The AAYCC Board of Directors has fiduciary responsibility for the organization.

Terri Cox – President and Chief Executive Officer

Ronnie Cox – Vice President

James Lee – Legal Counsel

 

Advisory Board Members

Terri Cox – President and Chief Executive Officer

Terri Cox has over 20 years of experience working with youth and is the founder, President/CEO, and Executive Director of All About the Youth Community Center (AAYCC). She has a Master of Science in Accounting Taxation and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting from Robert Morris (RMU). Also, she is a member of FC2C, the Pennsylvania Foster Care to College Network. As Executive Director of AAYCC, she administers the AAYCC Education and Mentoring Program (Grades K-12, College, and Adult Employment Coaching).

Jesse McLean – Executive Director of Western PA for Pressley Ridge

Jesse J. McLean, Jr. is a human services professional with over 30 years of experience in Pittsburgh’s nonprofit sector. Mr. McLean serves as Executive Director of Western Pennsylvania for Pressley Ridge, where he is responsible for overseeing the fiscal, operational, and clinical integrity of programs throughout Western PA and will help to support the advancement of AAYCC’s mission and strategic positioning. Over the years, Mr. McLean has had many honors, including both the Distinguished Service Award and the Jennie A. Carter Award from his alma mater, California University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Ivy Bonk – Consultant/Educational Psychologist

Dr. Ivy Bonk, Founder of Every Child Whole, is a systems architect and strategist committed to innovating solutions addressing systemic inequities in education. She possesses over two decades of experience in education. Fourteen years ago, as a principal she suspected a correlation between the misdiagnosis of learning disabilities and the symptoms from childhood trauma. Her suspicions led her down a path of inquiry which resulted in a doctorate in Educational Psychology. This awareness of the impact of unaddressed trauma on learning development converging with the fragmentation and incongruence in the education system is what motivates her every day to design and advocate for strategies and solutions to counter the systemic inequity this causes.
Her passion for change has fueled the writing of courses and books including The Day Trauma Came to Class and Grounded Learning: Education’s Recovery Plan.

Marlene McClinton – Education Administrator

Marlene McClinton holds a Master of Arts in Educational Administration. She has been a passionate educator for over fourteen years. Mrs. McClinton started her career as a dedicated teacher and then moved into leadership roles as a Math and Instructional Coach. She has also held roles of STEM Coordinator and Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Coordinator. Developing strong lasting relationships with students, parents, and colleagues in order to maintain high academic expectations of students has always been her goal. She knows that focusing on students’ emotional needs and providing real-world engaging experiences for students is a must in today’s technological society. She has provided numerous hours of professional development and training to other educators. She has also received the Illinois Those Who Excel Award. Mrs. McClinton is a true professional and has an innate ability to motivate, train, and inspire the people she works with.