Leadership Team
Ruth Barajas-Cardona -- Co-Chair
Ruth Barajas-Cardona is the SF YEC Co-Chair. She has over 17 years experience in the workforce field. Currently, Ruth is the Director of Youth Employment Programs at Bay Area Community Resources (BACR). Ruth was born in San Francisco and is strongly committed to youth leadership and social justice. She served on the San Francisco Mayor's Transitional Youth Task Force, the San Francisco Youth Council of Workforce Investment, the Parent Advisory Council to the San Francisco School Board and the After School for All Advisory Council. As someone who grew up poor in neighborhoods severely impacted by poverty, drugs and crime, she has a first-hand understanding of the educational and employment needs of disconnected youth. She has received awards from the San Francisco Unified School District (2008 and 2011), and Mayors Gavin Newsom (2008) and Willie Brown (1998). She is currently completing her BA in Sociology and Urban Education at Mills College.
Contact: [email protected]
Jamie Fountain -- Co-Chair
Contact: [email protected]
Natalie Teter -- Communications
Contact: [email protected]
Lan Nguyen -- Finance
Lan Nguyen is the SF YEC Finance Director. She has many years of experience in the workforce field. Currently, Lan is the Employment Specialist of the School Partner Program at JVS. Her passions are in data, people, and social justice. She’s a virtuous individual and lives by the saying “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. She has organized many progressive events, including a National Progressive Viet Gathering. She received her BA in Sociology and Asian American Studies from Pitzer College. When she’s not working, Lan enjoys compliance, hiking, doggies, and gardening.
Contact: [email protected]
Ruth Barajas-Cardona is the SF YEC Co-Chair. She has over 17 years experience in the workforce field. Currently, Ruth is the Director of Youth Employment Programs at Bay Area Community Resources (BACR). Ruth was born in San Francisco and is strongly committed to youth leadership and social justice. She served on the San Francisco Mayor's Transitional Youth Task Force, the San Francisco Youth Council of Workforce Investment, the Parent Advisory Council to the San Francisco School Board and the After School for All Advisory Council. As someone who grew up poor in neighborhoods severely impacted by poverty, drugs and crime, she has a first-hand understanding of the educational and employment needs of disconnected youth. She has received awards from the San Francisco Unified School District (2008 and 2011), and Mayors Gavin Newsom (2008) and Willie Brown (1998). She is currently completing her BA in Sociology and Urban Education at Mills College.
Contact: [email protected]
Jamie Fountain -- Co-Chair
Contact: [email protected]
Natalie Teter -- Communications
Contact: [email protected]
Lan Nguyen -- Finance
Lan Nguyen is the SF YEC Finance Director. She has many years of experience in the workforce field. Currently, Lan is the Employment Specialist of the School Partner Program at JVS. Her passions are in data, people, and social justice. She’s a virtuous individual and lives by the saying “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. She has organized many progressive events, including a National Progressive Viet Gathering. She received her BA in Sociology and Asian American Studies from Pitzer College. When she’s not working, Lan enjoys compliance, hiking, doggies, and gardening.
Contact: [email protected]