Meet our team

Rita

Executive Director

Rita is our fearless leader here at SYM. You can find her in the office, in Drop-In, running errands for our many programs, catching up with clients and making pots of coffee throughout the day to keep everyone going. She loves coffee, and her go-to order is a simple and strong 2 shots of espresso. She loves working with the clients and having them feel deeply known by herself and her staff. She enjoys walking around Green Lake and isn’t fazed by a classic Seattle rain. 

Antonio

Drop-In coordinator

Antonio finds enjoyment in the little things of life. He is passionate about the power of community and connection, especially for youth who are going through a tough time, as he has experienced his own struggles as a kid. Antonio hopes to inspire young people to seek out communities that resonate with their interest, values, or goals, through the community of SYM.

Alyssa

Operations assistant/program coordinator of the breakfast program

Alyssa is a class of 2024 grad from the University of Washington, where she acquired her BA in Spanish and a minor in Dance. She is passionate about social services and using language and other forms of communication as ways to foster connection between people. She enjoys sitting on the Ave and drinking a coffee. You can find her most frequently in the SYM offices, doing admin work, designing social media posts, and planning fundraisers!

Grace

Case manager/program coordinator of coffee run

Grace is also a class of 2024 grad from the University of Washington, where she earned her BA in Public Health-Global Health with a minor in Data Science. She interned with SYM for two quarters during her fourth year of university where she exuded compassion, dedication, and proactive effort and is now joining our team as a staff member! She loves spending time at Cafe Allegro and looking for new books to read at Magus Books. She is looking forward to stepping into her staff role here.

Jack

Program intern

Jack came to us as a volunteer about a year ago and served on Coffee Run. He then became a part time Coffee Run Program Coordinator in the summer. He is now back with us at SYM as a program intern, working mostly in the Breakfast Program and Drop-In! He is a third year UW student studying Applied Computational Mathematical Sciences (Scientific Computing and Numerical Algorithms). He originally heard of SYM through his mom, who used to be an SYM staff member! He hopes to have a positive impact in the community surrounding/within SYM. We are so grateful to have him back!