The Youth Collective Community
Meet our Youth Advisors!
Our Youth Advisory Board is a group of high school and early college students from the New York metro area who engage in conversations about important issues relevant to Gen Z. They shape our media creation and activities such as our annual Youth Summit.
The members of the 2021-2022 Advisory Board are:
Janice Aragon, Jasmine Bisht, Kourtney Bobb, Anna T Charles, Gael Gonzalez-DeLaLuz, Angelina Jackson, Nikki Jiang, Robin Luong, Rachel Lyons, Gisleidy Macias, Maekyla Massey, Leena Mirchandani, Noran Nazir, Saddat Nazir, Grace Notarstefano, Dylan Parks, Mara Plaesu, Yelissa Ruíz, Siu-Lin Sampson, Patrick Stuart, Vincent Tsay, and Edward Zheng!
Learn more about our advisors and their passions by checking out our #MeetYC at our Instagram.
Advisory Board Alums:
2020-2021 - Souwade Benissan, Kourtney Bobb, Sophie Bremer, Nicolette Carrion, Ashley Ganesh (Chair), Bobbi Kurens, Armando Luna, Gisleidy Macias, Julia Mechner, Kiara Quamina, Jillian Roed, Aleeza Shabbir, Taiye Simmons, and Daniel Singh.
2019 - 2020 - Nicolette Carrion, Christian Charles, Raymond Fernandez, Jason Gray, Bobbi Kurens, Anaya McFarlane, Julia Mechner, Greg Papadopoulos, Georgia Rabin, and Taiye Simmons.
Meet our partners!
Prindle Institute for Ethics
The study of ethics is not about telling you what the rules are. Ethics is an exploration of questions about the nature of right and wrong. It’s about developing a thoughtful framework to help you decide what you should do when the answers aren’t clear. The Prindle Institute for Ethics is one of the largest collegiate ethics institutes in the country and is dedicated to encouraging and fostering the study of ethics - in all its facets.
Andrew Cullison has led the Prindle Institute since 2014. To find out more about his academic background, visit here.
Reel Works
Reel Works mentors, inspires, and empowers underserved NYC youth to share their stories through filmmaking, creating a springboard to successful careers in media and beyond.
Reel Works matches teens 1:1 with professional filmmaker mentors to tell their stories and have their voices heard. It’s a powerful combination that changes young lives and creates films that have been seen by tens of millions of viewers worldwide.