Leadership Team

Executive Leadership

Beth Parsons, MBA | Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Beth joined Youth For Change in October of 2017 as the Chief Operations Officer and became CEO when YFC founder George Siler retired at the end of 2019. Beth has over 20 years of operations and management experience.

Stacey Poliquin | Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Stacey has been with Youth For Change since 2002, holding the positions of both Assistant Controller and Controller. She is currently serving as our CFO.

Alan White | Chief Operations Officer (COO)

Alan has been involved with Youth for Change for over twenty years as a member of the Board of Directors. He is currently serving as our COO.

Leadership

Sarah Feingold, LCSW | Director of Behavioral Health Programs

Sarah has been a member of our Youth for Change team since 2010, and has worked in the social service field for over 20 years. She started her career in group homes and foster care, and spent 6 years in law enforcement as a Probation Officer. She has worked as a mental health clinician since 2008. As the Director of Behavioral Health Services, she is passionate about supporting her staff toward professional development to ensure that high quality, compassionate and effective services are delivered at Youth For Change.

Brooke Chambers | Director of Quality

After graduating with a degree in Sociology, Brooke relocated from the Midwest to California in 2000 and started working as a lifeguard and swim instructor in Durham, and as group home staff for Youth for Change. The work with youth at Youth for Change won her over, and since then she has grown with the agency into her current role as Director of Quality. She is focused on continuous quality improvement at all levels in the agency, and helps to incorporate learning and fun into the work environment at Youth for Change.

Brooke enjoys traveling within the United States, mountain biking, and playing board games. She is a fan of kindness, fresh water, and art!

Terri Coutolenc | Director of Human Resources

Terri has been with Youth For Change since 2019 as our Human Resources Manager. Prior to YFC, she spent 25 years in the Midwest as HR in the manufacturing field. Terri finds working at YFC and the social services field immensely satisfying.

Nancy Jorth, LMFT | Director of Social Services Programs

Nancy has been delivering a wide range of services to youth and families through YFC for over 20 years. Prior to her role as Director of Social Services Programs, Nancy directed the successful implementation of Homeless Youth Services in the agency including 6th Street Center for Youth and HEART (Homeless Emergency Action Response Team). Nancy started in the agency working with youth in our foster care and group home programs.

Nancy came to YFC from the Bay Area where she gained experience and passion working with homeless youth in San Francisco. She lives in Chico with her husband, daughter and son. The family enjoys camping, basketball, time at the beach and anything related to music. For self-care Nancy spends time gardening and painting.

Kathleen Shenk | Director of Community Resources and Development

Kathleen joined Youth for Change in 2010 and is currently the Director of Community Resources and Development.

Karen Eley, LCSW | Assistant Director

Karen Eley has been working at Youth for Change since 2012. She loves getting to work with youth and families in the community as well as her co-workers. Karen is a certified Forest Therapy Guide and is passionate about introducing people to the outdoors. She loves to travel, play with her dog Wilder, and be outside.