Our Team
Executive Team
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Kyra Kyles
Chief Executive Officer
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Cari Campbell
Chief Technology Officer
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Pedro Vega Jr.
Chief Creative Officer
Operations & Programming
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Rodney Butler
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
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Shirley Yee
Senior Director, Programs
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Margaret Farmer
Human Resources Director
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Sergio Mojica
Director of Media Education & Employment (Chicago Hub)
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Marshall Jackson
Executive Assistant, Board of Directors Liaison
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Patrice Easley
First Impressions Coordinator
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Vanessa DeNino
Impact & Evaluation Manager
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Samantha Stiede
Case Manager
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Vivienne Alcantar
Podcast & Audio Instructor
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Teresa Wierzbianska
Journalism Instructor
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Wen Yi Yu
Video Instructor
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Denise Mazar Leja
Academic & Employment Advisor
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Bianca Taylor
Graphic Design and Digital Art Instructor
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Samantha Madayag
Academic and Employment Advisor
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Dajah Jenkins
Administrative Assistant/ Outreach Specialist (Chicago Hub)
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Ivontae Corbin
Music / Audio Instructor (Chicago Hub)
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Ernest Whiteman III
Video Instructor (Chicago Hub)
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Zitlaly Melero
HR Manager
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Jackson Roach
Journalism Instructor
Newsroom
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Kathy Chaney
Executive Editor, Daily News and Director, Midwest Hub
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NaTyshca Pickett
Senior Editor/Producer, Social Justice
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Amber Ly
Newsroom Training Manager/Producer
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Nykeya Woods
Entertainment & Culture Producer/Editor
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Shaylyn Martos
Newsroom Associate Producer
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Chaz Hubbard
Senior Video Producer
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Michelle Klug
Senior Video Producer
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Liz Tril
Associate Video Editor/Producer
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Malachi Segers-Seker
Associate Producer/Host
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Luis Flores
Video Editor & Instructor
Partnerships & Podcasting
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Rebecca Martin
Senior Director, Partnerships & Podcasts
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Sam Choo
Director of Podcasting
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Nyge Turner
Podcast Host/Producer
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Dominique French
Podcast Producer/ Co-host/Development Producer
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James Riley
Audio Engineer
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Maya Drexler
Senior Manager Music Partnerships & Licensing
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Fredia Lucas
Senior Producer, Podcasting
Creative
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Pedro Vega Jr.
Chief Creative Officer
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Eli Arbreton
Project Manager, Creative
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Oliver Rodriguez
YR Music Producer
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Brigido Bautista
Graphic Design Program Manager & DJ Instructor
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Matthew Heywood
Motion Graphics Designer
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Jess Smolinski
Senior Designer
Technology
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Cari Campbell
Chief Technology Officer
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David Kim
Senior Manager I.T.
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Michelle Rivera-Gravage
Web Developer
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Michael Steve
Platform Manager
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Christian Escobar
Production Manager
Development & Growth
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Ashleigh Kenny
Director of Development
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Max Walker
Development Manager
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Lissa Soep, PhD
Special Projects Producer, Senior Scholar-in-Residence, Teach YR
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Monica Clark, PhD
Teach YR Project Director
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Lauren Rascoe
Engagement, Learning, and Experience Project Manager, Teach YR