Our Team
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Tina Ayala
Interim President and CEO
tina.ayala@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Kari Lusk-Basick
Chief Financial Officer
312-913-1700 x421 / 312-913-1800 Fax
kari@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Tarnisha Smith
Senior Director of People & Culture
312-913-1700 x415 / 312-913-1800 Fax tarnisha.smith@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Rachel Wandell
Interim Senior Director of Development
312-913-1700 x450
rachel.wandell@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Shannon Claiborne
Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives
312-913-1700 x451
shannon.claiborne@chicagoyouthcenters.org
PROGRAM OPERATIONS
312-913-1700 / 312-913-1800 Fax
Tina Ayala
Chief Operations Officer
tina.ayala@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Talina Carter-Bowie
Chief Program Officer
talina.carter-bowie@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Dushunda Henderson
Director of Community Schools
dushunda.henderson@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Piotr Wojnicz
Director of Continuous Improvement
piotr.wojnicz@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Chastity McSweaney
Manager of ESI
chastity.mcsweaney@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Devin Swift
Manager of STEAM and External Partnerships
devin.swift@chicagoyouthcenters.org
DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
312-913-1700 / 312-913-1800 Fax
Maggie Shiflett
Director of Corporate & Foundation Partnerships
maggie.shiflett@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Iris Kim
Fundraising and Events Manager
iris.kim@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Clarice Goodman
Special Projects Coordinator
clarice.goodman@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Dan Hirshfield
Annual Giving and Database Coordinator
dan.hirshfield@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Bridget Szydlo
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
bridget.szydlo@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Elisa Shaw
Development Coordinator
elisabeth.shaw@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Camille Laxamana
Administrative Assistant
camille.laxamana@chicagoyouthcenters.org