Our Team
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Tina Ayala
President and CEO
tina.ayala@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Kari Lusk-Basick
Chief Financial Officer
312-913-1700 x421 / 312-913-1800 Fax
kari@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Talina Carter-Bowie
Chief Program Officer
talina.carter-bowie@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Tarnisha Smith
Senior Director of People & Culture
312-913-1700 x415 / 312-913-1800 Fax tarnisha.smith@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Emlyn Bertsche
Senior Director of Development
312-913-1700 x440 / 312-913-1800 Fax
emlyn.bertsche@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
Dushunda Henderson
Director of Community Schools
dushunda.henderson@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Piotr Lewicki
Director of Continuous Improvement
piotr.lewicki@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
Iris Kim
Fundraising and Events Manager
iris.kim@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Bridget Szydlo
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
bridget.szydlo@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Camille Laxamana
Administrative Support Coordinator
camille.laxamana@chicagoyouthcenters.org
Tiffany Wilson
Annual Giving & Database Coordinator
tiffany.wilson@chicagoyouthcenters.org