Yevanit Reschechtko

Yevanit Reschechtko has a diverse work experience, starting in 2012 as a Classroom Assistant for the Neighborhood Schools Program. From 2014 to 2018, they worked in various roles, including Arts and Garden Instructor at the South Chicago Art Center and as the Grant Writing and Communications Manager at Youth & Opportunity United. During their time at Youth & Opportunity United, they managed a portfolio of over 50 grant proposals annually and played a key role in the redevelopment of the organization's website. In 2018, Yevanit joined the Peace Corps as a Youth & Family Development Specialist, where they developed and organized youth clubs and collaborated with local agencies to deliver gender equity programming. Yevanit later worked as a Communications Intern at the Center for Effective Global Action before becoming a Graduate Student Instructor at the University of California, Berkeley. Yevanit also served as a Communications and Evaluation Consultant for the Rwanda Health Initiative for Youth and Women in 2021. Most recently, they held the position of Youth Abortion Support Collective (YouthASC) Consultant at Advocates for Youth before joining Ibis Reproductive Health as the Associate Communications Director in August 2022.

Yevanit Reschechtko completed a Master's degree in Development Practice with a Specialty Area in Global Health from the University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy, from 2020 to 2022. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Comparative Literature and Latin American Studies with Honors from the University of Chicago from 2011 to 2015. They also pursued additional studies in Latin American Civilizations at the Instituto Cultural Oaxaca in 2014 and Spanish Language and Literature at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 2013. Yevanit Reschechtko completed their secondary education at Denver East High School from 2007 to 2011.