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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

Alejandra Arellano

Program Coordinator - Washington

aarellano@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0240

Rodney Avery

Facilities Assistant

ravery@youthopportunity.org

Megan Berger

Program Coordinator - Old Orchard

mberger@youthopportunity.org 847.915.6198

Nicole Bolton

Program Coordinator - Dawes

nbolton@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0306

Courtney Boyd

Afterschool Program Manager - Bessie Rhodes

cboyd@youthopportunity.org 847.905.9173

Cheryl Brown

Office Manager

cbrown@youthopportunity.org

Cheyenne Buford

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

cbuford@youthopportunity.org

Sheryl Coaxum

Afterschool Program Manager - Washington

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

Afterschool Program Manager - Nichols

hdahm@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0311

Jocelyn Davis

HR Generalist

jocdavis@youthopportunity.org 847.859.5629

Laurie Dayon

Executive Director of Advancement

ldayon@youthopportunity.org 847. 801.0226

Jessica Dezil

Program Coordinator - Chute

jdezil@youthopportunity.org 847.610.9627

Suheoll Diaz

Afterschool Program Manager - Old Orchard Jr High

sudiaz@youthopportunity.org 847.915.4459

Alex Finnegan

Accounting Clerk

afinnegan@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0299

Clark Foster-Dykes

Program Coordinator - Walker

cfoster-dykes@youthopportunity.org

Simone Hampton

Senior Program Manager of Elementary School

shampton@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0329

Desja Hickman

Program Coordinator - Oakton

dhickman@youthopportunity.org 847.492.2126

Michelle Hinojosa

Senior Program Manager of High School

mhinojosa@youthopportunity.org 847.306.3570

Zae Jorden

Youth and Family Counselor

zjorden@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0312

Olivia Landon

Program Coordinator - High School

olandon@youthopportunity.org 847.278.0098

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

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

Jafet Melendez

Afterschool Program Manager - Middle Schools

jmelendez@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0245

Jordan Metter

Program Coordinator - Bessie Rhodes

jmetter@youthopportunity.org

Allen Moore

Maker Space Manager

amoore@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0314

George Morrison

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member

gmorrison@youthopportunity.org

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

ssardin@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0329

Elyse Schauer

Youth and Family Counselor

eschauer@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0285

Joseph Seidman

Afterschool Program Manager - King Arts

jseidman@youthopportunity.org

Dennis Skolnik

Accountant

dskolnik@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0293

Rachel Stern

Advancement Specialist

rstern@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0281

Regina Stevenson

Executive Director of Human Resources

rstevenson@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0219

James Studenmund

Information Technology Coordinator

jstudenmund@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0283

Abraham Syffray

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

asyffray@youthopportunity.org

María Ximena Valenzuela

Afterschool Program Manager - Chute

mvalenzuela@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0297

Laini Watts

Program Coordinator - Nichols

lwatts@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0278

JayLashay Young

Afterschool Program Manager - Oakton

jyoung@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0296

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