Our Team

Executive Team

  • Kyra Kyles

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Cari Campbell

    Chief Technology Officer

  • Pedro Vega Jr.

    Chief Creative Officer

Operations & Programming

  • Rodney Butler

    Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

  • Shirley Yee

    Senior Director, Programs

  • Margaret Farmer

    Human Resources Director

  • Sergio Mojica

    Director of Media Education & Employment (Chicago Hub)

  • Marshall Jackson

    Executive Assistant, Board of Directors Liaison

  • Patrice Easley

    First Impressions Coordinator

  • Vanessa DeNino

    Impact & Evaluation Manager

  • Samantha Stiede

    Case Manager

  • Vivienne Alcantar

    Podcast & Audio Instructor

  • Teresa Wierzbianska

    Journalism Instructor

  • Wen Yi Yu

    Video Instructor

  • Denise Mazar Leja

    Academic & Employment Advisor

  • Bianca Taylor

    Graphic Design and Digital Art Instructor

  • Samantha Madayag

    Academic and Employment Advisor

  • Dajah Jenkins

    Administrative Assistant/ Outreach Specialist (Chicago Hub)

  • Ivontae Corbin

    Music / Audio Instructor (Chicago Hub)

  • Ernest Whiteman III

    Video Instructor (Chicago Hub)

  • Zitlaly Melero

    HR Manager

  • Jackson Roach

    Journalism Instructor

Newsroom

  • Kathy Chaney

    Executive Editor, Daily News and Director, Midwest Hub

  • NaTyshca Pickett

    Senior Editor/Producer, Social Justice

  • Amber Ly

    Newsroom Training Manager/Producer

  • Nykeya Woods

    Entertainment & Culture Producer/Editor

  • Shaylyn Martos

    Newsroom Associate Producer

  • Chaz Hubbard

    Senior Video Producer

  • Michelle Klug

    Senior Video Producer

  • Liz Tril

    Associate Video Editor/Producer

  • Malachi Segers-Seker

    Associate Producer/Host

  • Luis Flores

    Video Editor & Instructor

Partnerships & Podcasting

  • Rebecca Martin

    Senior Director, Partnerships & Podcasts

  • Sam Choo

    Director of Podcasting

  • Nyge Turner

    Podcast Host/Producer

  • Dominique French

    Podcast Producer/ Co-host/Development Producer

  • James Riley

    Audio Engineer

  • Maya Drexler

    Senior Manager Music Partnerships & Licensing

  • Fredia Lucas

    Senior Producer, Podcasting

Creative

  • Pedro Vega Jr.

    Chief Creative Officer

  • Eli Arbreton

    Project Manager, Creative

  • Oliver Rodriguez

    YR Music Producer

  • Brigido Bautista

    Graphic Design Program Manager & DJ Instructor

  • Matthew Heywood

    Motion Graphics Designer

  • Jess Smolinski

    Senior Designer

Technology

  • Cari Campbell

    Chief Technology Officer

  • David Kim

    Senior Manager I.T.

  • Michelle Rivera-Gravage

    Web Developer

  • Michael Steve

    Platform Manager

  • Christian Escobar

    Production Manager

Development & Growth

  • Ashleigh Kenny

    Director of Development

  • Max Walker

    Development Manager

  • Lissa Soep, PhD

    Special Projects Producer, Senior Scholar-in-Residence, Teach YR

  • Monica Clark, PhD

    Teach YR Project Director

  • Lauren Rascoe

    Engagement, Learning, and Experience Project Manager, Teach YR