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YF Innovators Directory

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Meet our YF Innovators, nonprofit leaders, researchers, advocates, technologists, storytellers and creators shaping a healthier digital future for young people. The YF Innovator Directory brings together all of our YF Innovators, from challenge cohorts to YF Awardees, as we build toward 500 leaders by 2030.

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Beth Rosenberg

Beth Rosenberg

Organization
Tech Unlimited
Here Comes The Fun (2025)
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Brandon Wiley

Brandon Wiley

Organization
Challenge Success
Call Me Maybe (2025)
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Carolyn Gan

Carolyn Gan

Organization
California Partners Project
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Charlotte Dungan

Charlotte Dungan

Organization
Mark Cuban Foundation
Oops!... AI Did it Again (2026)
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Cheyenne Skye Branscum

Cheyenne Skye Branscum

Organization
Advancing Indigenous Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
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Daniel Merin

Daniel Merin

Organization
The School District of Philadelphia - Office of School Climate and Culture
Call Me Maybe (2025)
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YF Awardee

Dan-Mircea Mirea

Dan-Mircea Mirea

Research and Academia
2026
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Darryl Hutchinson

Darryl Hutchinson

Organization
Joy Education
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Davida Padi

Davida Padi

Storytellers: Journalists, Artists and Influencers
2026
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Dawn La Valle

Dawn La Valle

Organization
Connecticut State Library
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Demetrius Lancaster

Demetrius Lancaster

Organization
Joy Education
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Diana Chao

Diana Chao

Organization
Letters to Strangers
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