Hande Erkan
Hande Erkan is the communications associate at Youth Communication. A 2023 graduate of Baruch College with a degree in business administration, she majored in marketing management with a journalism minor. Hande is passionate about using her marketing skills to create positive change within our communities. Hande is bringing nearly a decade of connection with YC. […]
Read MoreJoanne Narrido
Joanne K. Narrido is the development associate at Youth Communication. Joanne joins the YC team and brings over 10 years of experience in art non-profits and higher education. Her passion is creating sustainable pathways for equitable access to resources for marginalized communities. Joanne has an MFA in arts administration from Baruch College (CUNY) and a BA in sociology from […]
Read MoreDr. Anne Desrosiers
Dr. Anne Desrosiers graduated with her PhD in Contemporary Learning & Interdisciplinary Learning from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education in 2019. As an entrepreneur, world traveler and agent of change, Anne’s role as Founder/Executive Director of The World is Your Oyster (TWIYO pronounced twee-yo) since 2013 and passion for world travel informed her research areas […]
Read MoreVirginia Vitzthum
Virginia Vitzthum has been an editor at Youth Communication, on (mostly) and off since 2008, where she has won several awards. Before that she wrote for, among others, salon.com, Elle, Washington City Paper, Ms., Time Out New York, and the Village Voice. She has written two books and contributed to several others. She has edited fiction and […]
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