Board & Staff
Our Team
American Youth Foundation Team
Anna Kay Vorsteg
President
Liz Marshall
Vice President
Andy Mulcahy
Senior Director of Infrastructure
Romuald Dugue
Information Technology Manager
Carrie Hargreaves Smith
Lead Health Officer
Nancy Wittkamp
Finance Director
Dawn Hammersley
Finance Manager
Merrowvista
Matt Loper
Director of Programs
Jamie O’Hagin
Program Coordinator
Dayna Vuksinick
Lead Programmer
Nicole Gerome
Recruitment and Retention Manager
Julie Stengele
Office Coordinator/Board Liaison
Amy Simmons
Director of Operations
Adam Smetana
Facilities Infrastructure Manager
Patrick O’Hagin
Facilities Manager
Kim Novotny
Food Program Manager
Miniwanca
Michael Harter
Director of Programs
Emily Knuth
Girls Camp Director
Regan Gibson Wiesler
Assistant Director, Girls Camp
Bridgette McKeown
Program Coodinator
Paul Kerchberger
Recruitment and Retention Manager
Jennifer Sebolt
Office Coordinator
Griffin Vogler
Director of Operations
Mike Jones
Facilities Infrastructure Manager
Chad Warner
Facilities Manager
Nick Blair
Facilities Staff
Jan Strube
Alumni Liaison
Advancement
Molly Mulcahy
Alumni and Community Relations Director
Annie D. Oliverio
Advancement Manager
Catherine Klene
Communications Manager
Ambrean Ford, LLMSW
Director of Community Life, Diversity, and Inclusion
Holley Young
Adult Programs Lead
Alice Volkov
Advancement Manager and Board Liaison
DD Danforth-Burlin, Esq.
Chair
Patrick West
Treasurer
Andrea Van Cleve
Secretary
Gretchen Butler Clayton
Christopher Danforth
Donald Danforth III
Glenn E. Davis, Esq.
Pat C. Jones
Katie Lemaire
Jeffrey McDonnell, CFA
Daniel Miller
Deborah Seidel
Kelly Tyson
Board Advisory Committee Members
Directors Emeritus
Kay Bell
J. Patrick Mulcahy
A. Neil Sweeny
Chandlee Dickey
John Drew
Shannon O’Toole
Our Core Values
Best Self
We seek to develop excellence in people by motivating them to discover and develop their personal best.
Balanced Living
We believe that balanced living is an integral part of everyone’s life both personally and professionally. We encourage people to attain balance in mental, physical, social and religious/spiritual pursuits.
Safety
We commit to providing a safe environment in which people can take emotional and physical risks.
Respect
We seek to involve people from diverse cultures, values and perspectives, and to impart respect for others.
Responsibility
We strive to instill responsibility to act for the good of others and for a sustainable environment.
Stewardship
We recognize the interconnectedness of the world’s communities and will strive to be responsible in our use of environmental and human resources.