guzman

YAB Member

Natalie Alcala

YAB Member

Ragan Troy

YAB Member

Stephanie Cisneros

YAB Member

Steven Rodriguez

YAB Member

Julian Vega

YAB Member