Our Team

Meet the people committed to closing the college achievement gap for young men of color.

Regional Leadership

IYT Boards

IYT board members and regional advisory board members are integral to the success of our organization. These incredible men and women are passionate about equity in education, and share our commitment to the IYT mission.

    • Gary King (Board Chair) | Retired SMUD Executive

    • Jay Jefferson (Treasurer) | Executive Legislative Representative, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

    • Sonali Nijhawan | Director, Harvard Senior Fellow

    • Cheryl Miles | Technology Executive, Retired

    • Chris Evans | President, Action-Oriented Leaders & RT, Superintendent of Natomas USD

    • Dr. Edward Bush | President, Cosumnes River College

    • Rick Martinez | Executive Director, California Fire Foundation

    • Dr. Richard Pan | Physician & Former California Senator

    • Che Salinas | Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

    • Michael Lynch (Secretary) | CEO and Co-Founder, Improve Your Tomorrow

    • Nicole Parra | VP, California Resources Corporation

    • Felipe Hernandez | Staff Attorney, ACLU Prison Project

    • Valerie Utsey | EVP & Chief People Officer, ICBA

    • Angela Bass | Director, Mississippi First

    • Frank Parsons | Self-Employed, Parsons Consulting

    • Silvan Menendez | Retired

    • Alfredo Medina | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

    • Gary S. May | Chancellor, UC Davis

    • Michael Tubbs | CEO, End Poverty in California

    • Saul Valdez | Senior Program Officer, ECMC Foundation

    • Melanie Dixon | President, College of Alameda, Peralta Community College District

    • Samuel Lauderdale | Level II Sales Consultant, Enterprise Mobility

    • Carolyn McIntyre | Retired

    • Jonathan Kaufman | Co-Founder & Principal, Third Plateau

    • Bel Reyes | Executive Director, Innovation Bridge

    • Taylor Boggs | Retired

    • Felipe De Jesús Hernández | Associate, Munger, Tolles, and Olsen

    • Samantha Seng | Legislative Director & Policy Advisor, NextGen Policy

    • Lewis French | Wellness Counselor

    • Bilal Shakeel | Associate Distribution System Engineer, SMUD

    • Landan Devenecia | Entrepreneur

    • Alejandro Galicia Cervantes | Principal, Cal Metrics Consulting

    • Francisco Ruiz | Director of Government Affairs & School Partnerships, IYT

    • Dartanyon Sjovai Carr Jr. | Counselor, Sacramento Job Corps

    • Tex Wambui | Policy Analyst, State of California

    • Rogel Noel | First Lieutenant, 7th Psychological Operations Group

    • Kevin Lamont Decker Jr. | Entrepreneur

    • Courtney Slocum | Consultant, Fund Development

    • Jake Leos-Urbel | Senior Director of Learning & Evaluation, Oakland Thrives

    • Joi Jackson-Morgan | CEO, 3rd Street Youth Center & Clinic

    • Robert Marcus | Chief Strategy & Impact Officer, Positive Coaching Alliance

    • Evert Hendrix | CAO, Health Plan of San Joaquin and Mountain Valley Health Plan

    • Diane Ornelas | Social Services Case Manager, SUSD

    • Lonita Darraise Cordova | Assistant Superintendent/VP of Student Services, San Joaquin Delta College

    • Briana Gonzalez | Community Partnerships Manager, BEAM Circular

    • Katie Malone | Community Health Manager, Sutter Health CV Division

    • Bob Gutierrez | Owner, BG Strategies

    • Ennis D. Frost | Self-Help Federal Credit Union

    • Eric Alvarez | Council Member

    • Jose Sabala | VP CRA Officer, Oak Valley Community Bank

    • Derrell Frazier | Policy Entrepreneur, Next100

    • Rev. Franklin Lance | President & CEO, Parks and People

    • Calvin E Ruffin | Director of Career Academies, Ballou High School

    • Larry Donnell Davis | Professional School Counselor DCPS, Duke Ellington School of the Arts

    • Dr. Okey K. Enyia | Founder & CEO, Enyia Strategies

    • Darius Morgan

    • David Hood | Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, MSU Mankato

    • Ryan Hamilton | Attorney and Lobbyist

    • Alexander Hines | Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging and the Rev. Dr. MLK Jr.

    • Markus Flynn | Executive Director, Black Men Teach

    • Mino Leon | Real Estate Professional

    • Geoff Wilson | Junior Achievement North

    • Zaria Jackson | Community Impact Senior Coordinator, Minnesota Timberwolves

    • C. Maxille Moultrie | Director: Division of Student Affairs, Summit Academy OIC

    • Dr. Jasmine Thorton | Chief Scholar & Family Experience Officer, RePublic Schools

    • Deidre Wheaton | Associate Dean of Education, JSUM

    • Nic Lott | Government Affairs Consultant, Lott & Associates Consultant

    • Lawrence Bass | Entrepreneur & Co-Owner, InfraStructure SystemWare LLC and Applied Tactical Systems Inc.

    • Barbara Molasky | Director of Donor Engagement, Touro University Nevada

    • Sean Tory | Sr. Management Analyst, City of Las Vegas

    • Reuben D'Silva | State Assemblyman

    • Melvin King | Development Manager, North Las Vegas Library District; COO, InspireWorks HR Solutions

    • Casey Flair | Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Aristocrat

    • Yaa Obeng | Program Manager for Institutional Engagement and Experience in the President’s Office at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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    • Frances Huntley-Cooper | Retired

    • Alvin Thomas | Associate Professor, UW Madison

    • Will Green | Founder, Mentoring Positives

    • Captain Shannon Blackamore | Captain of Police, City of Madison Police Department

    • Joe Gothard | Superintendent, MMSD

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