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About YCD

Our HISTORY

The Story of YCD

Established in 1973, Young Community Developers, Inc. (YCD) is a 45+year old 501c (3) community based organization that provides a variety of training and support opportunities for residents of the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco.

Per year over one thousand (1,000) individuals receive employment and training related services. Since the very beginning, YCD has successfully operated both educational and employment based training opportunities for residents of the Southeast Sector.

Our Leadership Team

THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION

Our team represents our diverse community, reflecting a broad range of ethnic identities and age groups. We all have one thing in common: we are dedicated to empowering San Francisco’s underserved African-American communities with the tools and resources to be successful in their academic and career pursuits.

Executive Director

Dion-Jay Brookter – Executive Director
dbrookter@ycdjobs.org

Deputy Director

Timothy Waters – Deputy Director
twaters@ycdjobs.org

Chief Financial Officer

Jenny Yoo – Chief Financial Officer
jyoo@ycdjobs.org

Director, Housing and Anti-Displacement

Divali Magnus – Director, Housing and Anti-Displacement
dmagnus@ycdjobs.org

Program Director, Youth Development Services, Re-Entry Services and Special Initiatives

Tracey Taper – Program Director, Youth Development Services, Re-Entry Services and Special Initiatives
ttaper@ycdjobs.org

Program Director, 100% College Prep Education Services

Diane Gray – Program Director, 100% College Prep Education Services

dgray@ycdjobs.org

Program Director, Neighborhood Access Point, District 11

Gwendolyn Brown – Program Director, Neighborhood Access Point, District 11 Inner City Youth

gbrown@ycdjobs.org

Program Director, Operations, Marketing and YCD Fellows Program

Lindsey Lopez-Weaver – Program Director, Operations, Marketing and YCD Fellows Program
llopez@ycdjobs.org

Program Manager, Re-Entry Services

Valentina Sedeno – Program Manager, Re-Entry Services
vsedeno@ycdjobs.org

Director, Human Resources

Aisha Blackwell – Director, Human Resources
ablackwell@ycdjobs.org

Director, Business Development

Laila Newton – Director, Business Development
lnewton@ycdjobs.org

YCD Board of Directors

President

Sedrick Sencer

Vice-President

Mitesh Parikh

Treasurer

Cheryl Smith

Secretary

Rhonda Andrew

Members

Eric Potashner

Toye Moses

Claude Everhart

Carol Tatum

Dr. Nadia Anderson

Shirley Jones
Charles Turner
Kinjal Shah