CGI U 2013 Youth Organizations
The CGI U meeting brings together exceptional student leaders from diverse backgrounds to create innovative solutions to a wide range of pressing global challenges.
Youth organizations are invited to participate in CGI U and the commitment-making process in order to expand their college and university networks and connect with fellow changemakers.
CGI U defines youth organizations as nonprofit, for-profit, or government organizations that work with or were founded by young people.
Below is a list of youth organizations that were represented at CGI U 2013. We encourage you to check out these great organizations and reach out to any of the contacts listed below.
You can browse youth organization commitments by visiting the Commitments to Action section of the CGI U website.
CGI U 2013 Youth Organization Participants
African Development Coalition
Ibrahim Diallo - President and Co-founder
www.trinity.adcoalition.net
AIESEC
Cole Wirpel - President
aiesecus.org
American Medical Student Association
Elizabeth Wiley - National President
www.amsa.org
Americans for Informed Democracy
Karen Showalter - Executive Director
www.aidemocracy.org
Amnesty International
Ernest Coverson - Field Organizer
www.aiusa.org
Building Tomorrow, Inc.
Liz Braden - Millennial Motivator
www.buildingtomorrow.org
Campus Microfinance Alliance
Vanessa Carter - Executive Director
www.campusmfi.org
Captain Planet Foundation
Leesa Carter - Executive Director
www.captainplanetfoundation.org
CARE USA
Margie Lauter - Student Advocacy Coordinator
www.care.org
City Year, Inc.
Leila Bailey-Stewart - Managing Director, National Recruitment
www.cityyear.org
Digital Opportunity Trust
Janet Longmore - Founder, President and CEO
www.dotrust.org
Educate Lanka Foundation, Inc.
Manjula Dissanayake - Founding President
www.educatelanka.org
Enactus
Jennifer Orban - Vice President, Programs
www.enactus.org
Engineers for a Sustainable World
E. Daniel Hirleman - Acting Executive Director
www.eswusa.org
Engineers Without Borders
Ashley Templeton - Chapter Relations Manager
www.ewb-usa.org
Fast Forward Fund
Diana Ayton-Shenker - Founder and CEO
www.fastforwardfund.org
FeelGood
Shelly Lurie - Changemaker Ignitor
www.feelgoodworld.org
Foundation for Sustainable Development
Mireille Mather - Executive Director
www.fsdinternational.org
Generation Enterprise
Clara Chow - President and CEO
www.generationenterprise.org
Global Health Corps
Jennifer Gottesfeld - U.S. Program Manager
www.ghcorps.org
Global Health Fellows Program II
Jennifer Russell - Recruitment and Communications Specialist
www.ghfp.net
Global Youth Leadership Institute
Kim Bouldin-Jones - Chair of the Board of Directors
www.gyli.org
GlobeMed
Anupa Gewali - Program Director
www.globemed.org
Hand in Health
Megan Meyer - Executive Director
www.handinhealth.org
Happy Hearts Fund
Douglas Kennedy - Director of Volunteers
www.happyheartsfund.org
Hult International Business School
Ahmad Ashkar - Chief Executive Officer
www.hult.edu
IDEO.org
Sean Hewens - Knowledge Manager and In-House Counsel
www.IDEO.org
Interfaith Youth Core
William Campbell - Campaign Operations Manager
www.ifyc.org
International Justice Mission
John Richmond - Field Office Director
www.ijm.org
Manna Project International
Katherine Mueller - Communications Coordinator
www.mannaproject.org
More Than Me
Katie Meyler - Founder and CEO
www.morethanme.org
MusicianCorps
David Watterson - Senior Manager
www.musiciancorps.org
Pat Tillman Foundation
Christina Dibble - Director of Programs
www.pattillmanfoundation.org
Peace in Focus
Renee Amirault - Program Manager
www.peaceinfocus.org
Semester at Sea
Robert Waters - Vice President for Academic Affairs
www.semesteratsea.org
Service for Peace
Charles Phillips - Chief Executive Officer
www.serviceforpeace.org
She's the First
Christen Brandt - Director of International Operations
www.shesthefirst.org
Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education
Megan McCurley - Executive Director
readwriteact.org
Student Peace Alliance
Marie Mainil - Director
www.studentpeacealliance.org
Students of the World
Angie Gontaruk - Program Coordinator
www.studentsoftheworld.org
Students Today Leaders Forever
Caitlin Plaza - Manager of High School Programs
www.stlf.net
The Campus Kitchens Project
Jennifer Bird - Program Manager
www.campuskitchens.org
The Grassroot Project
Tyler Spencer - Founder and CEO
www.grassrootproject.org
The LIVESTRONG Foundation
Jordan Parks - Community Program Manager
www.livestrong.org
The Mission Continues
Lyndsey Hodges - Director of Development
www.missioncontinues.org
The Remarkables
Emily Holdman - Founder
www.theremarkabl.es
The School Fund
Matthew Severson - Co-founder and President
www.theschoolfund.org
The Smallholders Foundation
Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu - Executive Director
www.smallholdersfoundation.org
ThinkImpact
Jessica Morse - Strategic Engagement Manager
www.thinkimpact.com
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
Taruna Sadhoo - Program Officer
www.unicefusa.org
U.S. Green Building Council
Emily Riordan - Grassroots Outreach Specialist
new.usgbc.org
Un Millon de Jovenes por Mexico
Armando Regil - Founder and President
unmillondejovenespormexico.mx
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines
Bryan Collinsworth - Executive Director
www.essentialmedicine.org
USAID
Dr. Ticora Jones - Senior Advisor
www.usaid.gov
Ushahidi
Robert Baker - Operations Manager
ushahidi.com
Young People For
Andrew Humphrey - Fellowship Associate
www.pfaw.org
