Meet our amazing team.
We’re a talented group of individuals who are working together to create pathways for the future.

Jacob Emerson
They/Them
Jacob’s role as the Secretary is to organize meetings, connect AYC members to one another and organize resources.
They participate in coordinating the non-profit response group to inclement weather for unhoused folks. They are queer and non-binary.

Kayla Yerby
She/Her
hopes to create and bring together communities in order to see an overall shift in what our society could look like.
In this role she hopes to not only change the perspective homelessness but also focus on promoting individual self growth and sustainability.

Jacquez Tibbs
He/Him
Jah was sent to us from an unidentified flying object in the early 2000’s- and nothing’s been the same since.
He generally keeps it real with everyone and is creating dope community events that bring together artistry and the cause to fight for awareness and unity.

Gabriela Gemstone Fernandez
She/They
Gemstone is the Social Media and Marketing expert and has been working on a documentary film about youth homelessness and productivity throughout her time on the AYC.
Her work is done with the intention of being of the greatest service to humanity that is possible, and her morals are defined by compassion, unity, and care.

Cassandra Richards
She/Her
She collaborates with ECHO staff to allocate funds for various projects the AYC is participating in.

Tania Hughes
She/Her
Tania acts as the ECHO staff coordinator for the collective, and she provides great support to our projects and goals as a collective!
Her bigger goal is to end homelessness on a national level, and her specific goal is to connect people to the resources that they need to become more independent and stable. She cannot wait until she can go skydiving again!