Our Team

Tim Cross, President, YouthBuild International
email: tcross@youthbuild.org

Peter Twichell, Senior Program Director, Global Program Development
email: ptwichell@youthbuild.org

Laurie Bennett, Director of Operations
email: lbennett@youthbuild.org

David Burch, Global Director of Construction Training and Education
email: dxburch@aol.com

Farhat Jilalbhoy, Program Associate
Email: fjilalbhoy@youthbuild.org

Sangeeta Tyagi, Chief Program Officer, YouthBuild USA
email: Styagi@youthbuild.org

Daryl Wright, Vice President, Career Development and Knowledge Management, YouthBuild USA
email: dwright@youthbuild.org

Long Nguyen, Senior Consultant, Asia

Caroline Hopkins, Senior Consultant, Africa
email: chopkins@youthbuild.org

David Rosen, Senior Consultant, Africa, Caribbean
email: djrosen123@gmail.com

David Calvert, Senior Consultant, Latin America, Africa
email: dgcalvert@gmail.com

Country Partners

• Canada: Chalo Barrueta, Banyan Youth
• Mexico: Tere Lanzagorta, Board Chair Jovenes Constructores de la Comunidad
• Central America: Rick Jones, Deputy Regional Director, LAC, Catholic Relief Services
• Haiti: Guerda Previlon, Director, IDEJEN
• Jamaica: Marcia McCloud,  Director, St. Patricks Foundation
• Brazil:  Flavia Franco, Organizing Manager, Phase I
• South Africa: Clayton Peters, Head of Division, National Youth Service and Skills Development, NYDA
• Israel: Edna Bustin, Board Chair, YouthBuild Israel
• The Balkans: Edin Mujacic, Director Center for Community Development
• Scotland: Mark MacMillan, Public Policy Advisor, Kibble Education and Care Center
• United Kingdom: John Montague, Chairperson, Youthbuild UK