When you were a student at Youth Radio what did you love?
What could have been better?
Even though you’ve graduated from Youth Radio don’t you want to see
the organization thrive for other teens?
Would you like to have a voice in the direction of Youth Radio?
Here’s your chance!
Open Position: (Volunteer/Unpaid) Youth Radio Board Advisor
About Youth Radio:
Youth Radio is an award-winning independent producer of youth media. Since 1992 it has trained thousands of teenagers in broadcast journalism, engineering, web design, media literacy, and more. The broadcasts of our students have won numerous awards including the Peabody Award and two Edward R. Murrow Awards, as well as awards from American Women in Radio & Television and the National Association of Black Journalists. Youth Radio reporters are regular contributors to national outlets including National Public Radio, the Pacifica Network, and iTunes, and our programming now reaches an audience of over 27 million each year.
About the Position:
The Youth Radio Board Advisor supports the Board of Directors by representing youth perspectives that inform their governance and by identifying issues impacting young people that the board can help address. The Youth Radio Board Advisor is not a voting member of Youth Radio’s Board of Directors. This is a volunteer position (unpaid). Youth Radio seeks to fill four Youth Radio Board Advisor positions.
The Youth Radio Board Advisor will serve a term of one year, meeting with the Board three to four times per year.
The duties of a Youth Advisor will include:
• Attend and participate in all in-person board meetings which take place three to four times per year (usually in February, June and October) at Youth Radio’s headquarters in Oakland.
• Represent the constituents of Youth Radio at all board and committee meetings.
• Stay informed about board and committee matters; review and comment on reports.
• Suggest and support policies and/or programs that encourage youth leadership at all levels of Youth Radio
• Stay informed about the organization's mission, services, policies, and programs.
• Keep up-to-date on trends in the fields of youth development, technology, journalism, and media.
• Follow developments in the community, economy, government, etc. that may affect the organization.
• Serve on committees and offer to take on special assignments as needed.
• Participate in organizational fundraising.
• Inform others about the organization.
• Get to know board members; build working relationships that contribute to consensus.
Requirements:
Must be a graduate of Youth Radio’s Core and Bridge or CAP programs.
Must be a college graduate or enrolled in high school or college
Must be passionate about improving Youth Radio’s offerings for young people
How to Apply:
Please send a resume and cover letter stating when you were a student at Youth Radio and why you would like to be a Youth Radio Board Advisor to: Jacinda Abcarian, Executive Director jacinda@youthradio.org
Deadline: Monday, September 21, 2009
(Next Board meeting takes place Saturday, October 3rd)
About the Youth Radio Board of Directors:
The Youth Radio Board of Directors includes nine senior-level professionals and executives, who provide Youth Radio with expertise relating to youth development, technology and engineering, media production and entrepreneurship. Board members have fiduciary responsibility for Youth Radio and provide leadership and guidance on fundraising, finances, governances and organizational development. Current officers include:
Arnold Perkins, Former Director, Alameda County Public Health Department
Mr. Perkins has served as Director of the Alameda County Public Health Department in Oakland, California since 1994. As Director he provides leadership and management of the administrative, program and policy activities of the department, which has a budget of $99 million and over 500 employees.
Chairman, Keven Guillory, Reporter, KQED-FM
Keven Guillory sums it up by stating, "Working in radio allows me to live a life I never could otherwise! How else could I visit Air Force One in the morning, then just hours later, sit with an elderly pensioner in a single room occupancy hotel and talk about her first date in the 1930s?"
Keven's professional life began in 1974 in Berkeley and has included stints in radio stations all over the Bay Area. When he was hired by KQED 88.5 FM in 1985, he knew he had found his niche in public broadcasting. "The public radio audience is so bright and educated," Keven says. "They keep me on my toes as they invite me into their lives. People can be incredibly complex and curious and I see it as my job to understand that complexity and help solve that curiosity."
Keven's passions are his five children, growing fabulous roses, and night fishing on Lake Shasta. His description of wing beats in the darkness and bears lumbering to the shore under the moonlight are true word portraits, something he's also passionate about.
Treasurer, Lori Kaplan, President, Latin American Youth Center
For over 20 years, Ms. Kaplan has headed the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC), a full-service community center, non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. Kaplan is the winner of numerous awards including ‘Washingtonian of the Year’ and The Casey Foundation Families Count Award. LAYC is a 7 million dollar organization including a Ben and Jerry’s Partnership and a charter school. Co-Chair, Finance Committee, Julie Jensen, Founder, The Chasdrew Fund
Ms. Jensen and her late husband founded The Chasdrew Fund, an operating foundation that provides pro bono technical assistance to a wide range of charities that are associated with disadvantaged youth.
Co-Chair, Finance Committee, Colin Lacon, President and CEO, Northern California Grantmakers
Mr. Lacon, President and CEO of Northern California Grantmakers, formerly served as a program officer at the Stuart Foundation where he led the Strengthening Communities to Support Families Program. From 1991 to 1998, he worked in a variety of leadership roles for the City of Oakland including Assistant Director in the Mayor's Office of Drugs and Crime, Assistant to the Mayor on Community and Economic Development, Co-Director of the Oakland Child, Health and Safety Initiative, and Director of the HUD-funded Hope VI project with the Oakland Housing Authority. He also serves as Board Chair of Bay Area Blacks in Philanthropy (BABIP) and as Program Chair and Executive Board member of the statewide Foundation Consortium of California for Children and Families.
Chair of Capital Campaign, Teri Yeager, Program Officer, The Hearst Foundation
Since 1985, Teri Yeager has been a program officer in the western region of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, working across the foundation's four grantmaking areas of education, health, human services and culture. With offices in San Francisco and New York, the foundation has assets just under $1 billion and will award more than $30 million in grants nationally this year. Teri has more than twenty years' experience in the philanthropic sector, is an active volunteer with several organizations and has served on a variety of nonprofit boards.
Secretary & Co-Chair, Nominating Committee, Gary Rydstrom, Director, Pixar Animation Studios
After a long career as a sound designer at Skywalker Sound, Mr.Rydstrom has moved to Emeryville, CA based Pixar Animation Studios, where he is a director. He has won seven Academy Awards. His film sound work includes "Saving Private Ryan," "Toy Story," "Titanic," and "Finding Nemo."
Vice-Chair, Mark Bauman, VP Media Programs, National Geographic
Mr. Bauman is vice president of missions media, National Geographic Mission Programs, for the National Geographic Society. In this role Mr Bauman serves as the creative force behind television, digital media and music projects. He conceived and launched the All Roads Film Project, a National Geographic initiative that provides a global platform for indigenous and under-represented minority-culture filmmakers, photographers and artists from around the world. Mr. Bauman has more than 20 years of award-winning experience and has been recognized with numerous broadcast and print journalism honors, including an Emmy and seven Cine Golden Eagles. Before coming to National Geographic, Mr. Bauman was based in Eastern Europe and Latin America for ABC News, where he ran Baghdad and Balkan coverage for extended periods of time.
Co-Chair, Media Strategy Committee, Maria Martin, Founder, Latino USA and Executive Producer of Gracias Vida Productions
Ms. Martin is the founder of Latino USA on National Public Radio, which is based at the University of Texas in Austin. Latino USA is a program focusing on issues affecting Latinos. She is also a Knight Fellow and a Fulbright Fellow.
