Jack KavanaughSenior Fellow, Western New York

Executive Director, GLYS WNY, Inc.

Jack is the Executive Director of GLYS WNY, an LGBTQ+ youth services and advocacy organization. As a social worker with over 15 years experience in youth programming, he is excited to be leading such an impactful and meaningful community organization. Prior to joining GLYS in January of 2022, Jack was the Director of Training & Program Development for MENTOR New York, the New York affiliate of MENTOR: the National Mentoring Partnership, providing training and capacity-building to youth mentoring programs across New York State. In his free time, Jack spends time with his wife Carly who is a school social worker in the Buffalo Public Schools, and his two dogs, Emma and Winnie, and his cat, Dr. Spaceman.