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Our People

Our Volunteer Staff

We are deeply grateful for the dedication of our volunteer staff and leaders. Their commitment — given freely alongside work, school, and family — is the heartbeat of our mission.

Dontrail D. Evans

Dontrail D. Evans

Founder & Chief Executive Director, Restoring Our Youth Organization, Inc.

Community Impact Leader, Motivator, Social Entrepreneur, Life Coach, Business Management

Message from the Founder & Chief Executive Director

To our incredible community,

It is with deep gratitude and unwavering commitment that I welcome you to Restoring Our Youth Organization, Inc. Our work is rooted in a simple but powerful belief: when we uplift our youth, we uplift our entire community.

From the beginning, our mission has been clear — to provide meaningful empowerment programs, development training, and essential community services that help youth, teens, young adults, and families thrive. We are here to create safe spaces for learning and growth, to build pathways toward opportunity, and to ensure that every young person and community knows they are valued, capable, and supported.

Every workshop we host, every training we deliver, and every outreach effort we make is designed with purpose: to restore hope, strengthen confidence, and prepare the next generation for leadership, achievement, and lifelong success. We believe in meeting young people where they are and walking with them toward where they dream to be. The same goes for the inner youth within us all.

But our impact is only possible because of you — the parents, educators, volunteers, partners, and advocates who stand with us. Together, we are building a community where potential is nurtured, voices are heard, and opportunities are accessible to all.

Thank you for believing in our mission. Thank you for believing in our youth. And thank you for being part of this movement to inspire, uplift, and empower our communities.

With gratitude and purpose,

Dontrail D. Evans

Our Volunteers Have Lent a Total of

4,653

Hours YTD

Leadership

Meet Our Executive Team

Please take a moment to get to know our Volunteer Impact Leaders through their "About Me" Taglines.

Alonna Truitt

Alonna Truitt

Chief Operating Officer

Strategist, Program Leader, Community Advocate, Empowering, Youth Focused

Will

Will

Chief National Engagement Officer

Data-Driven, Impact-Focused, Growth-Oriented, Community-Minded, data science & health science major

Kaleea Evans

Kaleea Evans

EVP — Admin & People

HR Professional, Life Long Learner, Creative, Empathetic, Artisan

Barbie Jindal

Barbie Jindal

EVP — Innovative Ideas & Strategy

MBA graduate in Business Analytics, background in data systems, operational analytics, and process improvement, experience across financial operations

Sherae Lewis

Sherae Lewis

Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Director

Executive Operations Strategist, Curator of connection and community, Fueled by meaningful conversation. Old soul, millennial heart.

Our Team

Directors

The dedicated directors who help keep our programs and operations running every day.

Leon Ballentine

Leon Ballentine

Director of Buildings & Grounds

Strives for greatness, Self Motivated, Enjoy Helping Others, Hard Worker, Father of two Girls

Martina Brown

Martina Brown

Director of Programs

Program Developer, Community Champion, Youth Advocate, Dedicated to Empowerment

Anna Krupitskiy

Anna Krupitskiy

Director of Admin, People & Compliance

Operations Leader, People-Centered, Detail-Oriented, Compliance Focused

Sumedha Sarkar

Sumedha Sarkar

Director of Projects & Ideas

Innovative Thinker, Project Strategist, Creative Problem Solver, Community Builder

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