Who We Are

I LOVE TO TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY.
David teaches youth about financial literacy and MBA students on investments at York University and previously at Sheridan College. With his CFA designation and a distinguished career with Financial Investment firms, David is ideally suited to bring this expertise to the board of YES … but David is clear that his passion is to help youth succeed. He’s looking forward to teaching financial planning in starting a business in the Youth Business Centre at YES.

You’ll enjoy meeting our YES Board Members. Their special talents… their caring and giving skills… their professional experience and their own goals in life combine to make them a unique group… Read about a) why they are serving on the YES Board… b) what they want to give back…

I WANT THE YOUNG PEOPLE AT YES TO HAVE THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS WHICH I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO PROVIDE TO MY CHILDREN THROUGH THE DIFFICULT AND CONFUSING CHANGE FROM DEPENDENCY TO INDEPENDENCE.
An is an enthusiastic and determined volunteer … and loves teenagers. She has 3 girls of her own and enjoys being able to give back to the community of youth. An’s a great networker and fundraiser. She brings a background of social work with at risk youth.

THE YOUTH WE SERVE ARE OUR FUTURE. THEY HAVE GIFTS AND TALENTS TO BE RECOGNIZED!
Beth is passionate about helping youth see their potential through work. She’s a career strategist … and an advisor in the industry’s leading professional services firm. Beth’s experience includes … Human Resources … Employment … Business Development and Starting and Running Small Businesses. Beth has volunteered at not for profit organizations for children and youth in both Canada and the US … she’s done fundraising, management and program development. Beth wants to help YES with policy issues … strategic Human Resources …and she’s enthusiastic about volunteering in our youth programs. Her knowledge of the employment market and her experience as an entrepreneur is a great help to our youth.

I BEGAN WORKING AS A TEENAGER AND UNDERSTAND FIRST HAND THE INDEPENDENCE, SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM THAT IS FOUND THROUGH EMPLOYMENT. I WANT TO HELP THE CLIENTS OF YES ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL. 
Deb is a chartered accountant and in her career has held senior financial officer positions in public and private companies. Deb wants to help YES deliver critical employment skills to youth and to ensure that YES has the necessary financial and other resources to achieve its mission. Deb is focused on building the profile and support of YES within the business community.

GIVING SOMEONE AN OPPORTUNITY CAN CHANGE THEIR FUTURE.
Nick is part of the senior management team of a rapidly growing public software company. His previous experiences include working as a merchant banker and as a business strategy consultant to Fortune 500 companies.
“I’m very excited about the way YES helps youth discover their potential so that they can begin achieving their dreams.”

I BELIEVE THAT HELPING YOUTH TO HELP THEMSELVES IS THE MOST IMPACTFUL, SUSTAINABLE WAY TO CREATE A PLATFORM FOR FUTURE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETAL SUCCESS.
Jason is a coach. His career has spanned diverse sectors including international development, management consulting and business leadership. Whether in Bangladesh working to enhance the education of youth, guiding executives to implement change initiatives or developing the potential of management teams, a constant theme in Jason’s work and life has been the belief that the ‘answers’ to individual or organizational challenges reside within. Jason hopes to contribute his experience to the collective talent at YES to change lives forever.

YES IS MY OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK.
When I was a young job-seeker without many qualifications, it was not hard to find a job. Today in Canada, things are not so easy for young people. Employers are more demanding; the barriers to job entry seem to be ever higher. Youth Employment Services YES is trying to do something about this. I would like to play my part – lots of people helped me along the way. YES is my opportunity to give something back.

I WANT A STRONG CANADA.
For this we need our youth engaged, productive and fulfilling their dreams. That starts with getting them in challenging jobs. YES helps them get there.

My uncle gave me my first job — in a mining camp — at age 16, and that summer I lost 26 lb of baby-fat and earned enough to pay my first year of college. That job gave me pride in my achievement and a first taste of independence and self-reliance. In many ways, that summer transformed my life and how I see my role in my community. I am delighted to be able to help others in a small way along that same road.
A journalist and publisher, Jim has launched a number of communications and publishing companies producing newsletters, books, and training programs for the business and nonprofit sectors.