Meet the City Year Columbus staff

Adero Robinson serves as the Senior Vice President, Executive Director for City Year Columbus. In his other role as Chief of Staff, he is charged with overseeing the activities of the Executive, Human Resources, and Operations departments. Additionally, he collaborates with leadership to develop and implement long-term strategic plans and operating goals.

Adero has over 29 years of nonprofit experience. He began his career as an AmeriCorps member with City Year Columbus serving as a tutor and mentor in a Columbus City Schools 5th grade classroom. Adero then transitioned to a Project Leader, where he supervised AmeriCorps members serving at Gladstone Elementary School.

Taylour serves as the Impact Manager at Starling PreK-8 and is responsible for managing and supporting her team by providing the resources they need to be successful with students, as well as supporting the partnership between City Year and Starling. Taylour enjoys cooking, reading, and exercising in her spare time.

Zandra serves as an impact director and is responsible for supporting our amazing impact managers and implementing our Whole School Whole Child model in our partner schools. She is always taking book recommendations and suggestions for new kombucha flavors to try.

Ashley serves as the senior regional recruitment manager, and in this role, she is responsible for managing the Ohio recruitment team and recruiting AmeriCorps members at college campuses across the state. She serves as the director of operations for an LGBTQ sports league in Columbus and is an Ohio State sports fanatic.

Imani serves as the impact manager at Trevitt Elementary School and is responsible for managing her team and providing them with the resources they need to be successful with students. In her free time she likes to explore Columbus and cook new things!

Tiffani serves as the managing director of impact and is responsible for compliance, program strategy, community organization and district partnerships. She is obsessed with 90's grunge rock and has an English Mastiff that weighs 185 pounds.

Kendra proudly serves as the Community Partnerships Manager; in this role she is responsible for collaborating with and seeking out partners around Columbus that are committed to supporting our incredible students and ACMs.

Originally from Annapolis, Maryland she graduated from The Ohio State University and served 2 years with City Year Columbus. Outside of City Year she enjoys getting lost in magical realism, knitting & embroidering, and watching telenovelas with her cat Earl Grey.

Elissa serves as the development director and is responsible for coordinating the development department's activities and social media at City Year Columbus. Elissa is originally from Dover, Ohio and graduated from The Ohio State University. In her spare time, she enjoys being around cat and thrifting. One of her favorite artists is Queen.

Rod serves as regional recruitment director, and in this role, he is responsible for coaching the Midwest recruitment team and assisting with the organization’s strategy to find young adults interested in serving with City Year.

Ileesha serves as the Impact Manager at Linden McKinley STEM Academy and Champion Middle School and is responsible for managing her teams and providing them with the resources they need to be successful with students.