Steve Trippe is a thirty-plus year veteran in youthwork, beginning his career as a direct service provider working in the Mission District of San Francisco. He is currently President and Executive Director of New Ways to Work, where he has worked for the past 23 years. New Ways is a nationally recognized technical assistance organization focused on supporting communities in building comprehensive local youth-serving systems, and improving practice in those organizations that serve young people.  New Ways helps communities work together to prepare youth for success.

Currently Steve serves on California’s National Governors Association “Home Team” on Foster Youth Transition and co-chairs its employment sub-committee. He also serves on the Executive Steering Committee of the Youth Policy Action Center, and is a member of California’s Youth Vision Team. He is a newly appointed Board Member of the National Foster Care Coalition, a member of the National Mentoring Partnership and the National Child Labor Council, and past chair of the National Youth Employment Coalition. He also served as the president of the Monte Rio Union School District and is a former member of the National School-to-Work Advisory Council. He has been involved with the development of youth employment, youth development, and education policy and implementation on the national, state and local levels. His background includes serving as Senior Consultant to the Industry Education Council of California and extensive direct service experience with the CYO of the Bay Area, the San Francisco Art Commission, and as a music teacher in the public schools.  


Charlene Mouille, Vice-President

Charlene Mouille has over 15 years of experience in the Employment and Training/Education Field. In addition to serving as Vice President for New Ways to Work, Charlene has managed many New Ways initiatives, including: the Youth and Communities and Schools for Career Success (CS2) as well as providing targeted technical assistance to local communities on building youth leadership development capacity.

Charlene co-managed the Employer and Labor, Work-Based Learning project funded by the California Employment Development Department and has worked with local Youth Councils and School-to-Career partnerships to develop and implement strategic plans. Charlene serves on the Sonoma County Youth Council.

Previously, Charlene was the Associate Director for a multi-service non-profit agency with responsibility for Youth Employment and Training (including School-to-Work), Adult Welfare to Work, Teen Youth Development, and School-Based Counseling and Prevention programs. She participated actively in the development of the Sonoma County School-to-Career Partnership and Sonoma County Education and Employment Services Council (Youth Council).