Our Team

At TOGETHER!, we believe everyone deserves equitable opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. With this at heart, our team is united by our shared mission: to advance the health and wellbeing of all young people. Guided by public health science, educational justice, and community collaboration, we work every day to ensure young people are supported, healthy, safe, and valued.

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Our staff and board bring together expertise in youth development, public health, education, workforce development, housing, family support, systems change, community partnership, and more. Together, the team helps lead innovative, evidence-informed programs that strengthen youth, families, schools, and communities.

Our team reflects our core values:

·         Equity — All young people deserve social, health, and educational equity.

·         Community — We partner collaboratively with families, schools, and community leaders to support the whole child.

·         Systems Change — We lead and support cross-sector solutions that create healthier, more just communities for young people.

 

We believe meaningful change happens in partnership with young people, families, schools, and community organizations. That belief shapes every aspect of our work from direct services to coalition-building and long-term systems transformation.

Our Staff

Our staff members are educators, advocates, case managers, public health leaders, program designer, and community builders dedicated to supporting young people and families across our region. Their work combines passion, lived experience, professional expertise, and a deep commitment to equity and excellence.

From supporting students and their families to creating safe spaces for learning, enrichment, and belonging, our staff diligently to help every youth and family thrive.

Our Board

Our Board of Directors provides human-centered vision, strategic wisdom, leadership, and heart in support of TOGETHER!’s mission, vision, programs, staff, and clients. Board members bring diverse expertise from education, public health, business, community advocacy, storytelling and communications, and more.

They strategically guide our efforts to forge and strengthen partnerships, advance systems change, and ensure our organization remains responsive to the evolving needs of the young people and communities we serve.

Thank you to all our team members. Together, anything is possible.

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