Board of Directors



Carol Kost
Founder and Chairman Emeritus
Read more about Carol Carol Kost helped create LY and currently serves as Chairman Emeritus. She is a past Chair of the Loudoun County Advisory Commission on Youth and is a former Chair of the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Council for the State of Michigan. Earlier in her career, she was involved in the launch of Saturn Corporation and also worked for the Governor of the State of Michigan. In the course of 35 years of youth leadership development, Carol has worked with various state and local government agencies and commissions to build an understanding of youth issues and challenges, enabling real change by forming lasting coalitions. Carol also served on the Board of Directors of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce and co-founded the Loudoun Chamber’s Non Profit Initiative (NPI). Carol has lived in Loudoun County since 1996 and calls Ashburn home.
Jared Melvin
President and CEO
Read more about Jared Jared Melvin is the Health & Life Director for Loudoun Insurance Group. He began his insurance career in 2005 and joined Loudoun Insurance Group in 2010 to grow their employee benefits division and oversee the individual life and health insurance business. Today Jared enjoys working with many prominent businesses and individuals in the DC metropolitan area. Additionally, Jared has worked on the board of directors of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce since 2009 and has held numerous leadership roles in different organizations throughout the County. Jared has lived in Loudoun County since 1998 and resides in Leesburg with his wife and son.
Jim Bonfils
Founding Board Member
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Alexa Severo
Member
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Reid Frasier
Member
Ann Senger
Member
Read more about Ann Ann is a First Vice President – Investments at Wells Fargo Advisors and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM (CFP®) practitioner. She began her career in finance in 1998, graduating with a Bachelors in Finance from George Mason University and earning the practitioner designation from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. in 2005. She has worked for Wells Fargo Advisors since 2001 and strives to help each client plan for a financial future in a way that best meets his or her goals and needs.Ann has enjoyed living in Loudoun County since 2000 and resides in Leesburg with her husband, Nathan, and sons, Jack and Will. Loudoun Youth has opened a new door. For Ann, volunteering is a way of life. Being a volunteer runs in her family. One of her goals in life is to inspire others to give back in any way they can, not because they have to, but because they want to. She started out volunteering in the classroom by reading books and helping with math. She was PTA treasurer for two years and continued serving the board thereafter as chair of the fundraising committee. Loudoun Youth has given her another way to have an impact on the lives of children and their families. Volunteering does so much for the community, but it does so much for an individual as well. Even if you think you aren’t doing much, a little goes a long way. Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

Catherine Miller
Member
Read more about Catherine Catherine Miller is the Activities Director for the One Loudoun Neighborhood Association. Being able to be creative, plan and execute exciting events, and most importantly, being a part of a fabulous community is what Catherine enjoys most about her role. Catherine, her husband Greg, and three daughters, Mckenzie, Madison, and Morgan returned to the United States in 2015 after living overseas for 13 years. The Miller Family called several countries “home” during that period to include Spain, Belgium, and Thailand. Upon returning, Mckenzie moved to New York City to begin her college career at Parson’s School of Design while Madison and Morgan started their American school experience at Rock Ridge HS. Volunteering has been a constant for Catherine as a way to stay involved in each of her daughter’s educational and extra-curricular experiences and to serve the communities in which they lived. Catherine served as a board member to several organizations where she gained extensive experience in working with and leading others.