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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