Teams at Gary Comer Youth Center

Leads implementation of the Community Youth Opportunity Collaborative by coordinating youth-serving organizations, community stakeholders, convenings, youth leadership activities, and network programming. Manages partner engagement, referrals, events, data tracking, evaluation, and grant compliance while collaborating with internal teams and public agencies. Supports youth co-design, leadership development, continuous improvement, and initiatives focused on expanding opportunities and strengthening connections for youth.

Manages the organization’s grant portfolio, including prospect research, proposal writing, submissions, compliance, reporting, deadlines, and funder communications. Collaborates with finance, program, and leadership teams to collect data, prepare reports, support solicitations, maintain grant systems, and execute deliverables. Represents the organization at fundraising and partnership events while developing funding opportunities and supporting organizational strategy.