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Chasing Gold: The Incredible Story of How the Nazis Stole Europe's Bullionby George M. Taber
In the highly anticipated new book from the bestselling author of Judgement of Paris, George M. Taber reveals the integral role gold played in World War II, from its influence on the Nazi war machine to the ultimate triumph by the Allies and the fall of Berlin A USA Today "New and Notable" Book For the entire history of human civilization, gold has enraptured people around the globe. The Nazis was no less enthralled by it, and felt that gold was the solution to funding Hitler's war machine. Gold was also on the mind of FDR across the Atlantic, as he worked with Europe's other leaders to bring the United States and the rest of the world out of a severe depression. FDR was hardly the first head of state to turn to gold in difficult times. Throughout history, it has been the refuge of both nations and people in trouble, working at times when nothing else does. Desperate people can buy a loaf of bread or bribe a border guard. Gold can get desperate nations oil to keep tanks running or munitions to fight a war. If the price is right, there is always someone somewhere willing to buy or sell gold. And it was to become the Nazi's most important medium of exchange during the war. Chasing Gold is the story of how the Nazis attempted to grab Europe's gold to finance history's bloodiest war. It is filled with high drama and close escapes, laying bare the palate of human emotions. Walking through the tale are giants of world history, as well as ordinary people called upon to undertake heroic action in an extraordinary time.
In Search of Bacchus: Wanderings in the Wonderful World of Wine Tourismby George M. Taber
From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of Judgment of Paris and To Cork or Not To Cork comes a delightful, entertaining, and informative exploration of the thriving world of wine tourism. George M. Taber set out on the wine lover's ultimate dream: a journey to the twelve most beautiful and fascinating wine-producing regions around the globe. In Search of Bacchus chronicles that experience: the gorgeous landscapes, conversations with winemakers, unforgettable meals, must-do activities, and of course, the taste of the wines. Here he offers suggestions for travelers, commentary on trends in the wine world, charming anecdotes, and recommendations of vintages available in the United States, so that oenophiles at home can live vicariously through his travels. From the Napa Valley, where the art of wine tourism was perfected, to the deserts of Argentina, to a thousand-year-old monastery in Tuscany, to the famed châteaux of Bordeaux, Taber discusses the history, architecture, and culture of each destination in fascinating detail. He provides insight into the latest in the technology, politics, and business of wine, and uncovers a host of interesting characters who are major figures in their local wine worlds, including a Chilean arms merchant, a German-born Polish refugee living in South Africa, the dynamic woman who started the Wine Tourism Movement in Italy, and many more. Taber blends his own wine in Portugal, bungy jumps in New Zealand, and goes on a safari in South Africa, all in the attempt to quench his thirst for fine wine and adventure. An accessible blend of wine lore and travel memoir, In Search of Bacchus is another engaging, immersive read from George M. Taber, sure to satisfy wine lovers everywhere.
Judgment of Parisby George M. Taber
The only reporter present at the mythic Paris Tasting of 1976--a blind tasting where a panel of esteemed French judges chose upstart California wines over France's best--for the first time introduces the eccentric American winemakers and records the tremendous aftershocks of this historic event that changed forever the world of wine.The Paris Tasting of 1976 will forever be remembered as the landmark event that transformed the wine industry. At this legendary contest--a blind tasting--a panel of top French wine experts shocked the industry by choosing unknown California wines over France's best. George M. Taber, the only reporter present, recounts this seminal contest and its far-reaching effects, focusing on three gifted unknowns behind the winning wines: a college lecturer, a real estate lawyer, and a Yugoslavian immigrant. With unique access to the main players and a contagious passion for his subject, Taber renders this historic event and its tremendous aftershocks--repositioning the industry and sparking a golden age for viticulture across the globe. With an eclectic cast of characters and magnificent settings, Judgment of Paris is an illuminating tale and a story of the entrepreneurial spirit of the new world conquering the old.
To Cork or Not to Cork: Tradition, Romance, Science, and the Battle for the Wine Bottleby George M. Taber
In Judgment of Paris, George M. Taber masterfully chronicled the historic 1976 wine tasting when unknown California wines defeated top French ones, marking a major turning point in wine history. Now he explores the most controversial topic in the world of wine: What product should be used to seal a bottle? Should it be cork, plastic, glass, a screwcap, or some other type of closure still to be invented? For nearly four centuries virtually every bottle of wine had a cork in it. But starting in the 1970s, a revolution began to topple the cork monopoly. In recent years, the rebellion has been gathering strength. Belatedly, the cork industry began fighting back, while trying to retain its predominant position. Each year 20 billion closures go onto wine bottles, and, increasingly, they are not corks. The cause of the onslaught against cork is an obscure chemical compound known as TCA. In amounts as low as several parts per trillion, the compound can make a $400 bottle of wine smell like wet newspaper and taste equally bad. Such wine is said to be "corked." While cork's enemies urge people to throw off the old and embrace new closures, millions of wine drinkers around the world are still in love with the romance of the cork and the ceremony of opening a bottle. With a thorough command of history, science, winemaking, and marketing, Taber examines all sides of the debate. Along the way, he collects a host of great characters and pivotal moments in the production, storage, and consumption of wine, and paints a truly satisfying portrait of a wholly intriguing controversy. As Australian winemaker Brian Croser describes it: "It's scary how passionate people can be on this topic. Prejudice and extreme positions have taken over, and science has often gone out the window."
A Toast to Bargain Wines: How Innovators, Iconoclasts, and Winemaking Revolutionaries Are Changing the Way the World Drinksby George M. Taber
THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF JUDGMENT OF PARIS EXPLORES THE THRIVING BUSINESS OF BARGAIN WINES AND OFFERS HIS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BEST VALUES. Is inexpensive wine any good? Award-winning author George M. Taber shows that it is, examining the paths to success of the world's best-selling bargain brands. Taber helps readers learn to trust their taste and make informed decisions when confronting wine lists, and reveals how innovators are turning the old vin ordinaire into something extraordinaire. A Toast to Bargain Wines is an accessible mix of history, business, and reference, and includes a two-part guide to the world's best buys: George's ten favorite bargains of every varietal (plus two splurges in each category), then ten value brands from twelve regions around the world. Casual wine drinkers and connoisseurs alike will benefit from this insider's guide to finding and enjoying good wine--at a great price.
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Property Location Hotel Solans Republica is in the heart of Rosario, walking distance from Firma y Odilo Estvez Municipal Decorative Art Museum and Plaza 25 de Mayo. This hotel is within close proximity of La Bola de Nieve and Palace of the Lions.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 95 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones and blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily.Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and tour/ticket assistance.Dining Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which serves lunch and dinner, or grab a snack at a coffee shop/café. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request).
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Debt Relief and Adjustment Incentives
The argument that debt relief would increase the incentive of a debtor country to make an adjustment effort (to invest) and that for this reason creditors may benefit by granting relief is analyzed in this paper. It is shown that there are actually opposing incentive effects of debt relief and that the argument could be valid in particular circumstances. A distinction is made between exogenous and endogenous relief, the latter compelled by low capacity to pay caused by low investment earlier.
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Basketball Drills - Full-Court 5-on-0 DrillsBy James Gels, from the Coach's Clipboard Basketball Playbook, @ http://www.coachesclipboard.net
5-on-0, 5 Trips DrillThis full-court transition drill teaches and re-inforces our secondary "numbered" break offense. There are five options, so each team of five makes five trips up and down the court executing each of the five options. We stress speed, quickness, sprinting up the court, and getting the ball inbounded quickly by O3.
We want O2, O3 and O4 running wide, along the sidelines, and then getting to their spots once across half-court. O5 makes a straight "bee-line" sprint to the opposite low block. O1 attacks a little to the right of center, as this creates a better angle for attacking the "seam" with a dribble-move.
See the diagrams below. In all of these options, O3 is the inbounder, O1 gets the inbounds pass and speed-dribbles up the floor, O2 sprints wide to the right corner at the 3-point arc, O5 sprints to the basket, O4 sprints to just left of the top-of the key at the 3-point arc, and O3 is the trailer and eventually ends up in the usual 3-spot on the left wing. We go through each of our five options.
In the first diagram (option 1), O1 speed-dribbles all the way up, makes a "hesitation" (show video)... or an in-and-out (show video)... dribble move and takes the right seam for the lay-up. O3 gets the ball out of the net, passes inbounds to O1 and all five then sprint back up the floor in the opposite direction and this time we do option 2, which is the pass up to O2 in the corner. O2 shoots the shot. We rebound a miss, put it in the hoop and then O3 gets it and inbounds it to O1 for the third trip up the court.
Now O1 goes to option 3, O4 will make the "4-cut" across the lane to the block opposite O5. O3 trails the play, fills in to the usual 3-spot, receives the pass from O1 and takes the shot. Again, we rebound a miss and put the ball in the hoop. O3 inbounds the ball to O1, and it's back up the court.
The next trip is option 4. Here, O4 initially hesitates at the top of the key and, in a game situation, must read what O1 does. If O1 takes the ball to the hoop, O4 must trail O1 for the rebound. However, if O1 stops, then O4 makes a hard flash cut (our "4-cut") across the lane for the pass from O1 and the lay-up. So when doing this drill option, O4 cuts and gets the pass and lay-up. We don't want to see O4 cutting too early, nor do we want to see O1 making the pass to O4 from half-court. We want O1 to bring the ball almost to the 3-point arc, at which point O4 can make the cut.
Now O1 goes to option 5, the long pass to O5 sprinting up the court to the basket.
5-on-0 Down and BackWe also run plays off of the 5-on-0 drill. In this case, each team will make just two trips, a trip up and a trip back, and the point guard will call a different play each trip. This helps us not only in learning our plays, but getting us to execute them off the break. O1 will yell out the play loudly just before reaching half-court, and the other four players will yell the play name back to O1 (communication is important so that everyone knows the play).
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with Bruce Weber, University of Illinois Head Coach; 2005 NCAA Runner-Up. Coach Weber begins by differentiating between a "run and gun" and "run and score" mentality. He sees the offensive transition game as a way to ease the pressure off your half court offense to manufacture points. Weber starts with basic one-on-one drills and then builds into more game-like situation. When teaching the fast break... (more info)
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Coach Tom Izzo believes in scoring quickly by pushing the ball up the floor. The numbered break puts each player in a position to score. Izzo stresses that this fastbreak limits turnover and confusion by players. Two- and three-man drills are the first step in building a productive fast break. These drills can serve as a warm-up and are good for conditioning. Other drills... (more info)
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Ex-Google Engineer Launches Web Protection Startup
Brian Kennish, a former Google engineer who wrote advertising apps for the search engine giant, has formed his own startup company to help protect Web surfers from the very data collection services he helped create.
His defection from Google's data collecting ways began about 18 months ago when he was researching a talk on online tracking for DEFCON. At the time, he was knee-deep in data tracking for Google after serving time with DoubleClick. He even helped write some of the original ad servers.
But once he started researching for the DEFCON speech, he began to realize that he had absolutely no clue as to how many third-party places his own data was heading to online. He soon discovered that there were 7,000 third-parties tracking users' activities in addition to the known 1,000 top level sites that collect data on users. Even more, all this data was now being directly tied to real names thanks to Facebook's popularity.
Having a sudden change of heart (or suddenly jolted out of the Dark Side like Darth Vader), he decided to create a Chrome extension called Facebook Disconnect after news surfaced that Facebook had "accidentally" leaked personal data to application developers (a hole which has since been fixed). Once the extension was loaded on Google's Chrome Web Store and users began to download and use his ad-blocker, he decided to leave Google for good.
"I felt like the user wasn't being put first anymore," he said, echoing statements made by other former Google employees who have protested Google's shift. "Compromises were being made today that Google in 2003 wouldn't have made. What I would have called ambition turned into something more like greed."
Kennish formed Disconnect.me in 2010 with fellow Google engineer Austin Chau and privacy advocate Casey Oppenheim. Since its launch, the company has raised about $600,000 in seed funding from Highland Capital Partners and Charles River Ventures. The actual browser extension is now offered for free in Chrome, Firefox and Safari, and even blocks traffic from Google, Twitter and LinkedIn in addition to Facebook. A version for Internet Explorer is coming soon.
So far the Disconnect.me extension has around 400,000 users, but Kennish hopes to have an actual paid service up and running when they reach 1 million users. He thinks there's even a possible market for users to not only control their data, but to sell it. This would work similar to the way people allow ads to be placed on their blogs.
koga73Great that he left the dark side.
There needs to be something in place to stop companies from changing terms of service to whatever they want whenever they want. All of these services that people use start innocent but then when they get popular they change their terms of service so they can collect anything they want on you. Sure you could stop using these services but at this point you depend on them. There is nothing in place to protect the user.
Don't use Facebook and subscribe to a VPN service to protect your identity.
virtualbanI avoid putting personal data whenever I can, but I do know that is not enough for them to track my browsing habits and my not buying sh*t online habits.
Wanna see what depraved stuff I look for, google? Go ahead. And then keep putting adds related to that, into family sites, maybe this is what turns you on, I don't know and I still don't even care.


text: Greyton (as I wrote yesterday) is one of the most beautiful places in South Africa. The drive to Greyton is long and dry so while driving past all the farms and really dry fields you wont expect that Greyton would like like it does. The mountain in the background makes this small town tucked away and hidden from the busy city life. Accommodation in Greyton is great and there are these small guest houses all over. There was a hotel but I am not sure if that is still there. While there are many properties in Greyton the start price as I also wrote yesterday is nothing less than R500 000. Really worth it though. There is a river and a waterfall to the north west side of town including a nature reserve. The river runs to Riviersonderend. Greyton is the perfect place for a holiday or a getaway.


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We have a talented and devoted staff that is deeply involved in the lives of our youth and families. Our youth workers serve simultaneously as role models, mentors, tutors, counselors, problem-solvers, crisis intervention workers, and life skills coaches. They provide support and listening ears to struggling parents. They coordinate programming and solve problems with educators and school administrators. They act as intermediaries with police and serve as liaisons with other social service agencies. Below are brief descriptions of the outstanding leaders who make our community a better place. Click one of the links below to navigate to a specific staff section.
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Aina Gutierrez
Aina's mission as Chief Operations Officer is to make Y.O.U. an even better place to work. Aina comes to Y.O.U. after almost 13 years at the national non-profit Interfaith Worker Justice, charged with managing the organizational functions of administration, fundraising, financial management and human resources.
Aina has trained and consulted with hundreds of other small non-profit and religious leaders in these areas and is the author of Walking the Walk: A values-centered approach to building a strong non-profit. She believes that to build effective and powerful organizations, we must create strong internal systems and invest in the staff and board to support and enhance our mission. Our values guide the best way to do that work.
Aina has a BA in International Business from Augustana College and a master's degree of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School. Aina is a proud Evanston resident and her life is happy and overflowing with family, church and community.
Seth Green
Seth joined Y.O.U. as Executive Director in May of 2011 and he feels extremely fortunate to work with such a talented and dedicated staff. Prior to Y.O.U., Seth led the Job Opportunity Investment Network, a social venture that moves vulnerable adults out of poverty and into long-term careers. He also founded Americans for Informed Democracy, an organization that empowers youth to tackle pressing social challenges through community-based action. Seth's other work experience includes years as a consultant with McKinsey and Company, as well as short-term roles at the American Prospect, the Brookings Institution, and Lazard.
Seth has been a guest on C-SPAN's Washington Journal, the Montel Williams Show, CNN, Fox, and MSNBC. His efforts have been featured in hundreds of publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor, and Marie Claire. In 2005, he received the Search for Common Ground Award for International Understanding and, in 2008, Utne Reader named him one of 50 "Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World." In 2011, Seth was a plenary speaker at the White House sponsored conference on Connecting Communities for the Common Good.
A Marshall Scholar, Seth has a bachelor's degree from Princeton University, master's degrees from the London School of Economics and Oxford, and a law degree from Yale.
Seth serves on the Evanston Mayor's Safe Youth Task Force and is a 2012 graduate of Leadership Evanston. He is also a lecturer at Northwestern University where he teaches courses on non-profit management. He and his wife Caitlin Fitz, an assistant professor of history at Northwestern, live in Evanston and are proud parents of two adorable girls: Sojourner and Lundy.
Marianne Moberly
Marianne has a bachelor's degree in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois and over 25 years of experience in nonprofit administration, municipal government, and fundraising. She has served as the Director of Development at Y.O.U. since September 2009. Marianne has a long history of community involvement, serving as the treasurer of the Woman's Club of Evanston, in volunteer leadership positions in the Evanston Public Schools, and as a participant in Leadership Evanston. She resides in Evanston with her husband Tom and three children. In her spare time she loves to read, cook, quilt, and once rode a bicycle 700 miles in Italy.
Melissa Lee Hohimer
Melissa Lee Hohimer joined the Y.O.U. team as Chief Financial Officer in order to leverage her non-profit experience and business education to serve the local community. She brings to the organization more than 10 years of experience working in finance and accounting at a wide variety of non-profits, and a deep belief that the finance function of an organization should be intimately informed by the programmatic work to best support and enable mission fulfillment.
Melissa obtained a BS from the School of Communications at Northwestern University and spent time in the performing arts world before turning to business, later receiving her MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business with a focus on finance, accounting, and general management. Melissa is passionate about fulfilling organizational missions with smart principles, effective use of resources, and efficient operations, and is thrilled to be contributing towards the goals of Y.O.U. Melissa grew up in a military family traveling the world, but settled in the Chicago area in 2003. She lives with her husband and two beautiful daughters, Stella and June, in Wilmette and feels immensely fortunate to be surrounded by good friends, family, and colleagues.
Nikki Streets
Nikki joined Y.O.U. in 2016. Prior to this, she was the Director of Human Resources for Chicago Children's Museum. She brings over 10 years of experience to the HR team along with a Masters degree in Organizational Leadership from Lewis University. Nikki's experience has provided her the opportunity to develop training and development programs, influence employee relations, move forward HR strategies & initiatives, and manage compensation/benefit plans.
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Katherine "Katie" Wade is from Riverside, a town in the west suburbs of Chicago. Katie attended the University of Wisconsin - Madison where she received her BS in Community and Nonprofit Leadership with a focus in Educational Psychology (go Badgers!). Katie spent a year as an AmeriCorps member with City Year – Chicago, serving in the Rogers Park community at Roger C. Sullivan High School in a freshman English classroom. This experience solidified her desire to continue directly serving youth to help them reach their full potential and joined the Y.O.U. team serving as an AmeriCorps YouthServe member at Edsion Elementary school. Katie is now excited to join the development team as the Development and Communications Associate. In her free time, Katie can be found exploring Chicago, checking out new restaurants, cooking or spending times with her friends and family.
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Dave graduated from the Kellogg School of Management in 1985, when he and his wife decided that they liked Evanston too much to leave. Three children and several lesser milestones later, they're still here. Dave has more than 25 years of experience as an executive and consultant in strategic/financial planning for private and nonprofit organizations. He is also known to be a bit of a baseball geek.
Jonea O. Davis
Jonea joined Y.O.U. in 2014 and is excited to be amongst so many individuals who are passionate about investing in children and improving their communities. Prior to joining Y.O.U. she worked at The Terra Foundation of American Art, where her love of working for non-profits first began, and also at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. Jonea is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago with majors in Accounting and Finance. One of Jonea's greatest passions is to be of service to her community. She works with several non-profits including Collectively Whole and By The Hand Club for Kids and also serves in the children's ministry at her church.
Yamari Rodriguez
Yamari joined Y.O.U. in 2016, and enjoys contributing to the finance team. She was born in Puerto Rico, and currently resides in Chicago, where she is working on her degree in accounting. Her background is primarily in non-profit organizations, including education and behavioral health. Her experience includes accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial reporting, grants management, and payroll. She is passionate about accounting and hopes to contribute to the community through her work. Yamari enjoys spending her free time with her family and friends.
|Human Resources
Becky Moore
Becky is originally from Libertyville, IL, and moved back to the Chicagoland area after spending three years studying and working for educational and non-profit organizations in London, England. She holds a BA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in African Studies and Gender and Women's Studies and a Master's degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London) in Development Studies. With a passion for people and Y.O.U.'s programs, Becky is thrilled to be a part of the Human Resources team. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, baking, and spending quality time with her husband and cat.
Daniel Ulloa
Human Resources Coordinator
Daniel is a Chicago native, having spent more than 20 years in the North Park neighborhood. He earned his Bachelor's degree in International Studies and Master's degree in Public Administration from Roosevelt University. Daniel has worked with other non-profits in the Chicago-land area and in the spring of 2015 was an HR intern with Y.O.U.! He is very excited to be back and be a part of the HR Team! In his spare time, Daniel enjoys traveling, checking out different restaurants in the city, and spending time with family and friends.
Melanie West
Melanie is Y.O.U.'s IT manager and joined Y.O.U. in May of 2013. She was drawn to Y.O.U. because of the holistic nature of the organization and the passionate dedication of the staff. Melanie has over 20 years of professional experience in IT. She spent 10 years as chief engineer of an experimental multimedia studio at Bell Laboratories. During that time Melanie took a leading role on many critical projects. She also has 10 years of experience in the music business as a recording engineer in New York City where she received a Platinum album for her work with the Talking Heads. Because of her interest in children, she spent a considerable amount of her own time training teachers and community centers in technology and the promotion of science. Melanie holds a bachelor's degree in Music, Electrical Engineering and Communications from Rutgers University and a master's degree in Interactive Telecommunications from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
|Administrative Support
Kelli-Ann Alcott
Operations Manager
Kelli-Ann Alcott joined the Y.O.U. team in 2016 as the Operations Manager and is thrilled to be part of an organization that is dedicated to the whole child and the community at large. She has lived in Evanston for over 20 years and earned her BA in Political Science from Northeastern Illinois University. She is a proud resident of the Evanston's Fifth Ward who has over 10 years of experience in nonprofit administrative functions and a long history of local and international service. She currently serves on a number of committees and is a graduate of the Evanston Citizen's Police Academy. In her spare time, Kelli-Ann can be found cooking, hunting for new grocery stores, making new items, traveling and spending time with her family and friends.
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|Program Support
Lucy Marcus
Originally from New York City, Lucy recently graduated from Grinnell College where she majored in English and Global Development. Throughout the past four years, Lucy worked as a GED tutor and creative writing teacher in Iowa State Prisons, interned with Encounter, an educational nonprofit, and with McCormick & Williams, an independent literary agency. She also spent two summers as a research assistant at Saint Francis College in Brooklyn, supporting an education reform project. Lucy joined Y.O.U. in 2014 as a New Sector Fellow, working as a Special Projects Manager. In her free time, Lucy loves to cook, run outside, and read email@example.com
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Casey Varela
As Manager of Strategic Partnerships, Casey focuses on developing and managing deep collaborations with partner institutions that ultimately enrich our services for youth and families. Casey first joined Y.O.U. in the summer of 2014 on a consulting basis to research the expansion of the community schools model in Evanston and authored a report providing recommendations to the Evanston Community Schools Initiative Leadership Council.
Casey worked previously as an Associate Director at Heartland Alliance where she coordinated a culinary training program for homeless adults, managed the construction of a community and cultural center, and developed a resident services initiative for affordable housing residents. Casey has been involved throughout the Evanston community over the last decade serving on the McGaw YMCA, Cherry Preschool, and Kingsley PTA Boards of Directors, the C.O.P.E. advisory board, and the Evanston Community Schools Initiative Leadership Council, and is a graduate of Leadership Evanston.
Casey received a BA in sociology from Kenyon College and a master's degree from the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration. Casey was born and raised in Evanston and has returned with her husband, George, to raise their two daughters, Sofia and Madeline. Casey enjoys running, yoga, badminton, walks with Auggie (her puppy), and spending time with family and friends.
Tara Dolan
Tara is a transplant from Massachusetts (go Pats!), who resides in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. She is an alum of Salem State University and a current Master of Nonprofit Management student at DePaul University's School of Public Service. Tara previously worked on the HR team at Y.O.U., during which time she obtained a certificate in Nonprofit Human Resources from Notre Dame's Mendoza School of Business. Prior to working at Y.O.U., Tara served as an AmeriCorps VISTA with the YMCA of Metro Chicago Community Schools Initiative, and worked in administration for the Peace Corps. She is passionate about volunteer service and supporting others in their professional journey to do impactful work. You can chat her up about horoscopes, fantasy football, camping, gardening, pizza, music, and anything on two wheels!
|Program Directors
Maria Rassiwalla
Maria currently serves as the Director of Out-of-School Time Programs where she focuses specifically on the oversight of after school and summer learning programs for Y.O.U.'s middle school sites. She manages the implementation of high quality, structured, and intentional programming across five middle schools in Evanston and Skokie.
Maria has more than seven years of experience working in the nonprofit and education sector. In her previous positions, Maria was an Extended Day Program Director with Mission Graduates in San Francisco's Mission District where she directed their flagship program. She also holds a Type 10 teaching credential and spent three years designing and implementing visual arts curricula at Byrne Elementary, a K-8 school in Chicago. A strong desire to step in the nonprofit sector after her teaching stint led Maria to conduct volunteer work in Ghana, Africa where she taught art in a remote village school, and shortly after became an AmeriCorps member in Oakland, CA where she empowered the female youth of Oakland through Girls Inc. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois Champaign, Urbana where she majored in Art Education.
Maria enjoys traveling, making pottery and most of all trying new foods.
Megan Orleans
Megan currently serves as the Director of Elementary Out-of-School-Time Programs where she oversees all dimensions of after school and summer learning programs for Y.O.U.'s elementary school sites. She manages the design and implementation of high quality, structured, and intentional programs at these five school sites.
Megan earned a BA in Geography/Environmental Studies from UCLA, and is currently working to earn an MEd in Environmental Education. Megan has been managing informal education programs across the country for more than six years, and has worked in a variety of settings ranging from botanic gardens to children's museums. Megan is thrilled to bring her love for hands-on, experiential learning to Y.O.U.'s Out-of-School-Time programs.
Melody Rose
Originally from Tennessee, Melody attended Indiana University and earned her bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Criminal Justice. After her undergraduate studies, she taught seventh grade in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood. Melody returned to Indiana to obtain her master's degree in Social Work with concentration on Children and Families. With seven years at Centerstone, the nation's largest provider of community-based behavioral healthcare, Melody worked as a home/community-based child and adolescent therapist working primarily with DCFS involved families as well as youth diagnosed with behavioral disorders ages 3-22.
Melody first came to Y.O.U. as Site Coordinator for the afterschool program at ETHS in January 2010 and transitioned into the role of Youth and Family Counselor/Clinical Coordinator starting in August 2011 where she worked primarily with youth from ETHS and the young adults in the Street Outreach Program. In 2015, she transitioned into her current role as Y.O.U.'s Director of Clinical and Outreach Services. During her time in clinical practice, Melody has facilitated efficacy-based anger management, CBT, and communication protocols and has specific therapeutic focus on providing trauma-focused individual and family therapy.
Concepcion Benitez
Concepcion (Coni) was born and raised in Mexico and moved to the Chicago suburbs at the young age of 11. In 2009 she earned her BA in Psychology from Loyola University. Coni first joined Y.O.U. in 2007 as a work study staff and in 2010 she was hired as a Case Manager for the organization. Coni left in 2013 to pursue her master's degree in International Counseling Psychology from Alliant International University in Mexico City. She is very excited to now be back at Y.O.U. and work with the population that inspired her to pursue graduate studies in the first place. Coni has a passion for working with under-served populations using a systemic approach. In her free time, she enjoys exercising, spending time with family and friends, getting lost in the Marvel universe and learning random trivia.
Estefanía Elias
Estefanía was born and raised in Argentina, and moved to Chicago in 2003 after marrying her husband. She earned her bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Universidad de Buenos Aires and worked at various companies in Argentina and Chicago. In 2011 she decided to make a career change, pursuing a master's degree in Social Work at Loyola University. Estefanía is passionate about making a difference in other's lives and getting to know people of different cultures. During her free time, she enjoys playing with her cat and dog, exercising, getting crafty, and trying food from different countries.
Carla Smith
Carla Smith received a BA in Psychology from Gustavus Adolphus College, and a MSW from Loyola University Chicago. Her academic journey was enriched with many amazing experiences. She's studied abroad in Ghana and Thailand, and participated in multiple cultural and social organizations. Carla interned as a Therapist at Uhlich Children's Advantage Network (UCAN), as well as a Prevention Education Specialist at Between Friends Chicago. She's specialized in domestic violence work and group psychotherapy. In 2014, Carla began working at Y.O.U. providing individual therapy with our elementary, middle, and high school youth, and young adults. As a SPARCS Therapist she provides trauma-informed group therapy to youth responding to chronic stress. In addition, Carla co-created, developed, and is coordinating Y.O.U's Clinical Culinary Program called "The Chew". Carla is very passionate about her work with youth and families and aspires to continue to grow in this field.
Hoyam Tanon
Hoyam Tanon is an experienced counselor with more than five years of experience in the nonprofit sector, specifically in development and coordination of counseling services for multicultural and diverse populations including refugees, teens, children and families in group and individual settings. Hoyam's past experience also includes providing comprehensive mental health, crisis counseling, and conflict resolution services. Hoyam also previously worked as a home/community-based child and adolescent therapist working primarily with the Department of Children and Family Services.
Hoyam received her BS in Counseling Psychology from the Ahfad University for Women in Khartoum, Sudan. She then received her Masters of Community Counseling from Argosy University in Chicago as well as her masters in Community Health and Health Management from Ruppecht-Karls Heidelberg University in Heidelberg, Germany.
Dawn Ravine
Dawn has worked with middle and high school aged youth for over 12 years and currently focuses on providing case management and clinical support to Y.O.U.'s program at Nichols Middle School. Dawn received her bachelor's degree from Hampshire College in Sexuality Education in 2001 and spent the following two years in Philadelphia working on an HIV and reproductive health hotline and coordinating health education services within a juvenile detention facility. At that time Dawn also completed 45 hours of domestic violence advocate training and one year of service as a crisis counselor.
In 2003 Dawn moved to New York City to earn her master's degree in Public Health from Columbia University with a focus in Sexuality, Gender, and Health. During her eight years in NYC she: coordinated HIV prevention/ peer education services for girls in alternative to incarceration, served on the Juvenile Justice Coalition Steering Committee; spent four years as a Sexuality Education Specialist in a Children's Aid Society community school; and worked with a team developing comprehensive sexuality education curriculum for national use in middle school settings.
Dawn is passionate about bringing her experience back to her home town of Evanston, returning in 2012 to work with Y.O.U. program staff and community partners to bring high-quality sexuality education programming to all Y.O.U. middle and high school programs and increasing supports for LGBTQQAI and gender non-conforming youth.
Trevor Pontillo
Trevor is a graduate of Lake Forest College and is working towards a master's degree in social work at Dominican University. Trevor started at Y.O.U. as an AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member at Chute Middle School (go #TeamChute!), and is excited to now be a part of the clinical team. Being a part of Y.O.U. enables Trevor to pursue his passion of youth development behind a clinical lens. Trevor loves to run groups centered on creative interventions, cognitive behavioral therapy, and wilderness therapy. In his free time, Trevor enjoys rooting for Chicago sports teams, exploring the outdoors, and walking his dog, Chancho.
|Community Schools
Erin Moore
Erin is thrilled to lead Y.O.U.'s efforts to develop a community school initiative in Evanston and Niles Townships. Previously, she held the position of Community School Coordinator at a Chicago Public School through a collaboration with Family Focus. Erin also worked on parent engagement at a Family Literacy program at Albany Park Community Center supporting immigrant parents. Erin has a BA from Wesleyan University in Urban Studies and American Studies. She speaks Spanish due to extended study in Nicaragua and Mexico. When she is not working in the field of education, Erin loves to do yoga, ride her bike, and spend time with friends and family.
Allison Kiboi
Allison is an Evanstonian returning after spending the last several years in Iowa. She attended the University of Iowa where she received a BSW from the School of Social Work. Allison spent her time in Iowa working within the school system as a student and family advocate and is excited to continue working in the schools as a part of the Y.O.U. Community Schools team!
(847) 866-1200 ext. 420
Chris Rapisarda
After growing up in Evanston, Christopher is happy to return to the area and join Y.O.U.Christopher attended the University of Michigan for undergrad and graduate school, where he earned an MSW in Community Organization with a Youth focus.Since that time, Christopher has worked with students and communities as an educator, facilitator, and community organizer. He is eager to apply these lessons as Community School Manager at King Arts. Outside of work, Christopher enjoys the company of friends and family, playing board and card games, and all things musical.
(847) 866-1200 ext. 419
Shay Norman
Community Schools Manager, Chute Middle School
Shay Norman is originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After undergrad at UNC-Charlotte, she attended an Obama rally on campus where she had the great revelation to move to Chicago only knowing one person. After doing some acting and improv across the city, she began teaching performing arts in Chicago Public Schools where her purpose for community engagement and leadership was realized! She is currently pursuing her Master's in Education at Loyola University (#GoRamblers).After being a Community Resource Coordinator at Skinner North, she feels lucky to find a home in Y.O.U. and is excited to create memories with the students, families and Evanston community at Chute Middle School! Speaking of lucky, her dog Mr. Lucky is the cutest Morkie ever!
(847) 866-1200 ext. 422
|Street Outreach
Antasia Maddox
Antasia was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She graduated from Central Michigan University with a bachelor's degree in Sociology with a concentration in Youth Studies. After receiving her degree she moved to Chicago and began working for nonprofit agencies helping young adults reach their goals. She enjoys talking, art, cooking, walking in parks and playing with her two dogs and cat.
Emeric Mazibuko
Emeric Mazibuko waans born and raised in Port Elizabeth, South Africa where he began his tertiary education in Early Childhood Development and Education. In America, he received a bachelor's degree in Sound Contracting and Acoustics with a minor in Cultural Studies. Emeric is a passionate and self-taught photographer and has been freelancing for almost fifteen years. He worked in the positive youth development capacity around the Chicagoland area before coming to Y.O.U. As a Y.O.U. veteran of almost five years, Emeric serves in the Y.O.U. Street Outreach program, the Y.O.U. Evanston Township Connect Center and the Allied Against Violence Project (AAV).
Emeric believes that every child has talent latent within them, and education and art are the tools we have at our disposal to tap into this potential. Emeric is a resident of Evanston and when not at work, he enjoys spending his time with his wife and six year old son.
|Chute Team
Janese Johnson-Meyer
Janese was born in Chicago and has lived all over the city and suburbs. She graduated from Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's degree in Sociology, applied emphasis in Family & Family Services. After college, she performed a year of service in the AmeriCorps program, serving the West Town and Austin communities and worked for five years as Lead Residential Counselor for the Boys Hope Girls Hope program in Evanston, IL. In her free time, Janese loves cooking, spending time with family and friends and watching her favorite TV show Jeopardy!. She is passionate about education, service in the community, volunteering with her sorority and involvement in her local church.
Abby Marder
Abby Marder is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a BA in Consumer and Family Services. She's a die-hard Buckeye fan and enjoys playing sports (Chicago weather permitting). On the weekends you can find her exploring the many Chicago neighborhoods in search of the city's best restaurants and art/music festivals. Her love for youth and of community service fuels her goal to achieve a Masters in Social Work. Long-term visions for Abby include completing research at a university and running a nonprofit. As her career progresses, Abby aspires to travel the world. First stops: India, China, Japan and Thailand.
Graig Tertulien
Graig is an Evanston Township alum who participated in Y.O.U. as a student since the 6th grade. Currently, Graig is working towards a bachelor's degree in Film at Columbia College Chicago. Graig returned to Y.O.U. as an AmeriCorpsY.O.U.th Serve Member in the hopes of influencing the students at Y.O.U. the way that he was influenced when he was in the program. During his free time Graig enjoys going to his church, working on short films, performing, and writing both scripts and music.
|Dawes Team
Simone Hampton
Simone received her BA from Hampton University in 2008. She first joined the Y.O.U. team in 2009 as a Youth Development Specialist at Oakton Elementary School. After an extensive 10-month apprenticeship with Public Allies, she returned to Y.O.U. in the fall of 2011 where she served as a Y.O.U.th Serve Member. She dually served as a Youth Development Specialist at both Oakton and Dawes Elementary Schools. Simone is currently the After School Program Manager at Dawes Elementary School, where she hopes to continue to share her experiences and skill sets learned as a youth development specialist with peers and the community. She has extensive experience and immense passion for working with youth and development and planning of high quality afterschool programming. In her spare time, Simone likes to travel, read, volunteer and spend time with family and friends.
Sidika Balogun
Sidika is from Chicago, and holds a degree in Family Consumer Science with a focus in Family relations and Human development. Sidika received her BA from Illinois State University (ISU) in May of 2015. Sidika used to volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club of America in Bloomington-Normal and was a former teaching assistant at ISU. Sidika joined the Y.O.U. team because of her passion about investing in our youth's future. Sidika believes that youth deserve to have positive outlets to develop and grow. Sidika hopes to gain an understanding of the type of environment that youth need in order to thrive and reach their full potential. Sidika enjoys D.I.Y. projects, traveling around the world and she hopes to get a master's degree in Social Work.
|Edison Team
Gladys James
Afterschool Program Manager, Edison Elementary School
Gladys, a Chicago native, loving wife and caring mommy of one, graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a BA in Psychology and a minor in Sociology. Her love for working with youth was formed when she decided to embark on a wonderful journey with doing a year of service with AmeriCorps. Gladys served with City Year Chicago, at Howe School of Excellence in Chicago. It is through that experience that her passion for working with youth in the non-profit sector grew tremendously. In her spare time, Gladys enjoys volunteering with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, spending time with family and friends, traveling, cooking, and singing. Her ultimate goal is to own her own non profit organization, that will provide resources and funds to underprivileged youth across the world.
(847) 866-1200 ext. 403
Noelle Velasco
Noelle, a Chicago native, is thrilled to be joining the Edison team after serving as the Youth Development Specialist at Nichols Middle School in 2016. Noelle graduated from Columbia College with a BA in Theatre Arts. Since then, she has worked as a teaching artist in numerous CPS locations in both in-school and after school programs. Last fall, Noelle co-directed an Evanston-youth original with Mudlark Theater. Noelle is a proud company member of Halcyon Theatre in Albany Park where she also served as a teaching artist for their arts integration program with Henry Elementary. For the past three summers, Noelle acted as a camp counselor for Art Start, a summer arts camp for young creatives. It was in this capacity where she solidified her love for arts education.
In her spare time, Noelle enjoys discovering new restaurants and photographing hidden gems around the city. She's into chocolate, the Chicago Bulls, hip-hop lyrics in different languages and micro pigs.
Emma White
AmeriCorps Youth Serve Member
Emma is a Skokie native, having lived in Skokie for nearly 15 years. She joined Y.O.U. in 2016 as an AmeriCorps Y.O.Uth Serve member for Thomas Edison Elementary school. She recently graduated from The University of Iowa with a Bachelor's degree in Social Work, a Minor in Human Relations, and a Certificate in Critical Cultural Competence. Emma is a passionate advocate for social justice and social change, with a special focus on equity in education. Emma's long term goal is to obtain a Master's degree in Social Work and Public Policy. In her free time she enjoys hiking, cross-country skiing, reading, and exploring Netflix!
"To educate a child is to turn walls into doors."
|ETHS Team
Emily E. Roth
Emily Roth was raised in Evanston, IL and has been a part of the Y.O.U. family since February 2013. Emily previously served as the Y.O.U. Afterschool Program Manager at Dawes Elementary School and Y.O.U. Elementary Team Leader. She is an ETHS graduate who earned her BA in Public Policy: Urban Studies and American Politics from DePaul University in 2010. During her time at DePaul, Emily worked as an AmeriCorps Jumpstart Corps member at two Chicago public schools and served as a S.T.A.R.S. mentor to low-income, first-generation, minority college students.
After falling in love with Ghana during her semester abroad in college, Emily returned to Ghana in summer 2010 to spend a few months working alongside villagers on a school improvement project. When she returned, she worked for an after-school program through the YMCA of Metro Chicago.
Emily has a deep passion for working with youth and families in the urban out-of-school time setting. When Emily isn't working, you will most likely find her on a soccer pitch, performing on a Chicago stage, or traveling.
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Randy Johnson
Randy is a native of Evanston and graduated from King Arts and ETHS. Randy attended Quincy University where he took leadership opportunities working as a student adviser for both the Men's Awareness Committee and the First Year Leadership Experience while also serving as President of Brother of Unity. Randy graduated Quincy University with a BA in Human Services. After college Randy continued working with youth and also ventured out to become a case worker at a nursing home for mentally ill adults. Randy joined the Y.O.U. family in March 2015 and hopes to impact youth lives. In his free time Randy enjoys volunteering with the Partnership to Educate and Advance Kids (PEAK) in Chicago.
Ivan Guadarrama
Ivan Guadarrama proudly graduated from DePaul University with a BA in psychology, the first in his family to graduate college. A Chicago native, Ivan has spent more than 20 years in Humbolt Park. Ivan first came to Y.O.U. as a 2015 Inspire Fellow, throughout the the 2015-2016 he worked with the Oakton Elementary program as an AmeriCorp Youth Serve member. Ivan has decided to come back for a second as an AmeriCorp Youth Serve Member in the Evanston Township Highschool program. Ivan's favorite pastimes are soccer and anything soccer-related, whether it's watching it, reading about it or playing it.
Josh Dyer
Josh is a lifelong Illinois resident, having spent time in Springfield, Chicago (South, North, West, and Suburbia), Champaign-Urbana, and Rockford. Seldom is the IL metro area he hasn't driven through. He holds degrees in English and Rhetoric--with a focus on creative writing--from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Josh comes to Y.O.U. after a two-year term serving Rockford and Northwest Illinois as an ISACorps member for the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. In his prior capacity, he assisted first generation, low-income high school students in navigating the college-going process. His experiences, both privately and professionally, have informed his belief that education is the primary vehicle by which equity is attained. Josh's interest lies in discerning the most prudent mechanisms for making education accessible and affordable across societal landscapes.
Josh loves consuming music, and does so liberally. He guarantees that there is some overlap between your and his tastes; see for yourself by casually shouting song lyrics at him. He is a diehard White Sox and Bulls fan, and is therefore constantly vigilant for signs that he has, indeed, finally had a stroke.
|King Lab Team
Jafet Melendez
Jafet enjoys making a positive impact in our youth in Evanston. Jafet was born and raised in Mexico City and lived there for eleven years before moving to Chicago in 2004. Since then he has continued his education by attending Noble Street College Prep, where he was involved in many activities and sports, including rugby for four years, leading his younger teammates to become better players. He was also involved in the cross country team, which he led in his senior year. Jafet attended Camp VIDA for youth in 2009. Jafet attended the City Colleges of Chicago, where he received his associate's degree in Art. Jafet transferred to Northeastern University to pursue a bachelor's degree in Psychology. Jafet enjoys trying new things and adventures. He also loves to play sports, is a marathon runner and has run the Chicago marathon three times and is also a skydiver.
George Folz
Born and raised in Evanston, Illinois, George found himself back home and working for Y.O.U. after eight years of living in the (more often than not) frozen city of Minneapolis. A practicing cartoonist, George graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2010 with his BFA. Starting with Y.O.U. as a high school fellow during the summer of 2014, George has found relationship building to be the most exciting and fulfilling aspect of the job. Using art, music, and writing as a means of connecting with the youth he works with, George currently serves as King Arts' Youth Development Specialist, where he looks forward to continuing to have a positive impact on the students that he's worked with for over two years.George has strong opinions about things that are "heartbreakingly beautiful", color co-ordination, green tea, meditation, and the aural superiority of a pinch harmonic when it's caught "in the dip".
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Danielle Sullivan
Dani grew up in South Florida, but moved to Chicago for college. She graduated Cum Laude from Loyola University Chicago, and studied Advocacy & Social Change and Peace Studies. Dani is passionate about educational equity and is excited to be working with Y.O.U. She has experience working with diverse youth in non-profit and community center settings. in her free time, you can find Dani reading and exploring Chicago's neighborhoods with her friends. She hopes to return to school to study social work.
Angelike Bekiaris
Angie is a biracial writer who was born and raised in the Windy City by two loving parents, a black mom who teaches Special Education on the south side, and a Greek dad who works in Graphic Design at an awards company. She is currently located in Humboldt Park, but mostly can be found in Wicker Park or in downtown Chicago. She attended one of the biggest schools during her teen years, Lane Tech, and she graduated from Columbia College Chicago in the Spring of 2015 with a Bachelors Degree in Creative Writing. Angie has worked a variety of jobs in the education field, including student teaching writing workshops to 4th and 5th graders at Onahan Elementary and Paul Revere Intermediate, tutoring college level students in the Fiction Writing Department of Columbia, and assisting a lead teacher in a Montessori preschool. She is passionate about writing, reading, and education. You can spark up a conversation with her about video games, romantic young adult novels, Italian restaurants, cupcake shops, Disney's Aladdin, Drake, or astrology.
|Lincoln Jr. High Team
Erika Alcibar
Erika Alcibar earned her BA in Psychology from Northeastern Illinois University. Erika has worked in the non-profit sector since the beginning of her career and has served diverse populations, focusing on issues such as housing, tenants' rights, domestic violence, teen dating violence, and education.
Erika found her true passion in working with youth and decided to focus on the development and implementation of high-quality programming for youth. As the Afterschool Program Manager for the Y.O.U. Spartans Program at Lincoln Jr. High School, Erika's work is focused on building strong relationships with youth, families, and school staff to implement innovative programming that supports youth in reaching their unlimited potential. In her free time, Erika enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Some of her favorite things include coffee, music, art, origami, food and exploring the city.
Nancy Moreno
Nancy was born and raised in the Pilsen community from the lower west side of Chicago. Nancy graduated from Northeastern Illinois University and earned her BA in Social Work making her the first college graduate in her family. Nancy interned at Youth Crossroads Inc. in Berwyn serving local youth in the community and plans to continue her passion helping youth at Y.O.U. as an Americorps Y.O.U.th Serve member. Nancy hopes to expand her education next year and earn her masters at Loyola to continue working with youth. Nancy enjoys attending concerts and spending time with her friends, family, and her dog Milo.
|Nichols Team
Matt Gauen
Matt is very excited to be joining Y.O.U. after spending the past three years serving with AmeriCorps. Matt moved to Chicago after graduating with a BS in Theatrical Studies from Ball State University. He spent a year as a Corps Member with City Year Chicago, serving as a full-time tutor and mentor at Chicago Vocational High School. He returned for a second year with City Year as a Team Leader at the same school, and spent the past year as a Program Coordinator for Playworks Illinois at an elementary school in Englewood, Chicago. Matt also worked as a camp counselor and a team leader at Presbyterian Camps in Saugatuck, Michigan for four summers.
Matt has a passion for social justice and for working with and empowering youth. He enjoys leading and participating in service projects, including those led by City Year Chicago, and volunteering with various non-profits around the city. In his spare time, Matt enjoys running, playing guitar, exploring his neighborhood in Chicago, and following various sports teams, perhaps a little obsessively. When he can, he keeps in touch with his amazing parents, two sisters and brother-in-law, who are always there for advice and support. (And his dog Kami, who's also very supportive).
Chanquel Jones
AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member
Chanquel Jones's undying passion for working with youth led her to pursue a BSW in Social Work from Western Illinois University with a minor in Forensic Psychology. Chanquel will be attending Loyola University next year to pursue her MSW with a concentration in non-profit and school social work. Chanquel's experience working with youth includes interning with the Department of Children and Family Services, working as a residential and day camp Girl Scout counselor, volunteering as a college core member for three high school Pay It Forward tours with an organization called Students Today Leaders Forever, and leading a high school leadership camp. Chanquel continues to work with youth because nothing feels better to her than knowing she made an impact on someone's life for the better. Chanquel loves working with Y.O.U. because it allows her to put her professional skills to the test and allows her to devote her time and heart to making a difference in our communities.
(847) 866-1200 ext. 508
Travon George
AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member
My name is Travon George and I was born on November 4th 1991 and raised on the southside of Chicago. I prefer to go by "Tray"and I was raised in a single family household and moved around the Chicago area a few times, and i'm a product of Chicago Public schools. I enrolled into Urban prep Charter Academy For Young Men as a freshman in 2006 and graduated in 2010. I went to college in Ohio at Denison University and transferred to Eastern Illinois University where i'm currently a senior working towards my bachelors degree in Sociology. I got involved with social justice while working with the Chicago Freedom Schools as a sophmore in highschool. I was inspired with making change and influencing youth coming from a low income community surrounded by street violence and drugs. I have worked with at risk youth for the past 3 years around chicago and evanston and i'm am glad to have the opportunity to be apart of Americorps and to be apart of the middle school team with Nichols. I like to travel , play sports, socialize with friends and also listen to music. I also like to learn about different cultures through forms of "Arts". My goal for this school year is to grow as a mentor and to build up my leadership skills, and also build stable relationships with the the youth. I want to help the youth and meet their needs to the best of my ability.
(847) 866-1200
|Oakton Team
Emily Fishman
Emily is originally from Highland Park, IL and is a graduate of Indiana University's School of Public Health. In high school, Emily found a passion for youth work while tutoring and mentoring middle school students. In college she volunteered for many public health organizations and decided to join the Y.O.U. team in 2013 as a Y.O.U.th Serve Member. As the After School Program Manager at Oakton, Emily hopes to engage youth and families in productive academic, social, and emotional growth activities so they can continue to impact their lives and the lives of others around them. In her free time, Emily likes to read, swim and spend time with her friends and family.
Darien Wendell
Darien is from Pontiac, MI but is a transplant to Chicago from Phoenix, AZ. Darien got their start in Evanston by attending Northwestern University and entered the larger Evanston community through volunteer work and position at Literature for All of Us. At Northwestern they majored in Performance Studies and Art Theory & Practice, focusing their efforts within the community on the histories and lives of queer and trans people of color. A long time advocate for gender, sex, and sexuality rights and education, Darien has worked in the field of youth empowerment for 7 years with a variety of organizations. They are incredibly excited to continue this work as a Y.O.U.th Serve Member at Oakton Elementary. They hope to impact youth positively over the next year through the arts and positive empowerment. Darien is also a working artist, avid baker, loves to read comic books and watch horror movies.
|Old Orchard Team
Katherine Rack
Katherine grew up in Oak Park, IL and has always enjoyed being an active member in her community. During her time studying at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, she served a summer term as an AmeriCorps member with the Illinois Public Health Association. Katherine graduated with dual BA degrees in Anthropology and Sociology with a concentration in Public Health and Community Development. Katherine worked with Y.O.U. as an AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member and then a Youth Development Specialist at Oakton Elementary School, and is excited to now continue her work at Old Orchard Jr. High as an Afterschool Program Manager. Katherine's two most meaningful life experiences have been working with children during volunteer service trips abroad in rural Ghana and Cusco in Peru. Katherine is excited to continue on the path of service to community through positive youth development during her time at Youth & Opportunity United.
Michael West
Michael is a local product, growing up 20 minutes north of the Evanston/Skokie area in Highland Park, IL. Michael recently graduated from Miami University in 2014 with a degree in Middle Childhood Education with concentrations in Math and Language Arts.
Outside of his university experience, Michael has spent a lot of time working with youth in all settings. Michael has experience tutoring youth, as well as coaching baseball and basketball with youth at the junior high level. Before coming to Y.O.U., Michael spent a year as a teacher's assistant at Northwood Jr. High. When not involved with Y.O.U., Michael enjoys spending time with his wife, cheering on the local Northwestern Wildcats, and traveling. Michael is beyond excited to begin his journey at Y.O.U. and to develop long-lasting relationships.
Shirley Khong
AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member
Shirley Khong graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BA in Sociology and a minor in Social Work. Before joining Y.O.U. during the summer of 2014, Shirley was a Summer Community Advocate intern at The Family Advocacy of Champaign County where she co-facilitated a Restorative Justice Training for youth aged 12-14. This past summer, she had worked as a Y.O.U. Inspire Fellow at Old Orchard Junior High where she taught both Civic Leadership and Gardening electives. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking a variety of Asian dishes, reading novels, writing, and catching up with friends.
|Walker Team
Victoria Robbins
Victoria has been working with Y.O.U. since the summer of 2014, starting as an Inspire Fellow at Y.O.U.'s elementary summer program site and then working as an AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve Member at Dawes and then Walker Elementary Schools. Victoria graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor's degree in Family and Consumer Science in 2013. Victoria spends most of her time hanging out with her sister and best friend who encourage and follow her passion for movies. Victoria now owns close to 300 movies. Victoria hopes to make a difference in the world and is excited that Y.O.U. provides her with that opportunity.
John Gallagher III
John was born and raised in Cleveland, OH, and has spent the last seven years bouncing around the Midwest. In their travels, John received an undergraduate degree in Social Work and Gender Studies while attending Saint Louis University. Their academic journey next led them to Ann Arbor, MI where they successfully completed their Masters of Social Work in Community Organizing and Interpersonal Practice at the University of Michigan's School of Social Work.
|Washington Team
Froilan Landeros
Born and raised in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago, Froilan has spent his entire life in the Chicago area. As a teenager, he moved to Evanston and spent his high school years as a scholar in Boys Hope Girls Hope program. Following his graduation from DePaul University with a bachelor's degree in Women's and Gender Studies, he did an AmeriCorps year with Public Allies, working as a crisis call center supervisor at the National Runaway Safeline (NRS). He remained at NRS as a volunteer supervisor for nine years before joining Y.O.U.
Froilan is an avid bike mechanic and cycling advocate. He helped to start a non-profit bike shop called the Recyclery, which is located at the border of Evanston and Rogers Park. You can still find him there on the weekends, facilitating classes and creating programs for youth and adults.
Connor Hanna
Originally from Ipswich, Massachusetts, Connor is a recent graduate of the University of Chicago, where Connor majored in French literature and minored in music. While at school, Connor helped found a New Orleans-style music group called the Dirt Red Brass Band, volunteered at Gary Comer College Prep through the Neighborhood Schools Program, and joined Y.O.U. as a 2015 Inspire Fellow at Washington Elementary after graduation. An aspiring public high school teacher, Connor is excited to learn as much as possible from their fellow staff and the program experience in general. In the future, Connor hopes to study language or music education in graduate school.
In their spare time, Connor plays a few different instruments (saxophone, guitar, and piano), watches Kurosawa movies, bikes along the lake, and listens to as wide of a variety of music as they can (recommendations welcome!).


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Nike Tops Annual Climate Action Scores
Nike has topped Climate Counts' third annual corporate climate performance scorecard with 83 points (out of a possible 100) for the second year in a row. Stoneyfield Farm followed closely with 81 points. Unilever received 80 points. The climate performance scorecard ranks 90 companies in 12 sectors.
The survey finds for the first time that all 12 companies in the electronics sector and the four companies evaluated in the consumer shipping sector have earned a score above 50 points, all driven by increased competitive efforts in corporate sustainability.
This year's survey also finds a 22 percent increase in scores for 81 out of the 90 companies surveyed this year, which indicates a strengthening of their voluntary response to climate change, reports Climate Counts. However, ten companies lost points over the past year including SABMiller (-9), Liz Claiborne (-8), Sony (-6), and Procter & Gamble (-6).
Scores surged for previously low-scoring companies like eBay with a jump of 48 points and US Airways, up 43 points. Apple picked up 41 points, while Levi Strauss gained 36 points.
Ten companies received scores in the single-digits including one zero. Those with the lowest scores include SkyWest Air (0), Regions (1), SunTrust (2), Wendy's Arby's Group (2), PNC Financial Services (3) and Viacom (3).
Climate Counts uses a 22-criteria scorecard to track corporate climate action in four key areas: measurement of impact, reduction of impact, engagement on public policy related to climate change, and openness and transparency with consumers on corporate climate activities.
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They will include testimony from business representatives, public safety officials, engineering experts, consumers and other stakeholders.
"This unprecedented storm has revealed new challenges that will require a national dialogue around ideas and actions to ensure the resilience of communications networks," Genachowski said in a statement.
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Debris, high winds and flooding damaged many cell towers, while others without a backup power source were disabled when electric grids failed.
The FCC adopted backup power requirements for cell towers in 2007 following Hurricane Katrina, but a federal appeals court ruled against the regulations in 2008, and the Office of Management and Budget blocked them later that year.
The FCC is currently exploring the possibility of deploying drones or balloons during an emergency to restore cellphone service.
"Field hearings will increase our understanding of the problems encountered during Superstorm Sandy and harvest the best ideas to ensure that mobile phone service doesn't fail after future storms," Schumer said in a statement. "Mobile communication has become an essential part of our lives, and increasing its reliability must be a top priority."


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Ok for a couple, but a bit pricey for what you get
Stayed for one night with my wife and 2 kids going to a match in Old Trafford. Small rooms ok for 2 max, a bit too small for any more, reeked of cigarette smoke and I thought quite pricey for �90 a night considering what you get.
Great location for shopping & football
Stayed here with husband and 2 kids - going to match at Old Trafford, within walking distance. Restaurants, shopping centre, cinema all nearby. Staff very friendly and helpful. Sofabeds not great but room, including bathroom, was spotless. Very good value for money. Complementary breakfast was plentiful - even for hungry 15yr old!
Clean and Spacious, good location.
I stayed here for one night and the hotel was easy to find, good parking clean spacious rooms. My only gripe was that my room was near the lift shaft and it was noisey. I would definitley use the hotel again, I will just make sure the room is away from the lifts next time.
Would use again
Ideal hotel for Old Trafford - father/son on football trip - Very Good Standard Hotel - 97 euro for a twin room - very clean and fresh rooms - offered free continental (eat what you like) breakfast on day of arrival (we were at hotel at 9 am and couldn't check in until 2 pm). This was a good start to the day - The hotel is 15 mins walk to Man Utd's ground - in a very nice part of Manchester with its canals - good restaurant (the Quays) nearby. Easy access by metrolink from city centre - Very helpful friendly staff , would easily recommend .
Good value
I've been there two different times.. and both I've found a clean and easy-to-reach hotel, perfect for business traveller, but also for people with low-budget..
The rooms were clean, not too little and not too big.. no noise in the night, easy access for everyone.. As always in this hotels, probably the staff is a little bit annoyed, and not very "warm" in their welcome.. but, for the price, this is was I was expecting..
Good Hotel
Good clean hotel, friendly & helpful reception, easy walk (even for children)
to Tram station, Lowry Outlet Mall (which has a cinema), Imperial War Museum which is well worth a visit and Old Trafford Football ground. Few restaurants within easy walk too. Self-sevice continental breakfast - very good. Would use again.
Very nice hotel
I stayed in this hotel last year (and have stayed in a number of Express by Holiday Inns around the country) and found this very pleasant. Rooms were immaculate, with modern furniture, lovely bathroom, and towels as and when you wanted them (put used ones in bath). Complimentary breakfast very nice, and lots of choice i.e yoghurts, pain au chocolat, croissants, toaster with bread provided, cereal fruit and a range of coffees, teas, hot chocolate and fruit juices. Staff very pleasant, the only drawback was it was �70 per night, but if you book on the internet you do get a discount.
Nice Hotel, Terrible staff
Stayed on new years eve, my flight was delayed so arrived a bit late at the hotel. Girl on check-in could not find my reservation (very nice girl), she had to get her Duty Manager, a very rude, arrogant and unproffessional girl. I explained her that i was running very late and had dinner arrangment, so couldnt't she just book me into a room, i had my email confimation with all the booking details. She ignored me so i repeated myself, then looked at me and compleatly lost it, told me to be quiet so she could get on with finding my reservation and it was not just me running late and had arrangment, she had to work till 11pm. i thought, my god. i just sat down in the lobby and waited (20min). she finally found it and checked me in, no "i'm sorry for keeping you waiting" or nothing. Next morning the same girl Checked me out and stil very rude towards me and other guests (and some of the staff). it was a very nice hotel, but because of her i will never stay with them again.
Good Basic Accomodation
Have stayed here a couple of times as our office is nearby. Good clean modern hotel but only a few facilities. There's a bar but no real resturant, although a 'continential' breakfast (very good) is included in the price. Rooms are reasonable size , no bath but good sized 'walk in' shower. If you want to eat locally there's at least 4 'chain'resurants nearby offering a reasonable choice otherwise central Manchester is 15
minutes by tram. If arriving late be warned that the local resurants stop serving at 9:00 pm! With this hotel you get what you pay for and I've no compliants!
Basic Hotel
I was forced to stay here because my business trip coincided with some Government meeting in town and a Manchester United Game (the pitch is visible from the hotel). This was apparently "the last room in the city" according to my travel agent, and I was shockingly impressed.The room was standard size to small, but for my purposes, it was fine (I was by my self). The Reception was polite though inefficient (I ordered a cab, and then cancelled the cab but the cab still came? and I am still not sure if I got point on my frequent travel card)Bed was fine; heater in room was nice as there is no other temperature control. Room was quiet.The breakfast was good and plentiful the rooms were clean the plumbing was good. The have a small bar downstairs, however not much more then getting a beer to watch the game or a nightcap. There are some ?big-box? type restaurant a short walk away, other then that you are going to have to get on the tram (though the tram station is close)No fitness room, which would be nice for such a small isolated hotel,
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Write an Adobe Flash player capable of playing mp3, ogg, m4a (similar to ffmp3, but supporting m4a/aac + javascript API). Even though ogg is not natively supported by Flash, it could be done using Haxe, the source of ogg decoder is available in Haxe.
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