Our Team
Our staff is the heartbeat of A.Y.A.’s mission and vision. Together, we bring our shared passions to the table in the name of building authentic relationships and breaking the cycle of homelessness in our community.

Staff

Andy Allen
Director of Advancement
he/him
aallen@ayayouth.org

Kendra Avila
Housing Manager
she/her
kavila@ayayouth.org

Cierra Craig
Youth Advocate
she/her
ccraig@ayayouth.org

Stephanie Collier
Director of Drop-In
she/her
scollier@ayayouth.org

Madison Haack
Advancement Coordinator
she/her
mhaack@ayayouth.org

Krista Josephson
Director of Finance
she/her
kjosephson@ayayouth.org

Li Kaplan
Housing Specialist
she/her
Lkaplan@ayayouth.org

Crystal Kitten
Director of Housing
she/her
ckitten@ayayouth.org

Korey Mills
Youth Advocate
he/him
kmills@ayayouth.org

Anthony "Tony" Ochoa
Advancement Manager
he/him
aochoa@ayayouth.org

Kasey Powlenko
Youth Advocate
he/him
kpowlenko@ayayouth.org

Charles Sanders
Housing Advocate
he/him
csanders@ayayouth.org

KJ Tucker
Director of Supportive Programming
she/her
ktucker@ayayouth.org

Mark Tucker
Director of Operations
he/him
mtucker@ayayouth.org

Liz Welch
Administrative Assistant
she/her
ewelch@ayayouth.org

Jon VanKeulen
Chief Housing and Innovation Officer
he/him
jvankeulen@ayayouth.org

Lauren VanKeulen
Chief Executive Officer
she/her
lvankeulen@ayayouth.org
Mentors

Khadijah Brown
Cherry House Mentor
she/her

Tara Colvin
Logan House Mentor
she/her

Claudine Gasana
Evans House Mentor

Shafike Gasana
Evans House Mentor
he/him

Floyd Haslett
Naylor House Mentor
he/him

Kathryn "Kat" Knox
Underhill House Mentor
she/her

Candee Martin
Lafayette House Mentor
she/her

Carissa Ureña
Union House Mentor
she/her
Board Members

Laketa Alexander
Board Member
she/her
Booking.com

Missy Jackson
Board President
she/her
The Vantage Group

Mike Keller
Board Recorder
he/him
Booking.com

Julius Lema
Board Member
he/him
Bissell

Ja-Quari Moore-Bass
Board Member
he/him
Kentwood Public Schools
Housing Co-Founder, Alumni, and Former House Mentor

Jacques Moss
Board Vice President
he/him
Amway Global

Shawn Perdue
Board Treasurer
he/him
Herman Miller

Corinne Sprague
Board Member
she/her
Warner Norcross + Judd

Alex Torres
Board Member
he/him
Merck Pharmaceuticals

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