our team

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Israel Shasanmi
Deputy Director
Allison Luthe
Executive Director

Advocacy & Community Engagement

Katherine Shr
Advocacy & Nonviolence Coordinator
Leintz Belony
Community Engagement Coordinator
Mary Dicken
Advocacy & Engagement Director

Best Buy Teen Tech Center & 40 West Digital

Alberto Montero
Videographer, 40 West Digital
Deania Wise
Assistant Editor, 40 West Digital
Douglas Morris
40 West Digital Director
Matthew Officer
Social Enterprise Coordinator, 40 West Digital
Pharoah Smith
Assistant Editor, 40 West Digital
R’Quiya Ruffin
Pathways Coordinator, Best Buy Teen Tech Center
Seth Allen
Best Buy Teen Tech Center Coordinator
Wonsehlea Tea
Job Training Coordinator, 40 West Digital

Family & Community Programs

Alex Lipsey
Wellness Coach
Evelyn White
Wellness Coach
Jalen Sultzer
Wellness Coach
Octavia Williams
Mental Health Coordinator
Shalonda Kelley
Wellness Coach
Terrence Sanford
Family & Community Program Director

Midtown Get-Around

Jerry Hood
Driver
LaTasha Boyd
Community Resource Coordinator
Stephen Woods
Driver

Operations and General

Christina Rodriguez
Grants Coordinator
Jami Perkins
Operations Director
Shaun Mills
Facility Maintenance
Valorie Woods
Receptionist

Youth Programs

Aaronda McGowan
Youth Worker
Alfred Moore
Youth Worker
Ashley Young
Wellness Coach
Azure Riley
Elementary School Coordinator
Deborah Williams
Literacy Coordinator
Deon Banks
Intensive Supports Program Director
Gabriel Clark
Academic Wellness Coach
Kamyra Lyles
Middle School Program Assistant
Lacrisha Hollins
Youth Program Director
Monique Love
Literacy Program Director
Yahshuah Jackson
Program Assistant