Youth Technology CorpsThe people behind the network
Local leadership makes each program possible. A shared commitment to young people keeps the wider network connected.
Direction and responsibility
Management
Connecting the day-to-day work
CEO & Executive Director in Mexico
Andrea brings more than seven years of experience in international programs, humanitarian response, communications and fundraising. A Community Solutions Program Fellow, she joined YTC’s leadership in 2024 and coordinates work across schools, languages and borders. Her experience includes humanitarian operations at the Poland–Ukraine border with CADENA, education communications with Save the Children, and community-focused fundraising with PSYDEH. She holds a degree in Communications and Advertising from Universidad Anáhuac Norte.
Under Andrea’s leadership, the $49,700 Mission to Mexico grant expanded a foundation of two original programs into nine grant-program sites across four Mexican states in 15 months. Eight sites continued through the full reporting period; with 16 secondary locations, the network reached 24 locations in all. She connects program delivery with training, evaluation, partnerships and grant accountability.
Andrea is YTC’s CEO and Executive Director in Mexico, but YTC can currently afford only part-time pay. Securing her leadership is central to sustaining the network and preparing its next stage of growth.
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President & Founder
David taught in Chicago Public Schools, worked as a community organizer and served as an assistant director of real estate in Illinois government. He later built a national real estate company. His experience in education, government and business helped shape YTC and its commitment to learning through community service.
Executive Vice President
Mark came to YTC after a career that included serving as Executive Director of Benton House, a century-old community center in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. Operating as a settlement house, Benton House became a center for social justice in the community. His experience with grassroots community building helps shape YTC’s next chapter. Mark volunteers his time and contributes resources to help keep the organization moving forward.
Board of Directors · three members
Angela James, Roman Emano and Denise Clarke provide board oversight. The board has pledged $2,000 per year to help sustain YTC’s work.
Board Chair
Angela discovered YTC when her son joined the Evanston club after their family moved there in 2015. His participation in the 2016 computer-donation trip to New Orleans showed her the program’s impact, and she joined the board soon afterward. She brings leadership in pharmacology, a commitment to women in STEM and a professional network that helps YTC plan its next steps.
Board Member
Roman learned about YTC in 2002 while teaching at Morton East High School, YTC’s founding club. A science educator and team-building specialist, he joined the 2003 trip to Durango, Mexico, and became a board member the following year. He has contributed team-building training, student leadership development and teaching guidance ever since.
Board Member · Director of Student Activities, ETHS
Denise connects student leadership with service at Evanston Township High School. In her letter supporting YTC’s Mexico partnership, she describes more than fifteen years of ETHS students refurbishing computers, teaching robotics and building relationships across communities and countries. She champions the opportunity for students to deepen their knowledge by becoming peer instructors and mentors.
Student to technology leader
Volunteer Chief Technology Officer
Juan joined YTC at Morton West High School in 2015. By 2018, he was teaching Arduino robotics in Spanish to students in Durango. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UIC, became YTC’s volunteer CTO in 2023, and helped teach and manage the first phase of the Mexico expansion. Today, his work helps the next generation become teachers and leaders.
Read Juan’s spotlight: Learn. Teach. Lead. Repeat. →Financial transparency
YTC’s Candid profile includes the organization’s Form 990 filings and nonprofit information in one public record.
View YTC’s Candid profile and Form 990s ↗Experience that informs the work
YTC draws on expertise in education, international exchange, organizational systems and project management. These advisors have been identified as resources for the next phase of Mexico expansion; participation is defined for each initiative.
From YTC’s beginnings to its next chapter
YTC’s first Board President · Founder & CEO, Left Bank Consulting
Marc helped build YTC from its beginnings, leading an early program at Lake View High School and joining students on three consecutive trips to Mexico. As YTC’s first Board President, he helped shape its mission and governance. He brings more than twenty-five years of experience in STEM education, partnerships and organizational strategy to YTC’s next chapter.
Marc’s connection to YTC began in the classroom. At Lake View High School in Chicago, he ran one of YTC’s earliest programs and accompanied students on three consecutive computer-donation trips to Mexico. He saw young people turn technical skills into service, and helped build the organization that would carry that work forward.
As YTC’s founding Board President, Marc helped shape its governance, mission language and commitment to putting students first. His relationship with YTC spans its early international exchanges, the development of its teaching model and the planning for its next stage of growth.
That history is matched by more than 25 years of work in STEM education, workforce development and organizational strategy. At the Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM, he managed a portfolio spanning more than 100 STEM ecosystems in five countries. He now leads Left Bank Consulting, advising schools, nonprofits, cultural institutions and philanthropy on strategy, partnerships and career-connected learning.
For YTC, Marc brings both an understanding of how this organization began and experience building the systems that help educational programs grow. His guidance connects the student-to-student mission with practical planning, accountability and the organizational capacity to sustain expansion.
Engineering education & youth mentoring · Georgia Tech
Kelly brings more than fifteen years of experience in engineering education, research and program leadership at Georgia Tech. She founded STEP, a summer engineering immersion program serving more than 100 high school students annually. Her work connects university expertise with K–12 outreach, hands-on learning and opportunities for underserved students.
Portfolio strategy & project management
Sara brings more than twenty years of experience translating complex strategies into practical programs. Her expertise includes portfolio governance, organizational change and technology. Through the Dream to Succeed Foundation, she mentors students and professionals across Latin America and supports university innovation hubs and technology learning. She brings planning, delivery and accountability expertise to YTC’s expansion.
International exchange & host partnerships · IREX
Alex has more than eight years of experience managing international exchange programs. At IREX, he leads U.S. host-partner relationships for the Community Solutions and Community Engagement Exchange programs. His earlier work at World Learning connected universities, embassies and international participants. He brings experience building cross-cultural partnerships that continue beyond a fellowship placement.
Relationships that opened doors
Through the Community Engagement Exchange and Community Solutions programs, IREX helped connect YTC with international Fellows whose relationships became the Global Alliance.
Read how the Alliance began →State Department exchange programs created opportunities for YTC to learn alongside international community leaders and build lasting connections across borders.
The Mission to Mexico grant supported YTC’s student-to-student robotics expansion, building on longstanding relationships with Mexican schools and communities.
Explore the Mexico story →Meet the local leaders and organizations carrying the work forward in the Global Alliance and Mexico and Latin America.
With gratitude
YTC’s work has benefited from foundations, businesses, public institutions, community groups and individual donors. The following names were acknowledged on YTC’s corporate partners page as past supporters. Support took different forms; this recognition does not indicate a current grant or funding commitment.
Historical acknowledgments retained from YTC’s former corporate website. Listings recognize past support and do not imply a current relationship.
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