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Hiring
We are hiring a full-time, 1700-hour PASS AmeriCorps position to begin on September 1st, 2023 and serve for one year. This position will work with 5th-8th grade students both during the school day, after school, and during our 8-week summer camp program. For more details and to apply: Middleton Youth Center 1700-hour PASS AmeriCorps Position
Gabrielle Hinahara, Director
(she/her)
Gabrielle has directed the Middleton Youth Center since it’s reopening in 2014. She loves working with middle school students and finds this work very fulfilling. In particular, Gabrielle enjoys building relationships with the Youth Center’s students and families, supporting the staff and interns, and finding new ways to grow and improve the program. Gabrielle grew up in Middleton and went to college at UW-Madison. Outside of her time at the Youth Center, she loves dancing, gardening, travelling, and spending time with the 12 housemates, friends, and kids that live in her co-op house. She is also in graduate school studying Clinical Mental Health Counseling for Children and Adolescents.
John Hunter, Assistant Director
(he/him)
John was born in Madison and has lived here most of his life. He graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI in 2012. Before working for the Middleton Youth Center starting in 2015, John worked for one year at the Bridge Lake Point Waunona (BLW) Community Center on the south side of Madison as a PASS AmerCorps Member. John’s interests include playing and watching sports, fishing, reading, and playing video games.
Sarah McAvoy, UW Social Work Intern
(she/they)
Sarah is a student at UW-Madison in their fourth year as an undergraduate and is currently enrolled in the Social Work program. She is originally from Oshkosh WI and graduated in 2019 from Oshkosh North High School. Sarah is working at MYC as a student intern through the Social Work program. In their free time she enjoys going on runs or to the gym, baking, knitting, and working at a cafe in Madison.
Jamila Akbar, High School Intern
(she/her)
Jamila is a senior at Middleton High School and graduated from the Middleton Youth Center in 2019. She is passionate about helping kids see the world as a better place and help them grow into the best version of themselves all along the way. Jamila loves to read, run, bake, and listen to all sorts of podcasts! This is her second year working at the Youth Center, and she is excited to help kids with their homework and to get to see them share the fun experiences she did!
Skye Moss, Youth Center Assistant
(she/her)
Skye is a Wisconsin native, and has been working with youth of all ages for over 8 years. After graduating Memorial High School in 2016, she joined PASS AmeirCorps and spent time traveling. She is a community advocate and strives to support all people within it. She is pursing a degree in Social Work at UW Madison. Most of her free time she is teaching yoga, playing volleyball, and crafting.
Alice Yang, High School Intern
(she/her)
Alice is a junior at Middleton High school and was a student at the Youth Center. She helps supervise the homework room and tutors kids. She is a second degree blackbelt in taekwondo and is part of the Middleton High School Marching band.