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Our Team

  • Leadership

    Jodi Ovca, Founder & Executive Director 

    Caitlin Ellsworth, Director of Finance and Operations 

    Charity Jones, Senior Director of Programs (Restorative Justice in Schools) 

    Tawana Logan, Assistant Director of Programs (Truancy Prevention) 

    Stephanie Carll, Director of Grants & Development 

    Alethia Tilford, Program Quality and Impact Manager 

  • Program Managers

    Access Youth’s Program Managers are the heartbeat of our programs––dedicated professionals who are in schools every day, building trust and lasting relationships and providing daily supports to students.  

    Christopher Craft, Program Manager, Truancy Prevention (Johnson MS) 

    Crystina Harris, Program Manager, Truancy Prevention (Hart MS) 

    Demetria Jackson, Sr. Program Manager, Restorative Justice in Schools  (Johnson MS) 

    Emmanuel Jenkins, Program Manager, Truancy Prevention (Ballou HS) 

    Marimba Johnson-Bright, Program Manager, Truancy Prevention (Eastern HS) 

    Trinity Jones, Program Manager, Restorative Justice in Schools (Ballou HS) 

    Raymond Lyons, Program Manager, Truancy Prevention (Ballou HS) 

    NaKyiah Nichols, Program Manager, Restorative Justice in Schools (Hart MS) 

    Ty’Ronn Spriggs, Program Manager, Truancy Prevention (Kramer MS) 

    Jade Young, Program Manager, Truancy Prevention (H.D. Woodson HS) 

  • Board of Directors

    Access Youth is governed by a committed Board of Directors who provide strategic guidance, fiscal oversight, and passionate advocacy for our mission. Our board members bring diverse expertise from education, nonprofit leadership, law, business, and community development, as well as former program participants.  

    Jennifer Rackow — Chair; Jenergy International Training and Coaching (Owner) 

    Christine Cote Hill — Secretary; National Veteran Legal Services Program (Special Counsel) 

    Patricia Richardson — Treasurer; Amazon Web Services (Finance Manager) 

    Robert McVearry — Member; O2 Lab, Inc. (Executive Creative Director)  

    Perry Pidgeon Hooks — Member; Hooks Book Events / Parnassus Books for Business (Co-Founder, Ret.) 

    Crystal Rucker — Member; Washington Area Women’s Foundation (Director of Development)  

    Charlotte Reid — Member; Charlotte Reid Design & Events (Owner) 

    Tatiana Robinson — Member; DC Public Schools (Analyst, Intergovernmental Affairs), Former Access Youth Student