Our Story

About Youth

Business Alliance

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Youth Business Alliance empowers students to build essential business skills for 21st century careers.

The YBA is currently in 20 programs, serving over 1,400 students! The YBA provides a year-long course covering soft skills, career readiness, financial literacy and business 101 through a series of guest speakers, in class curriculum and field trips.

Meet the Team

Board of Directors

Jack Friedman

Board President, StudySmart Tutors

Mark Stagen

Founder, YBA XLN (Executive Leadership Network)

Robert De Acevedo

Board Vice President, CTBC Bank Corp.

Mark Siegel

Board Treasurer, Epic Healthcare Staffing

Blaire Zierke

Board Secretary, OpenNode

Russell Belinsky

LB Capital Advisors

Valerie Felix

Alliance Burton Tech High School (retired)

Beth Sestanovich

System1

Jared Sheehan

Community Board President, PwrdBy

Marques Williams

Cushman & Wakefield

Eric Gutierrez

Preferred Bank

Marisa Keckeisen

ZGF Architects

Community Board

Courtney Crockett

PwrdBy

Dominica Scibetta

California Student Opportunity & Access Program

Lyric Everly

Everly Agency

Liz Haro

Fox

Binuri Fonseka

Manufacturers Bank

Stephanie Owens

NBC Universal

Kiran Chaggan

Sabio

YBA Team

Betsy Blanchard

Executive Director

betsy@youthbizalliance.org

Nadia Sandoval

Partnership Director

nadia@youthbizalliance.org

Jess Man

Senior Program Manager

jess@youthbizalliance.org

Miguel Fletcher

Director of Business Development

miguel@youthbizalliance.org

Ethel Fimbres

Program Director

ethel@youthbizalliance.org

Our Supporters

Thanks to our amazing sponsors and corporate partners – we could not do this without you!

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