YouthBuild’s staff is composed of committed educators, administrators, counselors, vocational instructors and AmeriCorps members. We are a diverse team of professionals, united in our high standards and commitment to serving the best interests of the students.
No matter their role at the school, every employee at YouthBuild plays a part in creating a safe and positive educational environment where amazing transformations can take place.
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Right to Know Officer
Frederick Bader, School Psychologist, Compliance Coordinator
Administration
Scott Emerick, Executive Director
Operations
Adesanya Karade, Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Jenna Dougherty, Business Adminstrator
Joshua Neilson, Help Desk Specialist
Finance
Brian Sullivan, Senior Accountant
Jaclyn Cline, Junior Accountant
Program General
Program Operations
Anna Latshaw, Interim Program Operations Director
Development
Meredith Molloy, Chief Development Officer
Ted Molloy, Individual Giving Manager
Khalil Bullock, Public Relations & Communication Specialist
Compliance
Paul Luong, Grants and Data Manager
Chloe Harvey, WIOA Grants Coordinator
Keeshawn Nicholson, AmeriCorps Grants Specialist
Academic Education
Sarah Burgess, Director of Curriculum & Instruction
Jody Cohen, Language Arts Teacher
Frank Rocchi, Literacy Specialist
Erika Starr Celley, Mathematics Teacher
Hector Roman, Language Arts Teacher
Anthony Smith, Social Studies Teacher
Christina Neilson, Mathematics Teacher
College and Career Partnership
Zurrell Toney, Associate Director of Partnerships and Alumni Success
Katie Charbonneau, Vista
Specialized Services
Frederick Bader, School Psychologist, Compliance Coordinator
Richard Chalme, Special Education Teacher
Erin Young, Special Education Teacher
Shannon Caldwell, Special Education Teacher
Rebecca Wanner, English Language Teacher/Coordinator
Counseling
Aletta Jones-Sterling, Counselor, Consultant
Cheryl Thomas, Counselor, Consultant
George Ford, Counselor, Consultant
Student Life & AmeriCorps
Zuri Stone, Director of Student Life
Iyana Odums, Student Life Assistant
AmeriCorps
Thomas Hagan, Community Projects Coordinator
Bethany Goodge, Community Projects Coordinator
Frannie Elliot, Community Projects Coordinator
Student and Alumni Success
Ana Dopazo, Director of Student and Alumni Success
Samantha Cranford, Student and Alumni Success Coordinator
Latosha Morris, Student and Alumni Success Coordinator
Frank Redmond, Student and Alumni Success Coordinator
Kali Thomas, Student and Alumni Success Coordinator
Shamera Boozer, Student and Alumni Success Coordinator
Vocational Training
Melissa Jackson-Schmidt, Director of Workforce Development
Building Trades
George Jenkins, Building Trades Instructor
Ronald Payton, Youth Development Specialist
Business Administration Scholars
Kimberly Paulus, Stomping Grounds Café Manager/Instructor
Healthcare
Harry Salmond, Healthcare Coordinator/Instructor
Erica Smith, Healthcare Community Projects Coordinator
Child and Youth Care
Mallory Deptola, Child and Youth Care Coordinator