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
Vice President of Advancement
he/him
aallen@ayayouth.org
Rachelle Blauwkamp
Eligibility Specialist
she/her
rachelle@ayayouth.org
Madelynn Bursley
Supportive Programs Coordinator
she/her
mbursley@ayayouth.org
Nokomis Clarey-Schultz
Advancement Coordinator
she/her
ncschultz@ayayouth.org
Tiffany Clarke
Vice President of Strategic Growth
she/her
tclarke@ayayouth.org
Tanise Clipper
Youth Advocate
she/her
tclipper@ayayouth.org
Stephanie Collier
Vice President of Programs
she/her
scollier@ayayouth.org
Melonie Cooper
Supportive Housing MSW Intern
she/her
mcooper@ayayouth.org
Cierra Craig
Supportive Programs Manager
she/her
ccraig@ayayouth.org
Rosie Cusack
Youth Advocate
she/her
rcusack@ayayouth.org
Isabella de la Rosa
Housing Youth Specialist (TH)
she/her
iisaacson@ayayouth.org
Colin Dick
Housing Navigator
he/him
cdick@ayayouth.org
Sara Field
Drop-in Coordinator
she/her
sfield@ayayouth.org
Sabri Hasan
Youth Advocate
they/them
shasan@ayayouth.org
Jacqueline Holder
Director of Finance
she/her
jholder@ayayouth.org
Marie Joseph
Youth Advocate
they/she
mjoseph@ayayouth.org
Krista Josephson
Vice President of Finance and Administration
she/her
kjosephson@ayayouth.org
Li Kaplan
Community Housing Manager
she/her
lkaplan@ayayouth.org
Crystal Kitten
Director of Program Quality
she/her
ckitten@ayayouth.org
Mads LaDow
DCT Specialist
she/they
mladow@ayayouth.org
Meryn McClelland
Occupational Therapy Intern
she/her
interns@ayayouth.org
Korey Mills
Drop-in Manager
he/him
kmills@ayayouth.org
Julius "Juice" Montgomery
Youth Advocate
he/him
jmontgomery@ayayouth.org
Ja-Quari Moore-Bass
Younger Youth Outreach Specialist
he/him
jbass@ayayouth.org
Anthony "Tony" Ochoa
Advancement Manager
he/him
aochoa@ayayouth.org
Martel Posey
Supportive Housing Advocate
he/him
mposey@ayayouth.org
Kasey Powlenko
Housing Resource Specialist
he/him
kpowlenko@ayayouth.org
Charles Sanders
Supportive Housing Manager
he/him
csanders@ayayouth.org
Trayana Starr-Thurman
Drop-in Intern
she/her
tsthurman@ayayouth.org
Rodney Seaberg
Property Management Coordinator
he/him
rseaberg@ayayouth.org
Liz Welch
Administrative Coordinator
she/her
ewelch@ayayouth.org
Lauren VanKeulen
Chief Executive Officer
she/her
lvankeulen@ayayouth.org
Mentors
Atti Betts
Brown Peer Mentor
they/them
Khadijah Brown
Union House Mentor
she/her
Regina Dix
Evans House Mentor
she/her
Kessia Graves
Logan House Mentor
she/her
Mark Hadley
Naylor House Mentor
he/him
Candee Martin
Lafayette House Mentor
she/her
Enrique Mercado
Cherry Peer Mentor
he/him
Keyaira Simpson
Henry House Mentor
she/her
Brianna Williams
Evergreen House Mentor
she/her
Anjel Zee
Martha & Underhill House Mentor
they/them
Board Members
Marcos Esparza
Board Member
he/him
Greenville Asset Management
Missy Jackson
Board President
she/her
The Vantage Group
Mike Keller
Board Recorder
he/him
Booking.com
Julius Lema
Board Member
he/him
Bissell
DL McKinney
Board Member
they/them
Grand Valley State University
Jeremy Payne
Board Member
he/him
Cascade Engineering
Shawn Perdue
Board Member
he/him
Herman Miller
Corinne Sprague
Board Member
she/her
Warner Norcross + Judd
Micalah Webster
Board Member
she/her
Henry Ford Health
Alex Torres
Board Member
he/him
Merck Pharmaceuticals
Todd Van Haren
Board Treasurer
he/him
SecurAlarm
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