ADVISORY COUNCILS
Meet the Youth Guidance Advisory Councils
Youth Guidance’s Advisory Councils are composed of individuals who are committed to serving as champions of Youth Guidance’s mission and vision. Each council member has a strong desire be actively involved in solving the issues these youth face. Each devotes time, talent and expertise to the current and future work of Youth Guidance programming.

Zachary Fardon
Managing Partner, King & Spalding
Zachary Fardon
Managing Partner, King & Spalding

Saumil Mehta
Vice President, Commercial Aviation Legal Affairs at Intelsat US
Saumil Mehta
Vice President, Commercial Aviation Legal Affairs at Intelsat US

Jason M. Quintana
Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
Jason M. Quintana
Partner, Mayer Brown LLP

Catherine Hayden
Professor of Psychology at Loyola University Chicago
Catherine Hayden
Professor of Psychology at Loyola University Chicago

Lynn Jackson
Community Leader
Lynn Jackson
Community Leader

Carrie Parr
Carrie Parr

Mena Ruiz
Mena Ruiz

Beth Schmidt
Community Leader
Beth Schmidt
Community Leader

Rachel Goodman Sturges, PsyD
Rachel Goodman Sturges, PsyD

Executive Director of Engagement Services
Juany Valdespino-Gaytan
Dallas Independent School District
Executive Director of Engagement Services
Juany Valdespino-Gaytan
Dallas Independent School District