AYD Training

Dennis Carter
Senior Director, Community Partnerships
Ramapo Youth Development Institute

Dennis Carter began his career in youth development as a counselor with Phipps Neighborhoods (formerly Phipps Community Development Corporation) where he managed an open gym program for neighborhood boys in the South Bronx. After eight years with two branches of service, he was Honorably Discharged and returned to Phipps as a Leadership Specialist for a newly formed Youth Council. Since then, Dennis has held a variety of management roles in youth development, including rising to Executive Director at Directions For Our Youth, and has worked with juvenile justice-associated organizations such as the NYC Departments of Probation and Corrections and The Osborne Association. Dennis’ consulting work over the last 15 years includes training, coaching, and providing technical assistance to community-based organizations across New York City. In his current role as Director of Community Youth Development, Dennis provides support to the participants of the Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council and the 10 regional councils they represent. He also works with organizations such as the Allan Houston Legacy Foundation on program design and The Osborne Association’s I-CAN program. Dennis grew up in the Bronx and is dedicated to supporting the development of young people and the communities they live in. He continues to support Bronx student-athletes as a basketball coach for the Frederick Douglas Academy III Lions and the NY Metro Flyers amateur athletics program. Dennis holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Social Sciences from the College of New Rochelle.