Youth Media Leadership Institute
The Youth Media Leadership Institute brought together twenty emerging and established leaders in staff positions within the field of youth media to participate in a six-month institute in 2005. It included a 5-day leadership retreat in the spring; and post-retreat network-building activities (blogs, listservs, etc.) in the summer and fall.
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Delegates applied to the Institute in a competitive process. The Youth Media Leadership Institute (YMLI) delegates were:
- Deborah Aubert, associate director, national programs, Girls Incorporated
- Max Benitez, media educator, Global Action Project
- Matt Bradley, documentary program director, SpyHop Productions
- Sharese Bullock, strategic partnerships and marketing, Listen Up!
- Cynthia Carrion, outreach coordinator, Manhattan Neighborhood Network
- Laura Craig-Bennett, OLLIE coordinator, Portland Community Media
- Patricia Cogley, Youthlink manager, Bay Area Video Coalition
- Timothy Dorsey, managing director, Educational Video Center
- Joseph Douillette, Fast Forward program director, Institute of Contemporary Art
- Shira Golding, director of education and outreach, MediaRights
- Pia Guerrero, manager of art and public education, East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
- John Gwinn, program director, Phillips Community Television
- Antoine Haywood, FUEL media coordinator, PeopleTV
- Ken Ikeda, executive director, Youth Sounds
- Denise Jennings, founder, Youth Media
- Scherazade Daruvalla King, executive director, Project: Think Different
- Katina Paron, editorial/program director, Children's Pressline
- Andrea Isabel Quijada, director of educational programs, New Mexico Media Literacy Project
- Adrienne Wiley-Thomas, Board Member & Instructor Reel Grrls
- Tim Wojcik, curriculum & technology director, Motion Media Arts Center
The Youth Media Leadership Institute was part of NAMAC's Youth Media Initiative, which aimed to extend and strengthen service to youth media organizations through activities that encourage and support building and sustainability. The Initiative is designed to develop a critical mass of support for youth media through activities such as research, planning, leadership development, and information exchange. The Youth Media Initiative is funded in part by the Youth Initiatives Program of the Open Society Institute.
