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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

Andy Allen

Vice President of Advancement

he/him
aallen@ayayouth.org

Kendra Avila

Kendra Avila

Supportive Housing Manager

she/her
kavila@ayayouth.org

Rachelle Blauwkamp

Rachelle Blauwkamp

Eligibility Specialist

she/her
rachelle@ayayouth.org

Madelynn Bursley

Madelynn Bursley

Supportive Programs Coordinator

she/her
mbursley@ayayouth.org

Nokomis Clarey-Schultz

Nokomis Clarey-Schultz

Advancement Coordinator

she/her
ncschultz@ayayouth.org

Tiffany Clarke

Tiffany Clarke

Vice President of Grants and Compliance

she/her
tclarke@ayayouth.org

Stephanie Collier

Stephanie Collier

Director of Program Implementation

she/her
scollier@ayayouth.org

Cierra Craig

Cierra Craig

Supportive Programs Manager

she/her
ccraig@ayayouth.org

Rosie Cusack

Rosie Cusack

Youth Advocate

she/her
rcusack@ayayouth.org

Colin Dick

Colin Dick

Housing Navigator

cdick@ayayouth.org

Sara Field

Sara Field

Drop-in Coordinator

she/her
sfield@ayayouth.org

Sabri Hasan

Sabri Hasan

Youth Advocate

they/them
shasan@ayayouth.org

Jacqueline Holder

Jacqueline Holder

Grants & Finance Manager

she/her
jholder@ayayouth.org

Isabella Isaacson

Isabella Isaacson

Drop-in Intern

she/her
interns@ayayouth.org

Krista Josephson

Krista Josephson

Vice President of Finance

she/her
kjosephson@ayayouth.org

Li Kaplan

Li Kaplan

Community Housing Manager

she/her
lkaplan@ayayouth.org

Crystal Kitten

Crystal Kitten

Director of Program Quality

she/her
ckitten@ayayouth.org

Mads LaDow

Mads LaDow

Drop-in Intern

she/they
interns@ayayouth.org

Korey Mills

Korey Mills

Drop-in Manager

he/him
kmills@ayayouth.org

 Julius "Juice" Montgomery

Julius "Juice" Montgomery

Youth Advocate

he/him
jmontgomery@ayayouth.org

Ja-Quari Moore-Bass

Ja-Quari Moore-Bass

Youth Advocate

he/him
jbass@ayayouth.org

Anthony "Tony" Ochoa

Anthony "Tony" Ochoa

Advancement Manager

he/him
aochoa@ayayouth.org

Martel Posey

Martel Posey

Housing Youth Specialist

he/him
mposey@ayayouth.org

Kasey Powlenko

Kasey Powlenko

Housing Resource Specialist

he/him
kpowlenko@ayayouth.org

Charles Sanders

Charles Sanders

Supportive Housing Coordinator

he/him
csanders@ayayouth.org

Rodney Seaberg

Rodney Seaberg

Property Management Coordinator

he/him
rseaberg@ayayouth.org

KJ Tucker

KJ Tucker

Vice President of Programs

she/her
ktucker@ayayouth.org

Mark Tucker

Mark Tucker

Vice President of Operations

he/him
mtucker@ayayouth.org

Liz Welch

Liz Welch

Administrative Assistant

she/her
ewelch@ayayouth.org

Lauren VanKeulen

Lauren VanKeulen

Chief Executive Officer

she/her
lvankeulen@ayayouth.org

Mentors

Atti Bets

Atti Bets

House Mentor

they/them

Khadijah Brown

Khadijah Brown

Cherry House Mentor

she/her

Mark Hadley

Mark Hadley

House Mentor

he/him

Candee Martin

Candee Martin

Lafayette House Mentor

she/her

Enrique Mercado

Enrique Mercado

House Mentor

he/him

Board Members

Marcos Esparza

Marcos Esparza

Board Member

he/him
Greenville Asset Management

Missy Jackson

Missy Jackson

Board President

she/her
The Vantage Group

Mike Keller

Mike Keller

Board Recorder

he/him
Booking.com

Julius Lema

Julius Lema

Board Member

he/him
Bissell

DL McKinney

DL McKinney

Board Member

they/them
Grand Valley State University

Jeremy Payne

Jeremy Payne

Board Member

he/him
Cascade Engineering

Shawn Perdue

Shawn Perdue

Board Member

he/him
Herman Miller

Corinne Sprague

Corinne Sprague

Board Member

she/her
Warner Norcross + Judd

Micalah Webster

Micalah Webster

Board Member

she/her
Henry Ford Health

Alex Torres

Alex Torres

Board Member

he/him
Merck Pharmaceuticals

Todd Van Haren

Todd Van Haren

Board Treasurer

he/him
SecurAlarm

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