我们的工作人员
Recreation Director Jose has more than 10 years of experience in the non-profit sector, including serving as teen center director for Boys and Girls Club of Burbank. He is currently pursuing a BA in liberal studies from University of Phoenix. He joined the Wooten Center as program director of recreation in July 2022.
Program Manager Victor has been a math teacher for public schools and youth centers for more than 13 years, including five years at the Wooten Center where he serves largely in private tutoring, homework assistance, tutor onboarding and STEM instruction. He has an AA in animation from Santa Monica College and is completing a BA in math at Western Governor University.
Program Specialist Marissa is currently attending Santa Monica College majoring in English to pursue a career as an attorney. She was a student at the Wooten Center for more than 10 years, including serving as a teen helper. The center hired her last year as staff while she attends school.
Executive Director Corey joined our Wooten family in December 2022 after a career spanning some 30 years in youth center administration, including 12 years as executive director at Challengers Boys and Girls Club in South LA. Corey has a BS in health and physical education/fitness from Cal Poly Pomona and an MA in sports administration from Southern New Hampshire University. Corey grew up in South LA and is committed to helping other students here achieve.
Program Specialist Jason is a current student at El Camino Community College where he is studying Psychology. Jason is a math teacher at the center and also helps engage students in fun and enriching activities in virtual playground.
Education Director Beverly has over 30 years of experience supporting educational and non-profit industries, including over 12 years as a professional development senior trainer and mentor for the out-of- school time workforce for California School-Age Consortium. Beverly is pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy at Grand Canyon University. She has a bachelor’s in psychology from CSULA and a master’s in organizational psychology.
Family Outreach Specialist Rosie started working as our program administrator in 2014 when her daughter was enrolled in our afterschool program. Her daughter has since graduated from college while Rosie was promoted to her current position serving as our primary parent contact. Rosie studied interior design and has an extensive background in administration and business management.
Associate Director Christelle has a bachelor's degree in educational services management from CSU Long Beach. She oversees daily operations for our afterschool and summer programs, including supervising our staff, interns and volunteers and assisting our executive director with program development and administration. Christelle started as a volunteer tutor in 2011 and is dedicated to helping our students excel. She teaches our weekly world languages and culture with cooking class.
“我们对学生寄予厚望。我们希望他们尽我们所能提供最好的。我们可以做到这一点的最好方法之一是倾听他们的意见并与父母合作
了解和解决手头的需求。”
Naomi McSwain, Wooten 执行董事
伍顿中心有很多有爱心的人。我们所有的工作人员都致力于帮助我们的学生取得最好的成绩。他们也很擅长像家人一样一起工作,对我们的孩子保持耐心和指导,始终为我们的使命所要求的安全和培育环境而努力。我们感谢每个人对我们学生的奉献。
所有 Wooten 工作人员都是大学毕业生或从事继续教育和交流机会的学生,这些机会由加州学龄联盟/全国课后协会、洛杉矶县教育办公室、非营利管理中心、Compass Point、南加州大学访问网络等机构提供, Grantmanship Center, LA County Public Health and others.
要联系下面的工作人员,请致电 (323) 756-7203 联系我们的办公室。
职员
Victor Casey,教育专家/数学老师
玛丽莎卡斯特,项目协调员
Lauryn Crawford,社区外展专家
Jason Love,教育专家/数学老师
Angelica Martinez,项目管理员
贝弗利马修斯,教育总监
娜奥米·麦克斯温,执行董事
Rosie Nyenke,家长外展专家
Isidra Person-Lynn,教育专家/ELA tacher
Christelle Telesford,副主任