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WORKING TOGETHER
TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO THRIVE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rev. Aaron Rogers
Board Chair
Diane Sonneman
Board Vice Chair
Jha'Shaira Farmer
Board Vice Chair
Francella Jackson
Board Secretary
Edmond Brown
Board Treasurer
Michele Mosley
Organizational Effectiveness Co-Chair
Elijah Beal
Olin Board Fellow
Amber Briggs
Tom Burroughs
DaJuan Burton
Zach Chike
Marvion Dean
STAFF
Evan Krauss (he/him)
Executive Director
Dranette Branson (she/her)
Operations Manager
Shontay Ford (She/Her)
Manager, Youth Leadership Strategies
Montez Holton (he/him)
Network Manager, St. Clair County Youth Coalition
Syerra Meadows-Haynes (she/her)
Network Manager, Youth Develpment Alliance
Kaelin Richardson (they/them)
Network Manager, Greater East St. Louis Early Learning Partnership
Michelle Thompson (she/her)
Evaluation Manager, Youth Development Alliance
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