Mentoring Youth Through Technology Announces New Board Leadership and upcoming 10-Year Anniversary Gala

 

Mentoring Youth Through Technology Announces New Board Leadership and upcoming 10-Year Anniversary Gala 

South Holland, Ill. -- Mentoring Youth Through Technology (MYTT) held its annual Board Meeting recently and announces the appointment of its Executive Board and Board of Directors for the 2023 – 2025 term. 

MYTT’s Executive Leadership Team will include PresidentYohan Fernando (Comcast), Vice-President Gwendolyn McMiller (Shippteam Corporation) and Treasurer Edsel Campbell (Grand Prairie Services). The Board also re-appointed the following to a new term on the Board: Debra Claybron (DC Associates), Bruce L. Cook (Law Offices of Bruce Cook), Cornell Collins (Uptake, Inc.), Sharon DeVeranez (Retired Educator), Karen Fulton (Peace in the South Suburbs), Angela Maclin (Cook County Planning & Development) and Bonita Parker (ComEd). The following members complete the Board of Directors for the organization: Tonya Biglow (CODA Business Solutions), Bridgett T. Carter (Retired—Cook County Health Department), Elliott H. Johnson, Sr. (Hayward & Johnson, LLC), Mary Judson (University of Memphis), Stephanie Kendrick (Markham Bank & Trust), Keya Roberson (Cox Automotive), Antuan Spann (Brightstar Community Outreach) and Krystyna Tate (Retired Stem Educator). 

“I am excited about the new leadership team,” said MYTT Nominations Chair Bruce Cook.” Each of them bring to MYTT a wealth of professional, business and management experiences gained through service in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Equally important, each shares a passion for MYTT and its mission to make opportunities in technology accessible to youth in underserved and under resourced communities through exposure, instruction and mentoring. MYTT welcomes its new leadership team and embraces the possibilities they represent for the organization and its stakeholders.”   

MYTT is celebrating 10 years of service to the southwest neighborhoods of Chicago and the south suburban communities where hundreds of youth have been exposed to STEM training and mentoring through their after-school programming and workshops. As part of the 10-year anniversary celebration, MYTT will host its annual gala on June 9, at the Glenwoodie Golf Club in Glenwood, Ill.   

“The gala is our organization’s primary fundraiser, and the goal is to raise funds to expand our STEM curriculums and services to more communities in the south suburbs,” said MYTT’s Executive Director Randle Carter. “It is the support of our community leaders and businesses that have assisted us in transforming the lives of youth through technology, and we need the continued support of local businesses, community leaders and organizations.”  

To support this event and for additional information, please call 708.762.9575 or email fundraising@myttil.com. 

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