Afterschool Ambassadors Emeritus

Since 2001, more than 200 individuals have served as Afterschool Ambassadors, working in their local communities and states to increase awareness of the need for afterschool, and to act as a voice for the afterschool movement. 

These outstanding individuals work every day to build support for afterschool programs by reaching out to decision makers, increasing media and public awareness of the benefits of afterschool, and encouraging allies from the education, business, government, religious and other communities to support afterschool.

Colleen Abbott

Learning Enriched Afterschool Program, Eldon R-1 Schools
112 S. Pine Street
Eldon, MO 65026
573-392-8060 x 1535
colleen_abbott@mail.eldon.k12.mo.us

Paula Adams

Hawaiʻi Afterschool Alliance
1776 University Avenue, WA1-102
Honolulu, HI 96822
808-956-6515
unamuno@hawaii.edu

Steve Amick

THINK Together
2101-A E. Fourth Street
Santa Ana, CA 92705
619-672-4673
samick@thinktogether.org

Jaynemarie Enyonam Angbah

Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
625 S. Market Street, Suite #700
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-528-7630
jangbah@schusterman.org

Anna Araujo

East Los Angeles Rising
324 North McDonnell Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90022
323-263-4955 x105
anna@risinginc.org

Debra Ballinger

R’Club Child Care, Inc.
4140 49th Street North
Saint Petersburg, FL 33709
727-578-5437
dballinger@rclub.net

Linda Barton

WY lbarton1949@gmail.com

Chris Bass

Douglasville Parks & Recreation
8830 Gurley Road
Douglasville, GA 30134
678-449-3064
bassc@douglasvillega.gov

Richard Bates

Young Audiences of Louisiana
3900 General Taylor, Suite 201
New Orleans, LA 70125
504-523-3525, x4
richard@ya4la.org

Carrie Becker

Mill River Unified Union School District
2321 Middle Rd., Suite 1
North Clarendon, VT 05759
802-775-3264
CBecker@rssu.org

Dorinda Belcher

White Salmon Valley School District
P.O. Box 631
White Salmon, WA 98672
509-493-1502
Dorinda.belcher@whitesalmonschools.org

Cynthia Bennett

South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
1301 Gervais St., Suite 1100
Columbia, SC 29201
803-255-2542
cynthia.bennett@scchamber.net

Shannon Bishop

Central Houston Inc.
829 Allston
Houston, TX 77007
713-650-1470
bishop_shannon@yahoo.com

Kasey Blackburn-Jiron

West Contra Costa Unified School District
6028 Ralston Avenue
Richmond, CA 94805
510-307-4652
kasey.blackburn-jiron@wccusd.net

Desiree Bolden

Akron Afterschool
65 Steiner Avenue
Akron, OH 44301
330-761-3155
dbolden@akron.k12.oh.us

Marcel Braithwaite

Police Athletic League, Inc.
34 1/2 East 12th Street
New York, NY 10003
212-477-9450 x394
mbraithwaite@palnyc.org

Pamela Brasher

Brasher Consulting
1672 Daybreak Pl
Escondido, CA 92027
pamela.g.brasher@gmail.com

Andrea Bridges

The CARE Center
P.O. Box 51
New Hope, AL 35760
256-723-2273
abridges@thecare-center.org

Michael Brown

Boys & Girls Clubs Coffee County Region
210 West Jackson St.
Douglas, GA 31533
912-384-0222
Michael.Brown@coffee.k12.ga.us

Tim Brurud

Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line
P.O.Box 68
Havre, MT 59501
406-265-6206
timb@bgchi-line.com

Willie Buford

Flint & Genesee Group
519 Saginaw St., Suite #200
Flint, MI 48502
810-600-1446
wbuford@yquest.org

Virginia Burley

Vermont Afterschool Inc.
150 Old Farm Road
East Montpelier, VT 05651
vburleyvt@gmail.com

Nicole Carter

City of Hallandale Beach-Hepburn Center Afterschool Tutorial Enrichment Program
1000 NW 8th Avenue
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
954-479-2989
ncarter@cohb.org

Kasey Carter

High Rocks Educational Corporation
195 Thompson Road
Hillsboro, WV 24946
kaseyteubert@yahoo.com

Tiffany Collie-Bailey

Girls Inc. of Greater Atlanta
461 Manget Street
Marietta, GA 30060
678-686-1740 x227
tcolliebailey@girlsincatl.org

Jenny Collins

University YMCA and Beacons Network
1801 University Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55411
763-370-3554
Jenny.Collins@ymcamn.org

Traci Cooper

Richland School District One
1225 Oak Street, Suite 101
Columbia, SC 29204
803-231-6842
trcooper@richlandone.org

Mark Cowsert

Missouri Afterschool Network
1110 S. College Ave.
Columbia, MO 65211
573-884-9665
cowsertm@missouri.edu

Sarah Cruz

NJSACC
Bloomfield, NJ 07052
sarahbcruz@njsacc.org

Alberto Cruz

Bronx House
990 Pelham Parkway South
Bronx, NY 10461
718-792-1800 x222
alberto@bronxhouse.org

Brent Cummings

Walla Walla Public Schools
364 S. Park Street
Walla Walla, WA 99362
509-526-6773
bcummings@wwps.org

Heather Dailey

Pottstown School District
230 Beech Street
Pottstown, PA 19464
610-718-8641
hdailey@pottstownk12.org

Trevor Davies

Forum for Youth Investment, David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality
5872 Simon Ct. SW
Wyoming, MI 49418
734-714-2515
trevor@forumfyi.org

Heather DeWit

Community Reformed Church
6800 E. 41st Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57110
605-336-1475
heather.dewit@gmail.com

Dan Diehl

Diehl Consulting Group
20 NW Third Street, Suite 310
Evansville, IN 47708
812-434-6748
dan@diehlgrp.com

Teresa Dothard-Campbell

Lights ON for Learning/ Glenview Middle School
3100 7th Street
East Moline, IL 61244
309-755-1919 x232
tcampbell@emsd37.org

Leslie Einhorn

Children's After School Arts
584 Castro Street, #264
San Francisco, CA 94114
415-493-8897
leslie@casasf.org

Jenn Faber

Florida Alliance of Children's Councils & Trusts/ Florida Grade-Level Reading Campa
1126 Lee Avenue, Suite B
Tallahassee , FL 32303
jfaber@facct.com

Tina Fleming

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners
75 Langley Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
770-822-8890
tina.fleming@gwinnettcounty.com

Janice Flowers

Bibb County School District
484 Mulberry Street, Suite 230
Macon, GA 31201
478-765-8660
Janice.Flowers@bcsdk12.net

Mark Fopeano

Dwight Hall at Yale
P.O. Box 209008/67 High Street
New Haven, CT 06520
203-432-2446
mark.fopeano@yale.edu

Chris Francis

YMCA of Greater Cincinnati
1105 Elm Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-362-2020
cfrancis@cincinnatiymca.org

Desiree Frederick

Boys & Girls Club of Huntington County
608 E. State Street
Huntington, IN 46750
260-359-1750
desiree@bgchuntington.com

Johanna Friedel

Afterschool Center of Education at Greenville ISD
9315 Jack Finney Blvd.
Greenville, TX 75402
903-408-4433
friedelj@greenvilleisd.com

Debbie Frison

21st Century Community Learning Center Glenwood/Rosa Parks Elementary
2053 N. 14th Street
Toledo, OH 43620
419-720-3973
dfrison@ymcatoledo.org

Ray Funnye

The Village Group
P. O. Box 700
Georgetown, SC 29442
843-240-0534
director@thevillagegroup.org

Christy Gallese

Burlington School District
150 Colchester Ave.
Burlington, VT 05401
802-540-0285 x71200
cgallese@bsdvt.org

Miguel Garcia

Fort Worth After School
2801 Patino Road
Fort Worth, TX 76112
817-815-2953
miguel.garcia24@fwisd.org

Lori Garrison

FLIGHT 21st CCLC Program Manager, Grant Middle/High School
9644 W. US HWY. 36
St. Paris, OH 43044
garrisonl@grahamlocalschools.org

Deepmalya Ghosh

The Child Center of NY
118-35 Queens Boulevard, 6th Floor
Forest Hills, NY 11375
718-651-7770
deepghosh@childcenterny.org

Christine Gingerella

Office of Extended Learning - Laconia School District
39 Harvard Street
Laconia, NH 03246
603-832-5276
cgingerella@laconiaschools.org

Amy Gordon

Communities In Schools in Ohio
6500 Busch Blvd., Suite #105
Columbus, OH 43229
614-268-2472 x20
agordon@ciskids.org

Stephanie Graf

Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Jefferson County
203 North Hamilton Street
Watertown, NY 13601
315-788-8450 x251
Sag58@cornell.edu

Daniela Grigioni

After-School All-Stars DC
1730 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
202-805-5628
daniela@as-as.org

Tom Haggard

Kentucky Out-of-School Alliance
295 Prince Royal Drive
Berea, KY 40403
859-986-3901
thaggard@savechildren.org

Lissa Hall

Mountain Home AFB Youth Programs
480 5th Ave.
Mountain Home , ID 83648
208-828-4428
lissa.hall.1@us.af.mil

Eva Harlow

Deer Valley Unified School District
8700 S. Kyrene Road
Tempe, AZ 85284
480-541-1509
EHarlow@kyrene.org

Suzette Harvey

Prime Time Palm Beach County
2300 High Ridge Road, Suite 330
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
561-732-8066
sharvey@primetimepbc.org

Courtney Havrilek

21st Century Community Learning Centers, Fairbanks NSB School District
Lathrop High School, 901 Airport Way
Fairbanks, AK 99701
907-456-7794 x17675
Courtney.havrilek@k12northstar.org

Angela Henry

SAFE BASE
300 South Jefferson
Iola, KS 66749
620-365-4780
angela.henry@usd257.org

Nicole Hernandez

Children's Defense Fund Minnesota
555 Park Street, Suite 410
St. Paul, MN 55103
651-855-1174
nhernandez@childrensdefense.org

Robert Hill

Greater Miami/Ft. Lauderdale American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
4000 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, FL 33021
954-364-5007
robert.hill@heart.org

Tammera Holmes

AeroStar Avion Institute
18270 Anthony Avenue
County Club Hills, IL 60478
708-646-4300
tholmes@aerostarcorp.com

Mary Hoshiko Haughey

YMCA of Silicon Valley
80 Silicon Valley
Santa Clara, CA 95051
408-351-6422
mhaughey@ymcasv.org

Danielle Hovenga

The Univeristy of Tulsa
800 S. Tucker Drive
Tulsa, OK 74104
918-631-3303
Danielle-hovenga@utulsa.edu

Rebecca Idzikowski

Clare-Gladwin RESD
4041 East Mannsididng Road
Clare, MI 48617
989-386-8673
ridzikowski@cgresd.net

Chuck Inverso

Neshaminy Kids Club
830 Town Center Drive, Suite 839
Langhorne, PA 19047
215-757-2554
Inversoc2487@gmail.com

Patricia Johnson

Monroe City Schools
2006 Tower Drive
Monroe, LA 71201
318-387-6511 x5007
johnson.patricia@mcschools.net

Debra Jones

Youth Development Coalition of Lincoln County
P.O. Box 1062
Newport, OR 97365
541-265-5326 x316
djones@halc.info

Milele Kennedy

City of Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation
1502 W. 16th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-327-7466
milele.kennedy@indy.gov

Jeremy King

City of Tempe-Kid Zone Enrichment Program
3340 E. Rural Road
Tempe, AZ 85282
480-350-5487
jeremy_king@tempe.gov

Jessica Knudson

Mendoza Elementary School
2000 South Sloan Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89142
702-799-8680 x4019
Knudsjm1@nv.ccsd.net

Dayna Krannawitter

Arnold Community Learning Center
5000 Mike Scholl Street
Lincoln, NE 68524
402-436-1120 x5
dkranna@lps.org

Karen Lee

Nelson County Schools
288 Wildcat Lane
Bardstown, KY 40004
502-349-7000 x2306
drkarenlee@outlook.com

Amber Lomascola

Expanding Horizon Youth Center
P.O. Box 1518
Myrtle Creek, OR 97457
541-860-7296
alomascola@cowcreek.com

Gaylynne Mack

Big Buddy Program
1415 Main Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-388-9737
gmack@bigbuddyprogram.org

Sue Matkin

Nonprofit Management at NS & RD Consulting
Grand Prairie, TX smatkin@sbcglobal.net

Billy Mawhiney

South Dakota Afterschool Network
300 West 11th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605-681-8349
bmawhiney@me.com

Amber May

Operation Shoestring
P.O. Box 11223
Jackson, MS 39283
601-353-6336
amay@operationshoestring.org

Bill McClain

Guiding Institute for Developmental Education
2020 East 14th Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
336-602-0565
bill.tcewp@gmail.com

David McCutcheon

PATCH 21st CCLC
811 Madison Ave.
Spencer, WV 25276
304-927-8047
dmccutcheon@patch21.org

Betsey McFarland

Wade Edwards Foundation & Learning Lab
714 St. Mary's St.
Raleigh, NC 27605
919-856-9233 x101
bmcfarland@wade.org

Elizabeth McGlynn

Girls on the Run of Montgomery County
11821 Parklawn Drive, Suite 125
Rockville, MD 20852
301-881-3801
elizabeth@girlsontherunofmoco.org

James McKissic

ArtBuild
301 E. 11th Street, Suite 300
Chattanooga, TN 37403
423-756-2787
james@artsbuild.com

Ayana Melvan

Mystic Aquarium
RI 860-572-5955 x553
amelvan@mysticaquarium.org

Ayana Melvan

Mystic Aquarium
55 Coogan Blvd.
Mystic, CT 06355
860-572-5955 x553
amelvan@mysticaquarium.org

Caroline Merenda

CFLeads
33 Laureldale Drive
Pittsford, NY 14534
617-854-3547
cjmerenda@gmail.com

Kaylee Milliner

Salt Lake Community College
Taylorsville-Redwood Campus
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
801-957-5110
kaylee.milliner@gmail.com

Maria Mitter

Wayne-Westland Community Schools
36745 Marquette
Westland, MI 48185
734-419-2046
mitterm@wwcsd.net

Beth Monfils

Northwest Community Action Center
701 Rentschler Lane
Toppenish, WA 98948
509-865-7630 x2747
bethw@yvfwc.org

Cathie Mostovoy

Mostovoy Strategies, LLP
Upland, CA 310-936-8207
cathie@mostovoystrategies.com

Emily Neff

WAMY Community Action, Inc. / Avery County Afterschool Program
225 Birch Street, Suite 2
Boone, NC 28607
828-264-2421
emily@wamycommunityaction.org

Robin Nelson

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Red River Valley
2500 18th Street South
Fargo, ND 58103
701-235-2147
robin@bgcrrv.org

Tariq Norris

The Hidden Genius Project
2934 Telegraph Ave.
Oakland, CA 94609
510-414-8881
tariq@hiddengeniusproject.org

Bettye Anne Older

Straughn Elementary 21st CCLC
29324 Straughn School Road
Andalusia, AL 36421
334-427-1311
bettyeanne.older@cov.k12.al.us

Maria Ortiz

Poudre School District
2407 Laporte Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80521
970-490-3065
mortiz@psdschools.org

Cherry Penn

Baldwin County School System
600 Blackburn Avenue
Bay Minette, AL 36507
251-580-0678
cpenn@bcbe.org

Danny Peralta

THE POINT CDC
940 Garrison Avenue
Bronx, NY 10474
718-542-4139 x138
dannythepoint@gmail.com

Jorge Perez

YMCA of Greater Cincinnati
1105 Elm Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
513-362-2020
jperez@cincinnatiymca.org

Tamra Petersen

Uinta B.O.C.E.S. #1 Education Center
1013 West Cheyenne Drive Suite A
Evanston, WY 82930
307-679-2626
tpetersen@uintaeducation.org

Margaret Peterson

Community Education Partnership of West Valley City
3600 Constitution Blvd.
West Valley City, UT 84119
801-949-9812
mpeterson@cep4kids.org

Jennifer Pettyjohn

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Clinch Valley
1305 Chatam Ridge Lane
Knoxville, TN 37932
865-244-6073
JPettyjohn@bgccv.org

Amy Pichette

Breakwater Learning
856 Brighton Ave.
Portland, ME 04102
207-772-8689 x238
apichette@breakwaterlearning.org

Patrick Pinchinat

Queens Community House
108-25 62nd Drive
Forest Hills, NY 11375
718-591-6060 x429
ppinchinat@qchnyc.org

Justin Pinn

The Possibility Company
Miami, FL jpinn@possibilitycompany.com

John Poch

San Jose Sports Authority
408 Almaden Boulevard
San Jose, CA 95110
408-288-2935
john@sjsa.org

Keith Pressey

Orange Extended School Day Program
29 North Day Street
Orange, NJ 07050
973-266-4047
k.pressey@ci.orange.nj.us

Ben Rediske

SOAR Afterschool Program, Camp War Eagle
922 E. Emma Avenue
Springdale, AR 72764
479-750-2006
ben@campwareagle.org

Jennifer Reth

CASA
45 Pauline Street
Winthrop, MA 02152
jreth0224@gmail.com

Kenny Riley

Carole Robertson Center for Learning
2929 W 19th Street
Chicago, IL 60623
773-521-1600 x123
Kriley@carolerobertsoncenter.org

Stephanie Roberts

Mt. Diablo CARES
1026 Mohr Lane
Concord, CA 94518
925-682-8000 x6203
robertss@mdusd.k12.ca.us

Daryle Rodgers

Hampton City Schools
School Administrative Center 1 Franklin Street
Hampton, VA 23669
757-727-2015
drodgerspg12@gmail.com

Erika Rucker

Truman Pierce Institute, Auburn University
1463 Hale Center
Auburn, AL 36849
334-844-5781
eatmoef@auburn.edu

Matt Sampson

Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada
1870 Russell Way
Carson City, NV 89706
775-882-8820
matts@bgcwn.org

Carol Scott

University of Delaware
461 Wyoming Road
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-8161
ctscott@udel.edu

Darnell Scott

The Jointure
580 Old York Road
Branchburg, NJ 8876
908-722-0233 x110
dscott@jointure.org

Denise Sellers

1 Sunnybrook Road, Unit A
Stratford, NJ 8084
nanasellers8@gmail.com

Byron Smalls

White Plains Youth Bureau After School Connection
11 Amherst Place
White Plains, NY 10601
914-422-1378
bsmalls@whiteplainsny.gov

Jennifer Smith

Marshfield Clinic Health System
1000 N Oak Ave, F1C
Marshfield, WI 54449
715-221-8409
smith.jennifer@marshfieldclinic.org

Leslie Spears

Kentucky Department of Education
300 Sower Blvd.
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-1473
leslie.spears@education.ky.gov

Terry Spurlock

Catlettsburg, KY Teresaspurlock549@gmail.com

Christopher Stacy

GA cstac38@yahoo.com

Priscilla Steinmetz

The Bridge Teen Center
15555 S. 71st Court
Orland Park, IL 60462
708-532-0500
priscilla@thebridgeteencenter.org

Abigail Swanger

Appalachian State University Child Development Center
538 Poplar Grove Road
Boone, NC 28607
828-262-2183
swangerae@appstate.edu

Barrett Takesian

Portland Community Squash
66 Noyes Street
Portland, ME 04103
617-842-8023
barrett@pcsquash.com

Fontella Taylor

University of Delaware
461 Wyoming Road
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-4977
ftaylor@udel.edu

Ray Taylor

4H After-school Program
461 Wyoming Road
Newark, DE 19761
302-299-6503
jraytayl@udel.edu

Kim Templeman

Central Oak Elementary
1450 S. Eastern
Oklahoma City, OK 73129
405-677-5211
kimtempleman@crookedoak.org

Kwamara Thompson

Tec Talk Solve
11111 Biscayne Blvd #315
Miami, FL 33181
kthompson@tectalksolve.com

Samuel Trevathan

Kids' Orchestra
619 Jefferson Hwy Suite 1A
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
225-922-4656 x103
strevathan@kidsorchestra.org

Flo Trujillo

FPL/NWNMAC
100 West Broadway
Farmington, NM 87401
505-599-1261
flotrujillonm@gmail.com

Matthew Tullis

Marshalltown Community School District
212 West Ingledue Street
Marshalltown, IA 50158
641-754-1160 x3305
mtullis@marshalltown.k12.ia.us

Laticia Vacca

Stratford SAFE Bulldog Academy
P.O. Box 589
Stratford, OK 74872
580-759-2669 x52
lvacca@stratford.k12.ok.us

Eric Vanden Heuvel

Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce
300 North Broadway, Suite 3A
Green Bay, WI 54303
920-593-3412
EVandenHeuvel@greatergbc.org

Karen Walz-Fuentes

Fairfax County Department of Human Resources
12000 Government Center Pkwy, #270
Fairfax, VA 22035
703-324-5176
karen.fuentes@fairfaxcounty.gov

Gazell Watkins-Mitchell

Omankane: The Collective
38212 N. Rickham
Westland, MI 48221
313-342-3331
gwatkinsmitchell@hotmail.com

Kendra Wells

University of Maryland Extension
14318 Woodcrest Drive
Rockville, MD 20853
301-871-7818
klwells@umd.edu

Julie Wild-Curry

P.O. Box 10036
Fairbanks, AK 99710
jwildcurry2@gmail.com

Veronica Willeto DeCrane

National Native Children's Trauma Center
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59812
406-243-2644
veronica.willeto@mso.umt.edu

Gwynette Williams

Collective for Youth
105 North 31st Ave., Suite 103
Omaha, NE 68131
402-932-2025 x1002
gwilliams@Collectiveforyouth.org

Michael Wilson

Magic City Acceptance Academy
2717 Highland Ave S. 107
Birmingham, AL 35205
205-961-3204
mike@mcaabhm.org

Rennell Woods

At-Risk American Male Education Network AAMEN
1700 E. Johnson Ave Ste E
Jonesboro, AR 72401
870-802-4302
rennellwoods@yahoo.com

Kate Woodward Young

Texas Director
11500 Jollyville Rd, #3024
Austin, TX 78759
512-347-9658
kate@texasdirector.org

Diana Worthen

OneCommunity
614 E. Emma Avenue, Ste. M414
Springdale, AR 72764
479-310-5708
onecommunityar@gmail.com

Tiffany Wutzke

Youth Clubs of Park County
308 16th Street
Cody, WY 82414
307-754-0202
Youthclubs.tiffanywutzke@gmail.com

Rico X

YMCA of Middle Tennessee
3700 Ashland City Highway
Nashville, TN 37218
615-259-3418 x72529
rx@ymcamidtn.org

Tony Yungeberg

Valley Heights Community Education
307 East Lincoln Street
Waterville, KS 66548
785-363-2211
tyungeberg@valleyheights.org