The navigation header is hidden in edit mode.

Our Team

Our talented and devoted staff members are deeply involved in the lives of our youth and families.

Looking for Y.O.U. team members from a specific program site or department? Use the filter below to customize your search.

Desteny Anderson

Youth and Family Counselor

danderson@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0321

Alejandra Arellano

Program Coordinator - Nichols & Washington

aarellano@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0240

Jaavion Bradley

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member - ETHS & Chute

jbradley@youthopportunity.org

Cheryl Brown

Office Manager

cbrown@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0233

Cheyenne Buford

Program Coordinator - Dawes

cbuford@youthopportunity.org 847.305.2588

Sheryl Coaxum

Afterschool Program Manager - Dawes

scoaxum@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0319

Orlando Cooper

Advancement and Communications Coordinator

ocooper@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0221

Teresa Cortas, LCSW

Executive Director of Clinical and Outreach Services

tcortas@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0238

Jocelyn Davis

HR Generalist

jocdavis@youthopportunity.org 847.859.5629

Laurie Dayon

Executive Director of Advancement

ldayon@youthopportunity.org 847. 801.0226

Alex Finnegan

Accounting Clerk

afinnegan@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0299

Amanda Goad

Afterschool Program Manager - Bessie Rhodes

agoad@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0326

Simone Hampton

Senior Program Manager of Elementary School

shampton@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0329

Zae Jorden

Youth and Family Counselor

zjorden@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0312

Heather Kavka

Program Coordinator - Bessie Rhodes

hkavka@youthopportunity.org 847.305.2068

Mei Kelly

Afterschool Program Manager - Chute & ETHS

mkelly@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0297

April Langworthy

Executive Director of Out-of-School-Time Programs

alangworthy@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0301

Emily Lien

Grants and Communications Specialist

elien@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0280

Craig Lynch

Chief Executive Officer

clynch@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0231

Martin Maxwell

Executive Director of Finance

mmaxwell@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0211

Jafet Melendez

Afterschool Program Manager - Middle Schools

jmelendez@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0245

Morgan Patten

Makerspace Manager

mpatten@youthopportunity.org 847.492.2122

Nicole Pena

Youth and Family Counselor

npena@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0235

Chuck Petty

Community Case Manager

cpetty@youthopportunity.org 847.960.3763

Alex Ravert

Youth and Family Counselor

aravert@youthopportunity.org 847.637.5345

Judith Roeder

Program Coordinator - King Arts

jroeder@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0274

Shai Sardin

Afterschool Program Manager - Dawes & Washington

ssardin@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0329

Elyse Schauer

Youth and Family Counselor

eschauer@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0285

Aakayla Sheppard

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member

asheppard@youthopportunity.org

Dennis Skolnik

Accountant

dskolnik@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0293

Regina Stevenson

Executive Director of Human Resources

rstevenson@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0219

James Studenmund

Information Technology Coordinator

jstudenmund@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0283

Filmon Tekie

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member - Oakton & Walker

ftekie@youthopportunity.org

Laini Watts

Afterschool Program Manager - King Arts

lwatts@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0278

JayLashay Young

Afterschool Program Manager - Oakton & Walker

jyoung@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0296

Interested in a career with Y.O.U.? We are always on the lookout for passionate, driven, and culturally competent talent.

Careers at Y.O.U.