Billing & Customer Service Inquiries
Blake Ruiz
Assistant Director Billing, Registration and Customer Care
Community Center
Blake Ruiz
Assistant Director Billing, Registration and Customer Care
Community Center
After-School Program Inquiries
Moyo Afolabi
Director of Elementary After-School Programs
Moyo's passion for youth development began in his early teenage years. Having personally benefited from after-school programs and summer camps, he developed a deep appreciation for the transformative impact that high-quality youth programming can have on young people's lives. He began his career as a counselor with community-based organizations, including the YMCA and Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club in the Bronx, where he built the foundation for a lifelong commitment to serving youth.
While earning his bachelor's degree in economics from Wheaton College, Moyo complemented his studies with coursework in child development. It was during this time that he realized youth development was the most meaningful way he could invest in and give back to his community.
After graduating, Moyo returned to New York and joined Manhattan Youth as a Teaching Assistant and Activity Specialist at City Knoll Middle School. In his third year, he was promoted to Program Director, a role he held for four years, leading one of the organization's model middle school programs. He then served as a Multi-Site Supervisor for four years, overseeing operations, staff development, compliance, and program quality across more than five middle school sites.
With over a decade of experience at Manhattan Youth, Moyo now serves as the Department Head of Elementary Programs. In this role, he partners with school leaders, families, and staff to strengthen programming, develop future leaders, and ensure students across the city have access to safe, engaging, and enriching after-school experiences. His leadership is grounded in collaboration, continuous improvement, and a belief that every child deserves opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive beyond the school day.
×Brittany Mejia
Director of Middle School After-School Programs
Brittany has been involved in youth development in the Downtown Manhattan community in many different capacities since she was fifteen years old. She grew up in Brooklyn and moved to Battery Park City during middle school. She obtained her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Biomedical Engineering. Upon graduating, she began working at Manhattan Youth as a teaching assistant in 2015. Brittany has also been Assistant Director and Program Director before becoming an Education Director. As the Program Director for City Knoll Middle School, her proudest accomplishment was taking her Lego Robotics team to compete at the University of Arkansas against 72 other teams, nine of which were from different countries. Brittany loves to learn new things and would be a full-time student if she could. She recently got married and enjoys traveling, cooking and dancing in her spare time.
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