* Indicates YAYA Alumni & Senior Guild
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2025
Jana Napoli • Founder
OFFICERS
Jourdan Barnes* | President • Gary Briggs | Vice President • Elise Ryan | Treasurer • Shawn Lindsay | Secretary
DIRECTORS
Dana Augillard • Jourdan Barnes* • Danielle Coco • Gary Briggs • Dr. Ericsson Pegues • Shawn Lindsay • Paris Vincent* • Sarah Martzolf • Asya Howlette • Corey Pemberton • Omar Stanton • Paul Schott • Claire Thriff • Astrid Potts • Bobby Dandry • Hattie Collins • Elise Ryan
STAFF
Alexis Jackson | Executive Director
alexis@yayainc.org
Averi Mathews* | Programs Manager
averi@yayainc.org
Morgan Prevost* | Office Coordinator
averi@yayainc.org
James (Jim) Vella | Glass Studio Manager and Glass Teaching Artist
james@yayainc.org
TEACHING ARTISTS
Timeka Junius* | Lead Urban Heroes Teaching Artist
timeka@yayainc.org
Coleman Bishop | Glass Studio Technician and Teaching Artist coleman@yayainc.org
Jeremiah Brown* | Mixed Media Teaching Assistant jeremiah@yayainc.org
Courtney Clark* | Mixed Media Teaching Artist courtney@yayainc.org
Tyrik Conaler* | Urban Heroes Teaching Artist tyrik@yayainc.org
Emma Raynor | Ceramics Teaching Artist emma@yayainc.org
Aalyiah Sartin* | Ceramics Teaching Artist Assistant aalyiah@yayainc.org
* Indicates YAYA Alumni & Senior Guild