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YF Innovators Directory

Meet the people making the digital world easier

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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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Diana Turner

Diana Turner

Organization
Be Loud Studios
Lonely Hearts Club (2024)
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Domenico "Dom" Ruggerio

Domenico "Dom" Ruggerio

Organization
We Are Family
Lonely Hearts Club (2024)
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YF Awardee

Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble

Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble

Adults Championing Youth and Their Families
2026
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Dr. Claudia-Santi Fernandes

Dr. Claudia-Santi Fernandes

Adults Championing Youth and Their Families
2026
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Dr. Erin Truesdell

Dr. Erin Truesdell

Organization
Skyscraper Games (Entrepreneurial Game Studio at Drexel University)
Here Comes The Fun (2025)
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Dr. Jennifer Chace

Dr. Jennifer Chace

Organization
The Source School
Call Me Maybe (2025)
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Dr. Kathryn Youngblood

Dr. Kathryn Youngblood

Organization
Debris Tracker Junior (University of Georgia)
Here Comes The Fun (2025)
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Dr. Lynn E. Fiellin

Dr. Lynn E. Fiellin

Organization
play2PREVENT Lab
Here Comes The Fun (2025)
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Emily Bell McCormick

Emily Bell McCormick

Organization
The Policy Project
Call Me Maybe (2025)
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Emily Love

Emily Love

Organization
Colorado Education Initiative
Call Me Maybe (2025)
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Jacques Louis

Jacques Louis

Organization
Center for Parent and Teen Communication at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Oops!... AI Did it Again (2026)
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Jake Stika

Jake Stika

Organization
Next Gen Men
Here Comes The Fun (2025)
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