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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.

Alejandra Arellano

Program Coordinator

aarellano@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0240

Cheryl Brown

Office Manager

cbrown@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0233

Gil Clark

Data Entry and Analyst Specialist

gclark@youthopportunity.org

Sheryl Coaxum

Afterschool Program Manager - Nichols

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

Alex Finnegan

Accounting Clerk

afinnegan@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0299

Mateo Hain

Program Coordinator

mhain@youthopportunity.org 847.305.1647

Simone Hampton

Senior Program Manager of Elementary School

shampton@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0329

Elizabeth Hsu

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member

ehsu@youthopportunity.org

Zae Jorden

Youth and Family Counselor

zjorden@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0312

Heather Kavka

Program Coordinator

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

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

Senior Program Manager of Middle School

jmelendez@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0245

Nicole Pena

Youth and Family Counselor

npena@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0235

Kenya Powell

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member

kpowell@youthopportunity.org

Alex Ravert

Youth and Family Counselor

aravert@youthopportunity.org 847.637.5345

Joi-Anissa Russell

Executive Director of Advancement

jrussell@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0226

Dennis Skolnik

Accountant

dskolnik@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0293

Sloane Shabelman

Community Case Manager

sshabelman@youthopportunity.org

Esther Shepard

Program Coordinator

eshepard@youthopportunity.org

Regina Stevenson

Executive Director of Human Resources

rstevenson@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0219

Morgan Steorra

Makerspace Manager

msteorra@youthopportunity.org 847.492.2122

JayLashay Young

Afterschool Program Manager - Dawes

jyoung@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0296

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