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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.

Kelli-Ann Alcott

Operations Manager

kalcott@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0233

Keaton Bell

Afterschool Program Manager

kbell@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0319

Concepcion Benitez

Senior Youth & Family Counselor

cbenitez@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0300

Gabrielle Bozeman

Communications and Advancement Coordinator

gbozeman@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0221

Alex Brockman

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve

abrockman@youthopportunity.org 847.866.1200 x520

Aina Cambridge

AmeriCorps Program Manager

acambridge@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0232

Laura Christman

Grants Accountant

lchristman@youthopportunity.org 847 801-0303

Esmeralda Rodriguez Eguia

Senior Afterschool Program Manager, Middle School Programs

erodriguez@youthopportunity.org 847.584.2723

Estefanía Elias

Senior Youth and Family Counselor

eelias@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0282

Chris Essex

Maker Manager

cessex@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0314

Jim Fetty

Executive Director of Finance

jfetty@youthopportunity.org

Annasha Goodall-Sardin

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve

ssardin@youthopportunity.org 847.866.1200 x501

Taylor Grims

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve

tgrims@youthopportunity.org 847.866.1200 x506

Simone Hampton

Afterschool Program Manager

shampton@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0329

Isabelle Harari

Afterschool Program Manager

iharari@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0311

Elise Heyde

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve

eheyde@youthopportunity.org 847.866.1200 x526

Gladys James

Afterschool Program Manager

gjames@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0326

Tosha Jorden

Youth and Family Counselor

tjorden@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0312

Chanquel Jones

Senior Afterschool Program Manager, Elementary School Programs

cjones@youthopportunity.org 847.305.1648

Jissmaria Karickal

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve

jkarickal@youthopportunity.org 847.866.1200 x527

Beverly Kunkel

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve

bkunkel@youthopportunity.org 847.610.9253

Diego Leanos

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve

dleanos@youthopportunity.org 847.866.1200 x528

Jennifer Simpson Leigh

Executive Director of Advancement

jsimpsonleigh@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0226

Emily Lien

Grants and Communications Specialist

elien@youthopportunity.org (847) 801-0299 x249

Craig Lynch

Chief Executive Officer

clynch@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0231

Alynn McCormick

Youth and Family Counselor

amccormick@youthopportunity.org 847.637.5345

Jafet Melendez

Afterschool Program Manager

jmelendez@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0245

Krysta Michorczyk

Advancement Officer

kmichorczyk@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0281

Allen Moore

Youth Worker - Maker Space

amoore@youthopportunity.org (847) 801-0220 x424

Becky Moore

Human Resources Manager

bmoore@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0294

Justice Murray

Afterschool Program Manager

jmurray@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0217

Maribel Nabor

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve

mnabor@youthopportunity.org 847.866.1200 x515

Yaseman Nassiri

Afterschool Program Manager

ynassiri@youthopportunity.org 847.915.4459

Dusty Peterson

Accounting Manager

dpeterson@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0293

Victoria Robbins

Talent Manager

trobbins@youthopportunity.org 847.859.5629

Melody Rose

Executive Director of Child Welfare Agency Services / Director of Clinical and Outreach Services

mrose@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0238

Laura Savage

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve

lsavage@youthopportunity.org 847.610.9584

Bobby Serwa

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve

rserwa@youthopportunity.org 847.866.1200 x524

Dominique Stallings

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve

dstallings@youthopportunity.org 847.866.1200 x508

Regina Stevenson

Executive Director of Human Resources

rstevenson@youthopportunity.org

James Studenmund

Information Technology Coordinator

jstudenmund@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0283

Olivia Tsotsos

Community Case Manager

otsotsos@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0269

Maria Ximena Valenzuela

Afterschool Program Manager

mvalenzuela@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0297

Patty Valkanas

Afterschool Program Manager

pvalkanas@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0296

Leslie Warner

Grants Manager

lwarner@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0242

Destiny Watson

High School Program Manager of Freshman Transitions

dwatson@youthopportunity.org (847) 306-3570 x418

Em Wilder

Executive Director of Out-of-School-Time Programs

ewilder@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0301

Kayla Witmer

AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve

kwitmer@youthopportunity.org 847.866.1200 x510

Kaley Witowski

Youth and Family Counselor

kwitowski@youthopportunity.org 847.801.0285

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

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