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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.

Desteny Anderson

Youth and Family Counselor

danderson@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0321

Rodney Avery

Facilities Assistant

ravery@youthopportunity.org

Nicole Bolton

Program Coordinator

nbolton@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0306

Sheryl Coaxum

Afterschool Program Manager

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

Hannah Dahm

Program Coordinator

hdahm@youthopportunity.org

Jocelyn Davis

HR Generalist

jocdavis@youthopportunity.org 847.859.5629

Laurie Dayon

Executive Director of Advancement

ldayon@youthopportunity.org (847) 801-0226

Suheoll Diaz

Afterschool Program Manager

sudiaz@youthopportunity.org 847.915.4459

Ja'nae Fuerte

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member

Annasha Goodall-Sardin

Afterschool Program Manager

ssardin@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0329

Nakil Hakeem

Afterschool Program Manager

nhakeem@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0311

Simone Hampton

Senior Program Manager of Elementary School

shampton@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0329

Desja Hickman

Program Coordinator

Michelle Hinojosa

Senior Program Manager of High School

mhinojosa@youthopportunity.org 847.306.3570

Gladys James

Afterschool Program Manager

gjames@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0326

Tosha Jorden

Youth and Family Counselor

tjorden@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0312

Olivia Landon

HS Program Coordinator

olandon@youthopportunity.org

April Langworthy

Executive Director of Out-of-School-Time Programs

alangworthy@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0301

Talayah Lemon

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member

Emily Lien

Grants and Communications Specialist

elien@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0280

Lena Yandong Liu

Budget and Grants Analyst

lenaliu@youthopportunity.org (847) 801-0303

Craig Lynch

Chief Executive Officer

clynch@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0231

Martin Maxwell

Executive Director of Finance

mmaxwell@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0211

Tania Margonza

Senior Program Manager of Middle School

tmargonza@youthopportunity.org 847.584.2723

Jafet Melendez

Afterschool Program Manager

jmelendez@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0245

Allen Moore

Maker Space Manager

amoore@youthopportunity.org

George Morrison

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member

gmorrison@youthopportunity.org

Rachel Niswander

Program Coordinator

rniswander@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0240

Emaurie Pelt

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member

847-866-1200

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

jroeder@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0274

Sydney Samoska

High School Program Manager

ssamoska@youthopportunity.org (847) 801-0220

Elyse Schauer

Youth and Family Counselor

eschauer@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

María Ximena Valenzuela

Afterschool Program Manager

mvalenzuela@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0297

Leslie Warner

Grants Manager

lwarner@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0242

Elizabeth Wolfson

Program Coordinator

ewolfson@youthopportunity.org 847.305.2068

JayLashay Young

Afterschool Program Manager

jyoung@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0296

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