Youth UpRising Staff

Administration

• Olis Simmons, President & CEO
• Ali Knight, Chief of Programs
• Partha Sarathy, Chief Financial Officer
• Michelle Abrenilla, Director of Finance
• Melinda Morris, HR Generalist
• Ama Zenya, Director of Talent Management

Health & Wellness

• Carol Dorham-Kelly, Director
• Aaron Smith, Mental Health Therapist
• Dania Sacks March, Mental Health Therapist
• Jason Williams, Director of Justice Initiatives
• Jermaine Ashley, Case Manager
• Shirley Block, Case Manager
• Edward Moore, Case Manager
• Tiffany White, Case Manager II

Career & Education

• Lisa Haynes, Director
• Susan Han, Associate Director of Education Services
• Dyese Hunt, Career Services Manager
• Leah Jones, Eligibility Coordinator
• Daniel Guzman, Academic Advisor
• Rakeya Cherry-Hill, Academic Advisor
• Jackson Kroopf, Curriculum Coordinator

• Brandon Turner, C&E Coordinator
• Nicole Eason, Senior Career Coach
• Nicole Haley, Senior Career Coach
• Kandie Mercadel, Senior Career Coach
• Sabaa Shoraka, Senior Career Coach
• Regina Amos, Career Coach
• Christopher Oaks, Career Coach
• Anita Russell, Career Coach
• Sidney Chapman, Job Developer
• Britney Davis, Administrative Support

Arts & Expression

• Rafael Flores, Director
• Arturo Arechiga, Visual Arts Coordinator
• Roy Miles, Film & Video Coordinator
• Nate Hadden, Multi-Media Assistant
• Paulo Presotto, Multi-Media Coordinator
• Genesis Rubin, Music Instructor

Social Enterprise

• Nina Berkson, SE Director
• Claudette Allen, SE Administrative Manager
• Christopher Taylor, Assistant Café Manager
• Arturo Becerra, Assistant Café Manager
• Donald Ledbetter, Crew Leader

Public Policy & Community Transformation

• Andrew Lopez, Director of Evaluation & Accountability
• Susana Morales Konishi, Director of Community Economic Development
• Margarita Ramirez, Health Impact Assessment Coordinator

Strategic Partnerships & Investments

• Elisabeth S. Roth, Chief of Strategic Partnerships & Development
• Rory Brown, Development Manager
• Laneva Johnson, Development Associate

Youth Leadership & Civic Engagement

• Sikander Iqbal, Director of Youth Leadership & Civic Engagement
• Alyssa Evans, Community Transformation Coordinator

Culture Keepers

• Chavairick "Rick" Smith, Lead Culture Keeper
• Lionel McCoy, Culture Keeper
• Maurice Thomas, Culture Keeper
• Miguel Souza, Culture Keeper
• John Lewis, Jr., Culture Keeper
• Brittney Jackson, Jr. Culture Keeper

Facilities

• Vincent Burton, Facilities & Workforce Director
• Pharoah Brand, Intake/Front Desk
• Jaquese McCoy, Front Desk/Administrative Support