Our Team
Lived experience, executive leadership and civic strategy, on one team.
Yusef Wiley
Founder and Principal, YW Consultants
Yusef Wiley is an executive leader, consultant and justice-systems expert with more than a decade of experience designing, scaling and strengthening programs across California. As Founder of Timelist Group, he took its budget from $4M to over $9.5M between 2022 and 2025, and built partnerships with Los Angeles County, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and major foundations. Today he advises government agencies, nonprofits and community organizations on government contracts, program design and leadership. He is the author of two books, If I Knew Then and What I Know Now, and a sought-after keynote speaker.
Lived experience, executive leadership and civic strategy, on one team.
Yusef Wiley
Founder and Principal, YW Consultants
Yusef Wiley is an executive leader, consultant and justice-systems expert with more than a decade of experience designing, scaling and strengthening programs across California. As Founder of Timelist Group, he took its budget from $4M to over $9.5M between 2022 and 2025, and built partnerships with Los Angeles County, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and major foundations. Today he advises government agencies, nonprofits and community organizations on government contracts, program design and leadership. He is the author of two books, If I Knew Then and What I Know Now, and a sought-after keynote speaker.
Statewide Leadership
At the state level, Professor Green has worked to ensure young people have a meaningful voice in public policy conversations affecting their lives. Through his work with Brothers, Sons, Selves, Green supported youth justice and educational equity initiatives centered on Black and Brown young people. His work included implementing an LGBTQ+ Youth Social Justice Fellowship, organizing youth leadership development opportunities and helping young people participate in advocacy and policy engagement in Sacramento. Green supported advocacy surrounding California Senate Bill 274 and broader efforts addressing school climate, educational equity and the treatment of young people within educational systems. His statewide work has focused on helping young people understand public policy, strengthen their leadership and recognize that their lived experiences are valuable forms of knowledge that can inform better public systems. Green has also contributed research and policy analysis to projects including the State of Black Los Angeles County Report and the Best Start Region 5 State of the Child Report, helping connect community experience with research, policy development and systems change. National Leadership Nationally, Professor Green has worked at the intersection of racial justice, LGBTQ+ equity, civic engagement and public policy. Green co-founded Equity Week with the National Black Justice Coalition, helping develop a national platform focused on Black LGBTQ+ communities, civil rights, public policy, advocacy and equity. Equity Week created opportunities to bring advocates, community leaders and policymakers into conversation around issues affecting Black LGBTQ+ communities and helped elevate those voices within national policy spaces. Green has also served as a Campaign Strategist and Ambassador with the U.S. Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Commission Coalition, supporting national organizing and policy conversations surrounding racial healing and efforts to establish a federal Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation framework. |
Professor Christian D. Green
Chief Strategy Officer, Public Sector & Youth Initiatives Professor Christian D. Green is an educator, public sector strategist, civic engagement leader and youth advocate whose work connects education, government, community and public policy. As Chief Strategy Officer for Public Sector & Youth Initiatives at YW Consultants, Professor Green leads the firm’s work with government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, faith based organizations and civic partners. His portfolio focuses on youth justice, education, community engagement and developing partnerships that create meaningful opportunities for young people and communities. Green brings experience working across local, state and national spaces. His approach is informed by his work as a Professor of African American Studies and by years of working alongside young people, families and communities navigating public systems. At the center of his work is a commitment to ensuring that people most affected by public systems have a meaningful role in shaping them. Local Leadership Professor Green has built a substantial record of community and public sector leadership throughout Los Angeles County and the Antelope Valley, with work spanning youth development, child welfare, education, housing, faith communities, civic engagement and justice reform. As Policy and Advocacy Director with Sanctuary of Hope, Green developed and strengthened partnerships with public agencies, including the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, while working to improve opportunities and support systems for young people and families. He also built partnerships with faith based organizations and faith leaders throughout Los Angeles County, recognizing the important role churches and other faith communities play in reaching families, building trust and mobilizing communities. His work included convening faith leaders, facilitating community conversations and connecting faith institutions with broader youth and community initiatives. Green also led the Cancel the Contract Coalition, bringing organizations and community leaders together around efforts addressing school policing and the relationship between educational institutions, public safety and young people. The coalition reflected his ability to organize across institutions, develop shared strategy and move community concerns into broader policy conversations. His work with Sanctuary of Hope also included helping establish an Antelope Valley Resource Navigation Center, developing Black and Brown coalitions focused on housing insecurity, and participating in Los Angeles County’s Care First Community Investment and Anti Racism, Diversity and Inclusion community engagement efforts. Green has facilitated listening sessions with young people and parents, convened community and faith leaders, supported civic education initiatives and created opportunities for residents to participate directly in conversations about policies affecting their communities. His local leadership extends into higher education. As a Professor of African American Studies at West Los Angeles College, Green connects the classroom to community through African American Studies, Umoja, Rising Scholars, civic engagement and student leadership. His work has included expanding African American Studies programming and connecting students with community organizations, public service and professional opportunities. 
His national work has included advocacy in Washington, D.C., engagement with policymakers, civic and policy education, coalition building and collaboration with leaders across government, higher education, philanthropy and community organizations.
Green has also served as a speaker, strategist, organizer and panelist at national and regional convenings addressing racial justice, civic engagement, youth leadership, LGBTQ+ equity and systems change. |
His Role at YW Consultants
At YW Consultants, Professor Green works alongside founder Yusef Wiley to connect lived experience with public policy, education and civic strategy.
Their partnership brings together experience navigating public systems from different perspectives and a shared commitment to improving outcomes for young people and communities.
Professor Green’s portfolio includes several areas of practice.
Public Sector Partnerships
Green develops relationships with government agencies, educational institutions and civic organizations and identifies opportunities for collaboration, programming, contracts and community investment.
Youth Justice and Education
He develops strategies connecting young people, particularly justice impacted and system involved youth, with education, leadership development, workforce opportunities and pathways to long term success.
Community and Civic Engagement
Green designs listening sessions, community forums, stakeholder convenings and outreach strategies that help institutions meaningfully engage the communities they serve.
Coalition Development
Drawing from his experience leading coalitions and working across government and community, Green brings together public agencies, educational institutions, philanthropy, nonprofit organizations, faith communities and grassroots leaders around shared priorities.
Training and Strategic Advising
Green provides facilitation, training and strategic guidance in youth engagement, civic leadership, educational equity, community partnerships, coalition development and justice reform.
Speaking and Convenings
Green speaks independently and alongside Yusef Wiley at conferences, colleges, government agencies and community convenings.
Their joint presentation, Two Sides of the System: Lived Experience and Civic Power in Youth Justice Reform, brings together lived experience and civic strategy to examine how communities, educators and policymakers can work together to improve systems serving young people.
The Classroom and the Community
African American Studies is central to Professor Green’s professional philosophy.
For Green, the classroom is connected to the larger community. Education provides students with tools to understand history, institutions and power while also helping them recognize their own ability to participate in public life.
That philosophy informs his work as both a professor and strategist. Whether working with students, community organizations or government agencies, Green seeks to build stronger connections between education, opportunity, community and civic participation.
In His Words
“Young people are not problems to be managed. They are leaders waiting for a seat at the table. My job is to help build that table and make sure the people closest to the system are part of redesigning it. Period.”
Partner With Professor Green and YW Consultants
YW Consultants works with government agencies, school districts, colleges and universities, foundations, nonprofit organizations, faith based organizations and community partners seeking thoughtful approaches to youth engagement, education, justice reform and community partnership.
Professor Green is available for public sector strategy, government and community partnerships, youth initiatives, coalition development, stakeholder engagement, training, facilitation, strategic advising and conference presentations.
His record reflects an ability to work across sectors while keeping community at the center of the process. From local partnerships with public agencies and faith communities, to statewide youth advocacy, to co-founding a national equity initiative, Professor Green has built his career around connecting people and institutions to create opportunities for young people and communities.
The “co-founded Equity Week” language is particularly important. I would not let the website reduce that accomplishment to “participated in” or even “helped organize.” Co-founder communicates that you helped create the infrastructure, which is directly relevant to what YWC is now asking you to do: build initiatives, partnerships, coalitions, and opportunities from the ground up.
At YW Consultants, Professor Green works alongside founder Yusef Wiley to connect lived experience with public policy, education and civic strategy.
Their partnership brings together experience navigating public systems from different perspectives and a shared commitment to improving outcomes for young people and communities.
Professor Green’s portfolio includes several areas of practice.
Public Sector Partnerships
Green develops relationships with government agencies, educational institutions and civic organizations and identifies opportunities for collaboration, programming, contracts and community investment.
Youth Justice and Education
He develops strategies connecting young people, particularly justice impacted and system involved youth, with education, leadership development, workforce opportunities and pathways to long term success.
Community and Civic Engagement
Green designs listening sessions, community forums, stakeholder convenings and outreach strategies that help institutions meaningfully engage the communities they serve.
Coalition Development
Drawing from his experience leading coalitions and working across government and community, Green brings together public agencies, educational institutions, philanthropy, nonprofit organizations, faith communities and grassroots leaders around shared priorities.
Training and Strategic Advising
Green provides facilitation, training and strategic guidance in youth engagement, civic leadership, educational equity, community partnerships, coalition development and justice reform.
Speaking and Convenings
Green speaks independently and alongside Yusef Wiley at conferences, colleges, government agencies and community convenings.
Their joint presentation, Two Sides of the System: Lived Experience and Civic Power in Youth Justice Reform, brings together lived experience and civic strategy to examine how communities, educators and policymakers can work together to improve systems serving young people.
The Classroom and the Community
African American Studies is central to Professor Green’s professional philosophy.
For Green, the classroom is connected to the larger community. Education provides students with tools to understand history, institutions and power while also helping them recognize their own ability to participate in public life.
That philosophy informs his work as both a professor and strategist. Whether working with students, community organizations or government agencies, Green seeks to build stronger connections between education, opportunity, community and civic participation.
In His Words
“Young people are not problems to be managed. They are leaders waiting for a seat at the table. My job is to help build that table and make sure the people closest to the system are part of redesigning it. Period.”
Partner With Professor Green and YW Consultants
YW Consultants works with government agencies, school districts, colleges and universities, foundations, nonprofit organizations, faith based organizations and community partners seeking thoughtful approaches to youth engagement, education, justice reform and community partnership.
Professor Green is available for public sector strategy, government and community partnerships, youth initiatives, coalition development, stakeholder engagement, training, facilitation, strategic advising and conference presentations.
His record reflects an ability to work across sectors while keeping community at the center of the process. From local partnerships with public agencies and faith communities, to statewide youth advocacy, to co-founding a national equity initiative, Professor Green has built his career around connecting people and institutions to create opportunities for young people and communities.
The “co-founded Equity Week” language is particularly important. I would not let the website reduce that accomplishment to “participated in” or even “helped organize.” Co-founder communicates that you helped create the infrastructure, which is directly relevant to what YWC is now asking you to do: build initiatives, partnerships, coalitions, and opportunities from the ground up.
WHY ORGANIZATIONS CHOOSE US
✔ Lived Experience + Executive Expertise
We've led organizations, and we've lived the challenges your clients face. That lets us connect leadership goals with what really happens on the front line, so your strategies work in practice and not just on paper.
✔ Proven Government Contract Success
We've delivered on programs for Los Angeles County and several county agencies. We know how public contracts work, from compliance and reporting to meeting deliverables on time.
✔ Data-Driven and Outcome-Focused
Every plan starts with clear goals and ways to measure them. We track progress so you can see what's working and show funders and partners real results.
✔ Hands-On Support
We don't hand you a report and walk away. We help build your systems, train your staff and stay with you through launch and beyond.
✔ A Human-Centered Approach
Strong programs depend on people. We treat your staff and the people you serve with dignity while making your programs work better.
READY TO TAKE YOUR ORGANIZATION TO THE NEXT LEVEL?
Let's work together to build stronger systems, stronger teams and stronger outcomes.
→
✔ Lived Experience + Executive Expertise
We've led organizations, and we've lived the challenges your clients face. That lets us connect leadership goals with what really happens on the front line, so your strategies work in practice and not just on paper.
✔ Proven Government Contract Success
We've delivered on programs for Los Angeles County and several county agencies. We know how public contracts work, from compliance and reporting to meeting deliverables on time.
✔ Data-Driven and Outcome-Focused
Every plan starts with clear goals and ways to measure them. We track progress so you can see what's working and show funders and partners real results.
✔ Hands-On Support
We don't hand you a report and walk away. We help build your systems, train your staff and stay with you through launch and beyond.
✔ A Human-Centered Approach
Strong programs depend on people. We treat your staff and the people you serve with dignity while making your programs work better.
READY TO TAKE YOUR ORGANIZATION TO THE NEXT LEVEL?
Let's work together to build stronger systems, stronger teams and stronger outcomes.
→
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Meet Charles Taylor
Personal Development Coach Charles Taylor knows firsthand that people can change at any point in life. He was incarcerated at 16 and served 26 and a half years. In 2008, while still inside, he joined the Timelist Group program, and it changed the direction of his life. He has now led Timelist's lifestyle-change curriculum for more than 15 years. Charles was paroled in 2016. He is now Support Services Director and Compliance at Timelist Group, where he oversees reentry, mental health support, staff training and employment services. Charles has mastered the art of communication, and he connects just as easily with young people as he does with adults. He once led a team of more than 100 men and women with criminal justice backgrounds in an Ambassador program, training each of them to become peer support leaders. He has also worked closely with HR teams as a personnel relations leader, with a focus on character development. Now he joins YW Consultants as Personal Development Coach, working directly with Founder and Principal Yusef Wiley. He helps college students, career-minded professionals and people in high-stress jobs set clear goals, build confidence and stay accountable. Coaching: $75 to $125 per hour, virtual, by phone or in person in Los Angeles. Monthly packages available. Start with a free 20-minute discovery call. Request yours here. |