staff

See who's behind the daily running of Youth Leaders International.

Michael H. Samet
Executive Director
Mike has worked with youth organizations for more than 20 years and has created youth programs, recruited students and adult volunteers and has organized and coordinated the varied aspects of the program. He has held many leadership positions in youth organizations, as well as organized and run international youth leadership conferences and major youth development activities. Mike was a successful business manager for 20 years before he became the full-time Executive Director of YLI.

Neal F. Jarvis
Global Programs Liaison
Neal has been a volunteer with YLI since 1996. He brings with him many years of experience having worked with several youth organizations. He has planned and organized many of the YLI activities globally and has traveled with the YLI students and their teachers abroad. Neal came on board as a member of the staff of YLI in the fall of 2003 after selling the home maintenance business he owned for eighteen years. Neal continues to be a huge asset to the YLIHQ staff.
Charles J. Hall
Communications
Charles was a student in the class of 2006. His first experience with YLI was in the summer of 2004. After becoming the editor-in-chief of the Leaders' EZINE in 2005 it became clear to the staff that he was an asset to keep. He then assisted at the WLC 2006 and continued to develop the YLI website, and came on-board YLIHQ staff to run YLI's communications, where he's been since.