LEADERSHIP TEAM
Diego Uriburu
Executive Director
duriburu@identity-youth.org
Candace Kattar
Co-Founder Emeritus
Carolyn Camacho
Director of Youth Centers
ccamacho@identity-youth.org
Hope Gleicher
Chief Strategy Officer
hgleicher@identity-youth.org
Fresia Guzman
Director of Youth Opportunity Centers
fguzman@identity-youth.org
Nora Morales
Program Director
nmorales@identity-youth.org
Tatiana Murillo
Director of Finance
tmurillo@identity-youth.org
PROGRAM STAFF
Monica Aigner
Career Coach
Crossroads Youth Opportunity Center (CYOC)
maigner@identity-youth.org
Flor Alfaro
Program Manager
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
falfaro@identity-youth.org
Lesly Alvarado
Program Facilitator
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
lalvarado@identity-youth.org
Mairim Argueta
Youth Development Specialist
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
margueta@identity-youth.org
Carolina Azcuna
Youth Development Specialist
Wheaton High School Wellness Center
cazcuna@identity-youth.org
Alice Barnett
Parent Outreach Worker
Wheaton Wellness Center
abarnett@identity-youth.org
Kyle Broadnax
Intervention Specialist
Crossroads Youth Opportunity Center (CYOC)
kbroadnax@identity-youth.org
Diana Carrillo
Program Faciliator
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
dcarrillo@identity-youth.org
Maria Lucila Cordero
Trauma Informed Specialist I
Wheaton High School Wellness Center
mcordero@identity-youth.org
Maria del Mar Cruz Borrero de Fernandez
Correctional Facility Coordinator
Clarksburg Correctional Facility
mborrero@identity-youth.org
Judy Christian
Parent Outreach Worker
Watkins Mill High School Wellness Center
jchristian@identity-youth.org
Rita Cuellar
Program Assistant
Crossroads Youth Opportunity Center (CYOC)
rcuellar@identity-youth.org
Lisette Dardon
Program Manager
Watkins Mill High School Wellness Center
ldardon@identity-youth.org
Mirna Diaz
Parent Outreach Worker
Wheaton High School Wellness Center
mirnadiaz@identity-youth.org
Ana Dudamel
Advocacy Program and Engagement Manager
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
adudamel@identity-youth.org
Leila Eguino
GED Specialist
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
leguino@identity-youth.org
Adrian Fontes
Career Navigator/Case Manager Coordinator
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
afontes@identity-youth.org
Christopher Gates
Youth Development Specialist
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
cgates@identity-youth.org
Ligia Gomez
Case Manager/Faciliator
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
lgomez@identity-youth.org
Angela Gonzalez
Parent Outreach Worker Assistant
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
angonzalez@identity-youth.org
Georgina Guerrero
Program Facilitator
Gaithersburg High School Wellness Center
gguerrero@identity-youth.org
Imara Guerrero
Program Faciliator
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
iguerrero@identity-youth.org
Marvin Jovel
Youth Development Specialist
Wheaton High School Wellness Center
mjovel@identity-youth.org
Nyenpu “Faith” Kamei
Youth Development Specialist
Wheaton High School Wellness Center
nkamei@identity-youth.org
Maria Jose Lizarzaburu
Program Facilitator
Gaithersburg High School Wellness Center
mlizarzaburu@identity-youth.org
Maribel Lopez
Program Assistant
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
mlopez@identity-youth.org
Martha Mercado
Parent Outreach Worker
Watkins Mill High School Wellness Center
mmercado@identity-youth.org
Tomas Montecino
GED Specialist
Crossroads Youth Opportunity Center (CYOC)
tmontecino@identity-youth.org
Marlon Morales
Recreation Assistant
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
mmorales@identity-youth.org
Alexandra Moran
Recreation Assistant
Gaithersburg High School
amoran@identity-youth.org
Mirna Newman
Program Manager
Wheaton High School Wellness Center
mnewman@identity-youth.org
Elizabeth Paco
Youth Development Specialist
Watkins High School Wellness Center
epaco@identity-youth.org
Karla Ponce
Program Manager
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
kponce@identity-youth.org
Yeraldine Quiñonez
Family Strengthening and Reunification Coordinator
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
yquinonez@identity-youth.org
Brayan Rivas
Program Facilitator
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
brivas@identity-youth.org
Patricia Rivas
Mental Health Therapist
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
privas@identity-youth.org
Tomás Rodríguez
Family Reunification Lead Facilitator / Coordinator
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
trodriguez@identity-youth.org
Segen Samson
Youth Development Specialist
Watkins Mill High School Wellness Center
ssamson@identity-youth.org
Tanya Sanchez de Lainez
Career Navigator/Case Manager
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
tsanchez@identity-youth.org
Stefanny Sarich
Mental Health Therapist
Crossroads Youth Opportunity Center (CYOC)
ssarich@identity-youth.org
Diana Silva
Parent Outreach Worker/Case Manager
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center (UYOC)
dsilva@identity-youth.org
Vanessa Simonson
Parent Outreach Worker
Gaithersburg High School Wellness Center
vsimonson@identity-youth.org
Katherine Smithson
Career Navigator/Case Manager Coordinator
Crossroads Youth Opportunity Center (CYOC)
ksmithson@identity-youth.org
Veronica Stroman
Program Manager
Gaithersburg High School Wellness Center
vstroman@identity-youth.org
Marcela Urtubey
Parent Outreach Worker
Gaithersburg High School Wellness Center
murtubey@identity-youth.org
Giankarlo Vera
Program Manager
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center
gvera@identity-youth.org
Natalie Vernigor
Program Facilitator
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center
nvernigor@identity-youth.org
Efrain Viana
Recreation Manager
Up-County Youth Opportunity Center
eviana@identity-youth.org
ADMINISTRATION
Bernardette Champine
HR & Finance Assistant
Main Office
bchampine@identity-youth.org
Carmen Estrada
Evaluation and Quality Assurance Manager
Main Office
cestrada@identity-youth.org
Belén Fernández
Human Resources Manager
Main Office
bfernandez@identity-youth.org
Ever Garay
Administrative Assistant
Main Office
egaray@identity-youth.org
Anna Kearns
Development and Communications Coordinator/ Executive Assistant
Main Office
akearns@identity-youth.org
Maite Rodriguez
Staff Accountant
Main Office
mrodriguez@identity-youth.org
Jose Rosario
Program Data & Facilities Manager
Main Office
jrosario@identity-youth.org
Allison Russell
Grants Manager
Main Office
arussell@identity-youth.org
Amy Thrasher
Senior Manager of Development and Communications
Main Office
athrasher@identity-youth.org
Angel Varela
Accounts Payable & Payroll Specialist
Main Office
avarela@identity-youth.org
Natalia Yavich
Development and Communications Coordinator/ Executive Assistant
Main Office
nyavich@identity-youth.org