Meet our Team
Finding Inspiration in Every Turn
Our team collectively brings decades of experience at youth-serving and nonprofit organizations.
We are a small but mighty core team, which grows to nearly four times the size in the summer!
To join our work, keep an eye out on our social media platforms and sign up for our newsletter for openings for various staff positions, internships and board opportunities.
Our Core Team
Dawn Kilmer (she/her)
Bookkeeper
Consultants
Meet some of the consultants, youth development professionals, teaching artists and interns we've worked with over the years.
Reggie Jones, LCSW, MSS, MLSP, (she/her)
Social Work Supervisor
& Play Captain Facilitator
Felica Roche, (she/her)
Play Captain Regional Manager
& Play Captain Facilitator
Michelle Smawley, (she/her)
Communications & PR Consultant
Emilia Autin-Hefner, (she/her)
Skills for a Fab Life
Danyelle Austin, (she/her)
Executive Leaders PLC Lead Content Facilitator, CYDP & Play Captain Facilitator
Omari Colson (he/him)
Play Captain Facilitator
Raphaela Brown, (she/her)
West Philadelphia Promise Neighborhood OST PLC
Briana Clarke (she/her)
Play Captain Facilitator & Illustrator of Yaya Plans a Block Party
Christel Brewer, (she/her)
Play Captain Facilitator
Joi Dallas (she/her)
Play Captain Facilitator
Folasshade Dunbar, (she/her)
Norris Homes Project
Michele Martin, (she/her)
Co-Creator & Co-Facilitator
Fab Biz Lab
Staff by Project
As we've grown, we've had the incredible fortune to work with FAB youth development professionals.
Our staff shrinks and grows seasonally and depending on the projects we are working on, so most positions are part-time, and seasonal, as our largest youth programming takes place during the summer.
Millie came to us as a social work intern, then became a Group Leader and then a Supervisor for our Play Captain Initiative.
AKA Isis tha Savior, Mary was a facilitator in our middle school OST program at Norris Homes.
Meet Wilson, Play Captain Group Leader, 2019
Meet Bri! She was a Supervisor 2019 for our Play Captain Initiative. She has since become a trainer and she is also the illustrator of Yaya Plans a Block Party!
Meet Mr. O. Play Captain Group Leader, Summer 2019, Sr. Group Leader, Summer, 2021 and Play Captain Trainer, Summer 2022.
Supervisor Play Parks, Summer, 2021
Artist, poet, Philly-gem! Part of Norris Homes Project 2016
Jo was a Play Captain Supervisor summer 2021 and joined the team as the Youth Program Manager through Nov. 2022
Interns
Rebecca Crosby She/Her
2022-2023 Widener University
Graduate Social Work Intern
Cara Lomaro, She/Her
2022-2023
University of Pennsylvania
Graduate Social Work Intern
Davina Seng, She/Her
2022 West Chester University
Undergraduate Social Work Intern
Bailey Karst, She/Her
2022 West Chester University
Katrina Giordano, She/Her
2020-2021 Niagara University
Salvatori Camarote, He/Him
2018 Science Leadership
Academy High School
Cassie Tibiurcio, She/Her
2020 West Chester University
Correen Cerveaux, She/Her
2019 Temple University
Maddy MacLean, She/Her
2021West Chester University
Alex Chips, He/Him
2021 West Chester University
Amanda Lawrence, She/Her
2018 Temple University
Alexis Hack, She/Her
2015-2018
Temple University
Board of Directors
Meet our Board of Directors!
In 2021, Fab Youth Philly was awarded 501c3 status as a nonprofit organization.
If you have experience or expertise in Board Development, Finance, Legal, HR, Communications or Programming and are interested in serving on our Board of Directors,
We'd love to meet you and see if you are a good fit for our growing board.
Advisory Board
We have created a strong advisory team, whose work is aimed primarily at advising on our youth programs. However they often provide advice, support and guidance on our overall organizational operations. They do not have any fiduciary responsibility to or for the organization.
If you are interested in learning more about being on our Advisory Board, contact us!
Youth Advisory Board
We started our Youth Advisory Board in December 2022 with a small group of Fab Youth Philly program alumni. Being on the Youth Advisory Board is a paid position and members meet at least twice monthly between September and May. The Youth Advisory Board is tasked with planning events, reviewing training, supporting participant recruitment and outreach.
Kiarah Cropper-Stokes,
she/her
Divine Frazier,
he/him
Manzy Wing,
she/her
Von'Dera Bass,
she/her
Makih Hemphill,
he/him
Seleena Brown,
she/her