Annie Lyles

Annie has founded and led wellness-based youth development efforts for more than 25 years and is passionate about creating communities where young people thrive. She was raised in San Diego before earning a BA in Social Policy from Northwestern University and an MSW from the University of Washington with a concentration on social justice models in multi-ethnic practice. She worked in local schools and the County of San Diego before traveling the country as a youth program development expert for federal agencies, private foundations, and local municipalities helping develop effective efforts to improve the lives of adolescents and their families. Nine years ago, she returned home to San Diego to raise her family and began serving as the Executive Director of the Aaron Price Fellows program.