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Our Team | Staff

Operations Staff

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Meet our team of directly impacted women and young women, and trans leaders of all genders who are working toward ending the criminalization and incarceration of directly impacted youth!

Jess Nowlan

President YWFC

Jeong Stransky

Communications Manager

Layla Abdul-Haqq

Senior Executive Assistant

Sarah Burguard

Chief Financial Officer

Yan Lai

Director of Finance

Lisette Cervano

Director of HR

Yunia Guardado

Finance Fellow

Wally Yaya

Bookkeeper

Toni Robinson

Senior Communications Coordinator

Olivia Hoffman

Operations Manager

Thabile Makue

Chief Communications and Strategy Officer
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YWFC in the News

LA County prepares to relocate youth from troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

YWFC May 27, 2025

$4 Billion Dollars in Sexual Abuse Settlement, But Girls Are Still Locked Up in L.A.

YWFC May 6, 2025

In the face of Trump attacks, Santa Clara County will fly the transgender flag 365 days a year

YWFC March 25, 2025

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