► Newsmakers – Youth Today https://youthtoday.org Independent, nationally distributed news for professionals in the youth services field. Fri, 24 May 2024 21:30:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 https://youthtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/12/orig-80x80.png ► Newsmakers – Youth Today https://youthtoday.org 32 32 Ali Knight appointed chief executive officer of GreenLight Fund https://youthtoday.org/2024/05/ali-knight-appointed-ceo-greenlight-fund/ Wed, 01 May 2024 13:58:06 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1108529

Ali Knight succeeds co-founder and 20-year CEO Margaret Hall on May 20, 2024.

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]]> Pamela Redmon joins the Child Mind Institute as chief marketing officer https://youthtoday.org/2024/04/pamela-redmon-child-mind-institute-chief-marketing-officer/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:31:23 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1108164

Redmon has worked at Share our Strength and the Partnership for a Healthier America.

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]]> Donna Weiss announced as national board chair of Communities In Schools https://youthtoday.org/2024/03/donna-weiss-announced-national-board-chair-communities-in-schools/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:32:56 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1106962

Weiss intends to prioritize strengthening the interconnections between the CIS Network and National Office.

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]]> Brad Smith steps down after 15 years as board chair at KIND https://youthtoday.org/2024/02/brad-smith-steps-down-after-15-years-board-chair-kind/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:58:18 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1106903

Co-founder alongside Angelina Jolie, Brad Smith is transitioning to serve as board chair emeritus.

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]]> Kimberly R. Alexander named executive director of M.O.B.B United and M.O.B.B United for Social Change https://youthtoday.org/2023/11/kimberly-r-alexander-named-executive-director-of-m-o-b-b-united-and-m-o-b-b-united-for-social-change/ Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:00:39 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1104962

Kimberly R. Alexander is the new executive director of Moms of Black Boys United, Inc. (M.O.B.B. United) and M.O.B.B. United for Social Change, Inc. (MUSC). The two sister advocacy and support organizations are focused on reshaping societal perceptions and policies concerning Black men and boys. Alexander has spent 30 years in the healthcare sector, much […]

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]]> Ellen Alberding to step down from the Joyce Foundation after 34 years https://youthtoday.org/2023/11/ellen-alberding-steps-down-from-the-joyce-foundation-after-34-years/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 19:28:13 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1104861

The foundation has led in funding gun violence prevention research and improved public education.

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]]> Tim Blaylock named Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship West Region executive director https://youthtoday.org/2023/10/tim-blaylock-named-network-for-teaching-entrepreneurship-west-region-executive-director/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/10/tim-blaylock-named-network-for-teaching-entrepreneurship-west-region-executive-director/#comments Tue, 03 Oct 2023 18:02:03 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1104163

Blaylock recently served as CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of West Valley.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2023/10/tim-blaylock-named-network-for-teaching-entrepreneurship-west-region-executive-director/feed/ 2 Michaela Pommells named executive director of Youth First Justice Collaborative https://youthtoday.org/2023/09/michaela-pommells-named-executive-director-of-youth-first-justice-collaborative/ Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:38:58 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1104092

The Youth First Justice Collaborative seeks to end youth incarceration.

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]]> DeAngela Burns-Wallace named president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation https://youthtoday.org/2023/08/deangela-burns-wallace-named-president-and-ceo-of-the-kauffman-foundation/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/08/deangela-burns-wallace-named-president-and-ceo-of-the-kauffman-foundation/#comments Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:02:33 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1103611

DeAngela Burns-Wallace succeeded interim president Susan Chambers.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2023/08/deangela-burns-wallace-named-president-and-ceo-of-the-kauffman-foundation/feed/ 1 NACC names Shereen White as 2023 Outstanding Legal Advocate https://youthtoday.org/2023/08/nacc-names-shereen-white-as-2023-outstanding-legal-advocate/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 11:02:13 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1103424

Shereen White, J.D. is the director of advocacy and policy at Children’s Rights.

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]]> Stephanie Cornell appointed executive director of the Walton Family Foundation https://youthtoday.org/2023/07/stephanie-cornell-appointed-executive-director-of-the-walton-family-foundation/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/07/stephanie-cornell-appointed-executive-director-of-the-walton-family-foundation/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2023 11:02:40 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1103001

Most recently, Cornell served as managing director of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2023/07/stephanie-cornell-appointed-executive-director-of-the-walton-family-foundation/feed/ 1 Shawna Rosenzweig named president of Camp Fire https://youthtoday.org/2023/07/shawna-rosenzweig-named-president-of-camp-fire/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:02:29 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1102924

Rosenzweig has served as Camp Fire’s chief strategy officer for the past four years.

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]]> Gisele C. Shorter appointed president and CEO of Nellie Mae Education Foundation https://youthtoday.org/2023/07/gisele-c-shorter-appointed-president-and-ceo-of-nellie-mae-education-foundation/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 17:22:35 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1102902

Shorter previously served as director of national education strategy at the Raikes Foundation.

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]]> Nicole Rodriguez Leach named executive director of Grantmakers for Education https://youthtoday.org/2023/07/nicole-rodriguez-leach-named-executive-director-of-grantmakers-for-education/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:02:28 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1102705

Leach began work on July 1, succeeding Celine Coggins who left in December 2022.

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]]> Natalia Pane appointed president of Child Trends https://youthtoday.org/2023/05/natalia-pane-appointed-president-of-child-trends/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/05/natalia-pane-appointed-president-of-child-trends/#comments Fri, 26 May 2023 16:02:14 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1102260

Natalia Pane succeeds retiring 17-year president Carol Emig on July 1.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2023/05/natalia-pane-appointed-president-of-child-trends/feed/ 1 Jermaine Myrie named CEO of MENTOR https://youthtoday.org/2023/04/jermaine-myrie-named-ceo-of-mentor/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:02:44 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1101358

Jermaine Myrie succeeds outgoing CEO David Shapiro on April 24.

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]]> Holly Whitfield named executive director of the Deep Center https://youthtoday.org/2023/03/holly-whitfield-named-executive-director-of-the-deep-center/ Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:02:50 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1100833

Holly Whitfield begins work immediately leading the Savannah youth arts and leadership nonprofit.

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]]> National AfterSchool Association names 2023 Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders https://youthtoday.org/2023/02/national-afterschool-association-names-2023-next-generation-of-afterschool-leaders/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 15:58:37 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1100431

17 out-of-school time professionals from across the country were chosen.

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]]> Andrea Sáenz named president and CEO of the Chicago Community Trust https://youthtoday.org/2022/11/andrea-saenz-named-president-and-ceo-of-the-chicago-community-trust/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:58:19 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1095042

Andrea Sáenz immediately succeeds outgoing president and CEO, Helene Gayle, becoming the Trust's eighth president in its 107 year history.

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]]> Vivian Tseng, Ph.D. selected as new president and CEO of the Foundation for Child Development https://youthtoday.org/2022/08/dr-vivian-tseng-selected-as-new-president-and-ceo-of-the-foundation-for-child-development/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:02:59 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1092397

Dr. Vivian Tseng arrives after 18 years at the William T. Grant Foundation and will begin her work on Nov. 1, 2022, succeeding Dr. Jacqueline Jones.

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