BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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MAURICE JOHNSON, JR.
Chair
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MARISA HARRISTON
Vice Chair
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SUSAN MATUBIA
Secretary
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JOYCE SEGARRA
Treasurer
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ANSELM BEACH
Board Member
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KIM BERGMAN
Board Member
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REJJIA CAMPHOR
Board Member
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MATT DUMAS
Board Member
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CELESTE FISHER
Board Member
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KIM SHEFTALL HUMPHRIES
Board Member
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PAUL MARENGO
Board Member
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MELANIE MCGHEE
Board Member
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LYDIA NDIBA
Board Member
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LYNN HUGHES
Executive Director
(non-voting)
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BRUNO FALCON
Chair Emeritus
(non-voting)
Priorities For Our Board Search
We are seeking leaders to help us build relationships with and for families who need the most support - to help us improve the quality and depth of our programs, increase the number of programs, and provide the wrap-around support that middle and high school students need to thrive. Consider connecting with us if you are a community leader, have professional experience in fundraising, media or youth development, or may be qualified to represent the underserved families and communities in this region. If there are other ways that you could contribute to the leadership of Action Youth Media, we’d love to talk.
Board Activities
Our Board is a friendly and involved group of community members interested in social justice and youth development. The Board actively supports the success of our Executive Director and the Program Manager. In addition to the monthly Board meetings, each Board Member serves on a committee and hosts or participates in various organizational events to move our Strategic Plan forward. Our board members provide valuable perspectives, expertise, and experience to help the organization best welcome and serve youth in under-represented families.
Nominate a Board Candidate
Become a Committee Member!
Fundraising • Marketing & Communications
Contact Marisa Harriston at marisa@youthmediamd.org to volunteer.
The Action Youth Media Board meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm.
MESSAGE FROM BOARD
Fighting For Justice
From the horror of a nation witnessing the execution of an unarmed Black man by police and the use of tear gas and armed military to disperse unarmed civilians, to the throngs of peaceful demonstrators across the US risking their health to demand systemic change and racial justice, the fissures in our society have been laid bare, yet again.
Anguish and exhaustion remain visible on the faces of our Black family members, friends, and communities. Despite the centuries of trauma and oppression, we also witnessed individual and collective strength, an unwillingness to be silenced, and passionate civic engagement. We have seen multimedia pieces produced and published in real-time to promote immediate safety and sustained change.
The Action Youth Media Board of Trustees supports our Black families, parents, spouses, siblings, friends, neighbors, teachers, colleagues, fellow Board Members, volunteers, and leaders' right to be safe and feel safe everywhere. As individuals, we on the Action Youth Media Board have different lived experiences, and we stand together in condemnation of racism that persists in the United States, including the myriad public policies that support racism. And we must do more.
Over the coming months, you will hear more from the Action Youth Media Board. You will also hear from the young people in our programs, as they build their confidence and media skills to promote community building, multicultural understanding, and the common good.
We will not stop until racial justice is achieved.
Stay safe, stay strong, and stay engaged.
Sincerely,
The Action Youth Media Board of Trustees
BOARD COMMITMENT
Ensure our classes are a safe, welcoming place for Black children, teens, and young adults to learn, discover, create, and make new friends.
Build a Board of Directors that is inclusive and diverse.
Make sure that Black voices are heard and honored in our meetings, communications, and programs.
Support students in middle and high schools, working together to fight racism and racist policies through their school newspapers, social media, and media and fine arts.
Expose the racism in Montgomery County and beyond through our documentaries and campaigns.
Take a stand explicitly against racism through our choices of projects, partners, locations, reading materials, guest speakers, films, and programming.
Ensure our programs and curricula teach racial equity and fighting racism.
Release ten short films produced by young adults on racial equity, for Montgomery County Public Television channels this summer of 2020.
Acknowledge the racism-related trauma experienced by our youth and provide free mental wellness programming, starting with our Summer 2020 virtual support groups.