Our Alliance

The Alliance for Youth Thriving is a collaborative space open to any alliance, coalition, network, campaign, organization, or field leader aligned with the goal of building community-wide, year-round learning ECOsystems for youth and young adults.

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Tom Akiva

University of Pittsburgh School of Education

Tom Akiva

University of Pittsburgh School of Education

[KP Catalysts has] gathered an unmatched, powerful set of partners to take on today’s challenges in education and youth development and move the country toward more modern, humane, and more equitable systems for learning, development, and flourishing. To realize the goals of the Alliance for Youth Thriving will require both research and higher education involvement, and I will continue to partner in both areas.

Tom Arnett

Christensen Institute

Tom Arnett

Christensen Institute

Mary Arnold

National 4-H Council

Mary Arnold

National 4-H Council

I am excited to be part of the next phase in the development of a national alliance to support youth learning and development and invite you to share my enthusiasm and support for the effort.

Emily Bader

Education Reimagined

Emily Bader

Education Reimagined

I am excited to be part of the next phase in the development of a national alliance to support youth learning and development and invite you to share my enthusiasm and support for the effort.

Lauren Bierbaum

XQ Institute (consultant)

Lauren Bierbaum

XQ Institute (consultant)

I am excited to be part of the next phase in the development of a national alliance to support youth learning and development and invite you to share my enthusiasm and support for the effort.

Tom Akiva

University of Pittsburgh School of Education

Tom Akiva

University of Pittsburgh School of Education

Tom Arnett

Christensen Institute

Tom Arnett

Christensen Institute

Mary Arnold

National 4-H Council

Mary Arnold

National 4-H Council

I am excited to be part of the next phase in the development of a national alliance to support youth learning and development and invite you to share my enthusiasm and support for the effort.

Emily Bader

Education Reimagined

Emily Bader

Education Reimagined

Lauren Bierbaum

XQ Institute (consultant)

Lauren Bierbaum

XQ Institute (consultant)

I am excited to be part of the next phase in the development of a national alliance to support youth learning and development and invite you to share my enthusiasm and support for the effort.

Michele Cahill

XQ Institute

Michele Cahill

XQ Institute

Michele Cahill

XQ Institute

Michele Cahill

XQ Institute

Terri Ferinde

Collaborative Communications

Terri Ferinde

Collaborative Communications

Michelle Gambone

Youth Development Strategies, Inc.

Michelle Gambone

Youth Development Strategies, Inc.

Courtney Garcia

LearnerStudio

Courtney Garcia

LearnerStudio

Ben Houltberg

Search Institute

Ben Houltberg

Search Institute

Rob Jagers

Researcher & Field Strategist

Rob Jagers

Researcher & Field Strategist

Emily Liebtag

Education Reimagined

Emily Liebtag

Education Reimagined

David Osher

Researcher & Field Strategist

David Osher

Researcher & Field Strategist

The Alliance for Youth Thriving’s goals, strategies, and proposals are completely aligned with mine and reflect an inclusive planning effort that both actively involved and built on the work and scholarship of organizations and people for whom I have a great deal of respect.