QUESTION WHY

The staff at Question Why is dedicated to youth empowerment and combined have over 30 years of experience working with youth.  Read below to learn about them individually.

Steve Johnson is native to eastern North Carolina where he was taught to love God, family, and country.  He attributes all the success he has had as an investor, motivational speaker, entertainer, and health educator to his faith in God.  Steve is definitely a fitness buff and as you would guess loves to read the Bible and pray.

Bronwyn Lucas was born in Springfield, MA and raised in Connecticut.  Bronwyn is the product of a multicultural family with mixed roots.  She attended college in Massachusetts and graduate school at UNC-Chapel Hill.  She has spent time in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Ireland.  She has been the Director of ?Y Central Region since 2000.  Bronwyn is married and has two sons.  Bronwyn loves to travel, spend time at the beach and with her family.

Jeanne Dairaghi is the product of a big Italian family (4 brothers!), growing up in the Midwest (St. Louis, MO), and wanting to make the world a better place.  She has enjoyed living all over the U.S. (Albuquerque NM, Madison WI, New Orleans LA…) and has sampled numerous jobs (university wellness, bookstores, research…) but is now happy to call WNC and ?Y West her home.  Jeanne loves to read, write, and hang out with her partner-in-life Steve.

Chandra Green has family roots in upstate New York.  She attended UNCW where she met her “better half” and then attended ECU.  She taught aerobics for 8 years and now enjoys her new hobby, cycling.  In her spare time she likes to cook, spend time with her 2 dogs, kayak, and volunteer with a local children’s project called Camp Whole- Heart.  One day she might travel to Australia, Germany, or the Grand Canyon.

Christine Laucher grew up watching sunsets over the lake in Northern Michigan and now loves the mountain sunsets afforded by North Carolina’s Western Region, where she is the Coordinator for Question Why West.  In her off-time, Christine’s favorite things include playing ultimate Frisbee, reading, and taking advantage of the nearby hiking trails with her husband and two dogs.

Terry Quinn is an Eastern North Carolina native who attended East Carolina University for a degree in School and Community Health.  She has worked in tobacco prevention for the past five years, two with the Health Department in Pitt County where she lives and the past three with Question Why East.  She loves spending time at the beach, playing with her daughters and reading.

Aidil  Ortiz Collins was born in New York City, NY, and raised partly in Queens, NY before moving to Raleigh, NC.  She was among the first of her Dominican family to be born in the U.S. She graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2002 with a degree in public relations.  Since graduating, Aidil has worked in the non-profit sector and has experience in community outreach, event planning, graphic design and program development.  She is currently in graduate school for agency counseling.

Parrish Ravelli, a native to North Carolina, was born in Raleigh and was raised in Wilmington. Parrish graduated with from St. Andrews Presbyterian College with a degree in Creative Writing. After spending time serving as an AmeriCorps*VISTA in Montana, he returned to Wilmington with a focus on Tobacco Prevention and Community Development. In his free time, Parrish enjoys camping, playing soccer, and spending time at the beach.

Houa Lee was born in Merced, CA and moved to North Carolina when she was just eight.  She truly considers herself a North Carolinian.  She is the first in her family generation to attend and graduate from a four year university.  She graduated from UNC-Greensboro with a degree in Public Health Education with a concentration in Community Health.   In her spare time, she loves to lounge around and just watch Disney movies as well as spend time with her family and friends.

Karen Yarbrough is originally from the small mountain town of  Sparta, North Carolina and moved to the beach to attend UNC-Wilmington.  She graduated with a degree and teaching license in Physical Education and has just completed her Masters in School Health Education from East Carolina University.  Karen found her way to ?Y after working in the public school system for nearly two years. In her free time, Karen enjoys cooking, reading, volleyball, and playing with her dog Terra.