Sally Hindman, Executive Director
Sally Hindman has twenty years of management and other experience working with non-profit organizations serving homeless people. She previously directed Berkeley California’s interfaith Chaplaincy to the Homeless and set up it’s Telegraph Avenue drop in center for homeless youth. Sally is the co-founder of Street Spirit, the San Francisco East Bay homeless newspaper. Sally received her M.A. in Theology and Art and her M. Div. from Pacific School of Religion. She holds an undergraduate degree in Natural Resources (Environmental Conservation) from Cornell University. Sally is an adjunct faculty member at the Graduate Theological Union Center for Art, Religion, and Education and Starr King School for the Ministry teaching “Liberation Art.” In 1998 she received KPFA radio’s Alice Hamburg Community Service Award for her outstanding leadership in serving homeless people in the East Bay. Sally has been a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) since 1984.
Sarah Moldenhauer-Salazar, Associate Director
Rev. Sarah Moldenhauer-Salazar holds a Master of Psychology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a Masters of Divinity from Starr King School for the Ministry, Berkeley. She is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister and served as the minister of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Laguna Beach, California. Rev. Sarah has taught undergraduate classes on systemic and internalized oppression and gender violence, served as a community educator for Planned Parenthood, and as a sexual violence Crisis counselor. She now lives in the East Bay and serves as an Executive on the Board of Starr King School for the Ministry. Rev. Sarah holds a life long passion for the healing transformative power of art in the lives of individuals and communities.
Zoe Cassell, Marketing Intern
Zoe is working as part of the team implementing YSA’s Strategic Business Plan. She is in charge of organizing and assisting youth in carrying out tabling events selling YSA art work at fairs, festivals and farmer’s markets around the Bay Area in 2011/12 and will also be advertising and facilitating YSA commissions of art chairs, as part of YSA Capacity Building efforts. Zoe holds a B.S. from Sacramento State University and is currently completing an MFA in Merchandising at Academy of Art University, SF. She spent last year living in Bangladesh involved in an internship working for a clothing manufacturing and export company.
“Skittles” Teoma Tolbert, Jr. Artist
Skittles has been involved in making and teaching art to YSA young artists since coming to YSA in June 2010. She is an awesome sales person! Skittles previously was involved in youth STD outreach and education in New York City. She is currently enrolled at Laney College in Oakland working toward an AA degree in Culinary Arts. Skittles is involved in our Capacity Building Project managing youth volunteers and artists working on sales of art and doing commissions.
Devon McCormick, Work Study Intern, Project Administration
Devon is involved in helping set up YSA’s new Advisory Board and fundraising as part of our Capacity Building Project. Devon holds a B.A. in Psychology from Roger Williams University, graduating Magna Cum Laude. She is currently completing an MA in Religious Leadership for Social Change at Starr King School for the Ministry. Devon has a deep commitment to working with homeless youth and has three years experience working in social service agencies empowering young people rebuilding their lives following homelessness. She has served as a Case Management Intake Specialist with Covenant House, as a Housing Specialist with Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing and as an Executive Administrator with Columbus House.
