Leadership & Staff

Talented. Passionate. Creative. Committed. YDO seeks out incredible individuals and empowers them to enrich our community and advance our mission.

Alethea Raybeck

Director of Postsecondary Pathways

Angela Bautista

Director of Transportation

Barrie Tysko

Director of Institutional Philanthropy

Chrystal Pennisi

Creative Arts Coordinator

Coral Sabino

Associate Director of Postsecondary Pathways

Don Rhine

Director of STEM Programs

Glorimar de los Santos

Co-Director of YDO Summer

Joseph Perez

Driver & Van Coordinator

Mark Kampert

Executive Director

Nelly Alba

Director of Recruiting & Persistence

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Howard Sticklor

Our Founder, a self-described guerrilla educator, built the foundation for transformative learning that is now YDO.