Team

YouthSF has been fortunate to attract the best and the brightest high school and college students in San Francisco

A young woman with glasses and shoulder-length black hair wearing an orange hoodie with a black shirt underneath, standing outdoors in front of a green shrub and smiling softly.
A young man wearing a bright yellow safety vest with a name tag that says 'JALEN', standing indoors in front of colorful artwork on the wall, including a blue tree with white dots, an abstract painting with red, yellow, and blue shapes, and informational posters in the background.
Young woman with glasses and braces wearing an orange T-shirt and gray hoodie standing in front of green foliage.
A man wearing a yellow safety vest and white shirt demonstrates something to children, some of whom are wearing masks, outdoors on a school playground.

Louis Kolenda — Executive Director

Louis Kolenda was born in Mexico City and raised in San Francisco, California. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Louis’s career has taken him from the United Nations in New York City to the Smithsonian in Washington DC to internet startups in Silicon Valley. His creative work has earned industry acclaim and been recognized with a variety of awards. 

Currently, Louis serves as Executive Director of YouthSF, a nonprofit foundation, helping students from underserved populations. The Tec Rec™ pedagogy he is pioneering has proven highly effective.