Our Team
Our staff is the heartbeat of AYA’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

Madelynn Bursley
Youth Advocate
she/her
mbursley@ayayouth.org

Nokomis Clarey-Schultz
Advancement Coordinator
she/her
ncschultz@ayayouth.org

Tiffany Clarke
Director of Grants and Compliance
she/her
tclarke@ayayouth.org

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

Cierra Craig
Supportive Programs Manager
she/her
ccraig@ayayouth.org

Sara Field
Youth Advocate
she/her
sfield@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
Drop-in Coordinator
he/him
kmills@ayayouth.org

Ja-Quari Moore-Bass
Youth Advocate
he/him
jbass@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

Rodney Seaberg
Property Maintenance Technician/Coordinator
he/him
rseaberg@ayayouth.org

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

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

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

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

Khadijah Brown
Cherry House Mentor
she/her

Floyd Haslett
Naylor House Mentor
he/him

Candee Martin
Lafayette 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

Corinne Sprague
Board Member
she/her
Warner Norcross + Judd

Shawn Perdue
Board Treasurer
he/him
Herman Miller

Alex Torres
Board Member
he/him
Merck Pharmaceuticals

Micalah Webster
Board Member
she/her
Henry Ford Health

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