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About YCD

The APPROACH

Why does YCD exist?
YCD takes a holistic approach via a delivery eco-system of services designed to empower residents of all ages in achieving economic mobility.

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
Deputy Director

Timothy Waters
Chief Financial Officer

Jenny Yoo
Director, Housing and Anti-Displacement

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

Tracey Taper
Program Director, 100% College Prep Education Services

Diane Gray
Program Director, Neighborhood Access Point, District 11 Inner City Youth

Gwendolyn Brown
Program Director, Operations, Marketing and YCD Fellows Program

Lindsey Lopez-Weaver
Program Manager, Re-Entry Services

Valentina Sedeno
Director, Human Resources

Aisha Blackwell
Laila Newton
Director, Business Development

Laila Newton
Program Director- Workforce Development

Mark Aquino

Executive Director

Dion-Jay Brookter

Email:dbrookter@ycdjobs.org

Deputy Director

Timothy Waters

Email:twaters@ycdjobs.org

Chief Financial Officer

Jenny Yoo

Email:jyoo@ycdjobs.org

Director, Housing and Anti-Displacement

Divali Magnus

Email:dmagnus@ycdjobs.org

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

Tracey Taper

Email:ttaper@ycdjobs.org

Program Director, 100% College Prep Education Services

Diane Gray

Email:dgray@ycdjobs.org

Program Director, Neighborhood Access Point, District 11 Inner City Youth

Gwendolyn Brown

Email:gbrown@ycdjobs.org

Program Director, Operations, Marketing and YCD Fellows Program

Lindsey Lopez-Weaver

Email:llopez@ycdjobs.org

Program Manager, Re-Entry Services

Valentina Sedeno

Email:vsedeno@ycdjobs.org

Director, Human Resources

Aisha Blackwell

Email:ablackwell@ycdjobs.org

Laila Newton

Director, Business Development

Laila Newton

Email:lnewton@ycdjobs.org

Program Director- Workforce Development

Mark Aquino

Email:maquino@ycdjobs.org

YCD Board of Directors

Sedrick Sencer

President

Mitesh Parikh

Vice-President

Cheryl Smith

Treasurer

Rhonda Andrew

Secretary

Eric Potashner

Toye Moses

Claude Everhart

Carol Tatum

Dr. Nadia Anderson

Shirley Jones

Shirley Jones

Charles Turner

Charles Turner

Kinjal Shah

Kinjal Shah