Victor Young
Director of Student & Family Services
Victor oversees services supporting the Say Yes Cleveland initiative. He works with students, families, Cleveland Metropolitan School District teams, and service providers to develop and maintain a service network that propels students along the pathway to success.
A former teacher, Victor has spent his 35-year career in education. He has served as a CEO, foundation officer, trustee, consultant, and executive coach working in and with public and private schools, foundations, and education nonprofits serving K-12 schools. He spent 20 years working in Northeast Ohio, as managing director of The Busara Group, founder of what is now the Stark Education Partnership, president of The Learning Communities Network, and senior program officer for pre-collegiate education at the Cleveland Foundation. More recently, Victor was the managing director of VCY Stratagem, where he led the collective impact work in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park for PolicyLink, which is funded by the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative in Silicon Valley. He also was the founding president of Cornerstone Literacy, a teacher professional development organization.
Contact Victor at vyoung@sayyescleveland.org