We're pleased to present this year's list of outstanding performers. We hope you share in the excitement about these leaders and how their contributions are shaping the next generation of the afterschool field.
Alla Yoonis
Program Coordinator
Girls on the Run | Atlanta, Georgia
Amanda Barnett
Offsite Master Educator
Kentucky Science Center | Louisville, Kentucky
Christopher Marroquin
Program Operations Manager
East Boston Social Centers | East Boston, Massachusetts
Damion D. K. Chambers
Site Coordinator and Assistant Director
Dramatic Education and A Perfect Vision, LLC | Orlando, Florida
Danielle Sargrad
Director and Health and Safety Ambassador
Champions | Lacey, New Jersey
Deborah Peel
Center Coordinator
Promise South Salt Lake | South Salt Lake, Utah
Devonte Woodson
Founder and Executive Director
Greater Youth Sports Association | Las Vegas, Nevada
Dwayne Henry Jr
21st Century Site Coordinator
Capital School District | Dover, Delaware
Efuru P. Eugene
Education Coordinator
Casa Guadalupe Center | Allentown, Pennsylvania
Frederick Gonzalez
Assistant Director of Youth Development
YMCA | Ogden, Utah
Gabriel Clark
Partner
John Boner Neighborhood Center | Indianapolis, Indiana
Gabriel Ojeda
Education Coordinator - Indy East Achievement Zone
John Boner Neighborhood Centers | Indianapolis, Indiana
Gabriela Gonzalez
Program Manager and Volunteer Coordinator
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate League | Los Angeles, California
Gabriella St. Fleur
School Age Child Care and Summer Camp Director
Metuchen YMCA | Metuchen, New Jersey
Grace Kelly
Assistant Director SummerLEAP at Brockport
SUNY Brockport | Brockport, New York
Hailey Gottardy
Strategic Partnership Manager
Girlstart | Austin, Texas
Helen Welderufael
Regional Operations Analyst
Think Together | Santa Ana, California
Hillary Blackstone
Program Specialist
Idaho State Department of Education | Boise, Idaho
Jacob Sass
Harbor Highlands Program and Food Access Coordinator
Duluth Area Family YMCA | Duluth, Minnesota
Jahna Bonet' Johnson
Owner and Director
JJ's Define You Dance LLC | Stone Mountain, Georgia
Joshua LoGiudice
Site Director
Capital District YMCA | Guilderland, New York
Katherine Davis
Recreation Specialist (CASA)
Loudoun County Parks, Recreation and Community Services | Leesburg, Virginia
Kathleen Vigreux
After School Program Coordinator
Kidventure, Inc. | Houston, Texas
Krista Faith Fluker
Site Coordinator
Birmingham Cultural Alliance Partnership | Birmingham, Alabama
Kristina Muffoletto
COO, ASE School Counselor
LE3 INC | Williamsville, New York
Laura Ochoa
Operations and Grant Manager
After School All Stars Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California
Laura Wasson
Assistant Program Director
Extended Child Care | Santa Rosa, California
Lauren Simmons
Program Director
Horizons Greater Washington | Washington, D.C.
Leslie Samano
Navigator and Community Relation Specialist
Urban Neighborhood Initiatives | Detroit, Michigan
Mackenzie Steadman
School Age and Youth Program Coordinator
Middlesex YMCA | Middletown, Connecticut
Maritza Ruiz
Multi Site Coordinator
Eugene Family YMCA | Eugene, Oregon
Marz Rivera
Family Subsidy Specialist
Right At School LLC | Evanston, Illinois
Mateo Palfreman
Manager of Community Development
Community Resource Development, Framingham Public Schools | Framingham, Massachusetts
Mavis Shepard
Afterschool Site Coordinator
Addison Northwest School District | Vergennes, Vermont
Melissa Pennington
Associate Director
Sara Holbrook Community Center | Burlington, Vermont
Michelle Cook
Guidance Services Coordinator
Urban Youth Impact | West Palm Beach, Florida
Miriam Montes
Program Manager
Boys and Girls Club of the Capital Area | Albany, New York
Noah Mantione
School Age Childcare Director
Williamsport Branch YMCA | Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Sharon Washington-Barnes
Manager
East Oakland Youth Development Center | Oakland, California
Stephanie Balke
Field Coach, Site Director
Champions | Portland, Oregon
Tatiana Sandoval
Program Manager
Latin American Youth Center/Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers | Riverdale, Maryland
Taylor Witter, CPRP
Recreation Supervisor
Northbrook Park District | Northbrook, Illinois
Timothy C. Zoyac, M.A.
Project Manager
Pathways 21st CCLC-Bridgeton Public Schools | Bridgeton, New Jersey
Travis Conway
Program Director
Edna W. Runner Tutorial Center | Jupiter, Florida
Tyresha Johnson
Site Liaison
California Teaching Fellows | Fresno, California
Victoria Garcia
Alumni & Community Engagement Manager
Sociedad Latina | Boston, Massachusetts
Courtesy of NAA.
