Director of Marketing & Development
Deb Yates has over 25 years of experience working with at-risk and underserved youth in the delinquency and child welfare systems of Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts, Florida and Arkansas. As NAFI’s Director of Operations in the Mid-Atlantic Region, she helped secure funding for the first YPI in 2003. Throughout the years, she has continued her involvement within YPI programs in the areas of training, fundraising and program development. Deb is currently the Regional Director of NAFI/NFI Florida and YPI’s Director of Marketing and Development. She joined the YPI leadership team in 2019.