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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 - Nichols & Washington

aarellano@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0240

Jaavion Bradley

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

jbradley@youthopportunity.org

Cheyenne Buford

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member - Washington

cbuford@youthopportunity.org

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

Laurie Dayon

Executive Director of Advancement

ldayon@youthopportunity.org 847. 801.0226

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

Heather Kavka

Program Coordinator - Bessie Rhodes

hkavka@youthopportunity.org

Mei Kelly

Afterschool Program Manager - Chute & ETHS

mkelly@youthopportunity.org

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

Martin Maxwell

Executive Director of Finance

847.801.0211

Jafet Melendez

Afterschool Program Manager - Middle Schools

jmelendez@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0245

Shai Sardin

Afterschool Program Manager - Dawes & Washington

ssardin@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0329

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

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