Each YouthBuild program is operated by an autonomous non-profit organization or local public agency. They are not owned and operated by YouthBuild USA. They can obtain the right to use the YouthBuild name either by affiliating with YouthBuild USA or being funded directly by the US Department of Labor under the federal YouthBuild program.
The great majority of local programs join the YouthBuild USA Affiliated Network which YouthBuild USA coordinates to create an organized way for directors, staff, alumni, and students of local YouthBuild programs to be a part of the leadership and governance of the YouthBuild movement. This is achieved through a variety of Councils and Associations for program staff and alumni including the entities listed below. All the members of Councils are elected by their peers to these representative positions. This democratic network is part of the dynamic public/private partnership that fuels so much of YouthBuild’s success.
The YouthBuild USA Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the YouthBuild USA Affiliated Network, as well as for the operations of YouthBuild USA itself. The Board consists of individuals with relevant expertise and deep commitment to our mission, including several graduates of YouthBuild programs. Biographies of board members can be found below.
YouthBuild USA Board of Directors
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Roy O. Priest, Chairman
Former CEO of National Congress for Community Economic
Development; Director of Community Development at HUD (Retired)
Washington, DC
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Stanley Rumbaugh, Treasurer
Former Vice President for Administration and Finance (Retired)
Wheelock College
Boston, MA
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Melvyn Colon, Secretary
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.
Manager of Resident Leadership Initiative
Boston, MA
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Leroy Looper, Chairman Emeritus
Former Executive Director (Retired)
Reality House West
San Francisco, CA
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David M. Abromowitz, Esq
Senior Partner
Goulston & Storrs, P.C.
Boston, MA
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Antoine Bennett
YouthBuild Graduate
Director
Eden’s Job
Baltimore, MD
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Michelle Courton Brown
Sr. VP and Dir., Charitable Management Service
Bank of America
Boston, MA
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Calvin Cotton
YouthBuild Graduate
Student at Morgan State Univertsity
Baltimore, MD
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Larry Del Carlo
President, Mission Housing Development Corporation
San Francisco, CA
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Karen Fulbright-Anderson
Co-Director
Aspen Institute Roundtable
Comprehensive Initiatives
New York, NY
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Cliff Johnson
Executive Director
National League of Cities Institute for
Youth, Education, and Families
Washington, DC
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Andrew Hahn
Professor
Brandeis University, Institute for Sustainable Development
Waltham, MA
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Frank Haydu, Audit Committee Chair
Valuation Perspectives
Newton, MA
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Sikina Lee
YouthBuild Graduate
Financial Fitness Teacher
YouthBuild St. Louis Charter School
St. Louis, MO |
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Francisco Medrano
YouthBuild Graduate
Drug and Alcohol Field Specialist
Breaking Cycles
San Diego, CA
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Karen Pittman
Executive Director, The Forum for Youth Investment
Washington, DC
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Eimy Santiago
YouthBuild Graduate
Alumni Coordinator
YWCA YouthBuild Springfield
Springfield, MA
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National Alumni Council Executive Members
Antonio Ramirez, President
Graduate
YouthBuild Rockford, IL |
Michael Dean, Vice President
Graduate
YouthBuild Columbus, OH |
Jamie Turner, Secretary
Graduate
YouthBuild Indianapolis, IN |
Moshe Castelle, Treasurer
Graduate
Pathways Youthbuild, VA
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Communications Officer
Eimy Santiago
Graduate
YouthBuild Springfield, MA |
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Young Leaders Council Executive Members
Mikey Caban President
Joshua Garcia, Vice President
Sandra Quel, Treasurer
Angelique Earls, Sergeant-at-Arms/Chief Clerk
Andrea Hanshaw, Policy Council Member
National Directors Association Officers
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Suzanne Fitzgerald
President
YouthBuild McLean County, Illinois
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Simran Sidhu
Vice President
YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School
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Lance Wise
Secretary-Treasurer
Cobb County YouthBuild, Georgia
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Gil Barno
Member Emritus
YouthBuild Columbus, Ohio
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Greg Mumford
Northeast Regional Representative
YouthBuild Boston
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National Directors Association Committee Chairs
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Suzanne Fitzgerald
Membership Committee
YouthBuild McLean County, Illinois
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Andy Delgado
Development Committee
CCEO YouthBuild, California
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Melinda Giovengo
Technology Committee
Seattle YouthSource YouthBuilders
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John Bengel
Technical Assistance Committee
YouthBuild Brockton, Massachusetts
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Dwala Ferrell
By-laws Committee
Petersburg Urban Ministries, Virginia
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YouthBuild USA Senior Management Team
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