Our Team

Youth Volunteer Corps, headquartered in Kansas City (YVCHQ), provides service-learning opportunities to youth through a network of affiliates across North America. Affiliates are hosted by a credible nonprofit organization, by YVC Headquarters directly, or are independent YVC programs.

Headquarters Staff

Tracy Hale
Tracy Hale
Chief Executive Officer

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(816)472-9822x201
Open Position
Fund Development Manager

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Betsy Calmer
Betsy Calmer
Director of Marketing & Communications

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(816)472-9822x203
Leah Boal
Leah Boal
Vice President of Operations

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(816)472-9822
Sarah Miller
Sarah Miller
Affiliate Programs and Growth Manager

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(816)472-9822x205
Danette Seffens
Danette Seffens
Affiliate Programs Manager

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(816)472-9822x205
Pam Oberdiek
Pam Oberdiek
Director of Accounting & Human Resources

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(816)472-9822x200
David Battey
David Battey
Founder

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Program Directors

Each affiliate location is led by a local Program Director.

Shiri Achiri Asangwe
Program Director

Kansas City, MO & Kansas City, KS

(816) 384-3822
Bruce Brooks
Bruce Brooks
Youth Engagement Specialist

YVC Kansas City

(816) 472-9822 x210
Sandy Anker
Sandy Anker
Program Director

Joplin, MO

(505) 410-8367
Samantha Lofthouse-Maxwell
Program Director

Springfield, MO

(773) 510-9048
Bradley Hoffman
Program Director

St. Louis, MO

(314) 742-1262
Shawntel Shirkey
Shawntel Shirkey
Program Director

Wichita, KS

(816) 384-3822
Sunnye Garza
Program Director

Plymouth, MI

(816) 472-9822
Terrell McCombs
Program Director

Columbia, SC

(803) 386-9291
Brynnan Burns
Program Director

Corvallis, OR

(541) 766-6918
Linda Brown
Program Director

Des Moines, IA

(515) 243-4292
Stephanie Mason
Stephanie Mason
Program Director

Staunton, VA

(540) 885-8089
Greg Lynch
Greg Lynch
Program Director

Philadelphia, PA

(215) 512-4735
Sandy Steggall
Program Director

Plattsburg, MO

(816) 472-9822
Anna Crippen
Anna Crippen
Program Director

Hampton Roads, VA

(757) 223-7078
Jennifer Gorham
Jennifer Gorham
Program Director

Charleston, SC

(843) 965-4190
Alicia Hawley
Program Director

Alpena, MI

(989) 358-5245
Jessica Neufeld
Jessica Neufeld
Program Director

Airdrie, Alberta Canada

(403) 993-5034
Leslie Hamil
Leslie Hamil
Program Director

Muskogee, OK

(918) 684-6302
Lindsay Sites
Lindsay Sites
Program Director

Reading, PA

(484) 706-9364
Matthew LaBorde
Matthew LaBorde
Program Director

Alexandria, LA

(318) 443-3394 x3003
Ethan Gabriel
Program Director

Raleigh-Durham, NC

(816) 472-9822
Misty Coyle
Misty Coyle
Program Director

St. Joseph, MO

(816) 232-0050
Sarah Webb
Sarah Webb
Program Director

Racine, WI

(816) 232-0050
Pamela Sanderson
Pamela Sanderson
Program Director

Billings, MT

(406) 272-8510
Peony Wong
Peony Wong
Program Director

Calgary, Alberta Canada

(403) 266-5448
Renee Hall
Renee Hall
Program Director

Anderson, SC

(864) 226-3438 x108
Quentin Francis
Quentin Francis
Program Director

Ann Arbor, MI

(734) 996-9622
Dominic Kuubi
Dominic Nkuubi
Program Director

Kampala, Uganda

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