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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Leah Clapman

Leah Clapman

Organization
PBS News Student Reporting Labs
Oops!... AI Did it Again (2026)
ai
play-games-and-creative-expression
social-connection-and-belonging
storytelling-media-and-culture-change
washington-d-c
YF Awardee

Lennon Torres

Lennon Torres

Activists
2026
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Lewis Bernstein

Lewis Bernstein

Organization
Sesame 3G
Lonely Hearts Club (2024)
social-connection-and-belonging
play-games-and-creative-expression
new-york

Lindsay Butrum

Lindsay Butrum

Organization
The Policy Project
Call Me Maybe (2025)
school-climate-learning-and-phone-use
tech-and-digital-agency
utah

Luke Wall

Luke Wall

Organization
Only7Seconds
Lonely Hearts Club (2024)
youth-mental-health-and-wellbeing
social-connection-and-belonging
washington

Maddie Freeman

Maddie Freeman

Organization
NoSo Connection Collective
Under Pressure (2025)
Oops!... AI Did it Again (2026)
tech-and-digital-agency
youth-mental-health-and-wellbeing
social-connection-and-belonging
ai
california
YF Awardee

Maddox Guerilla

Maddox Guerilla

Entrepeneurs
2026
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Marcus Bratton

Marcus Bratton

Organization
Colorado Education Initiative
Call Me Maybe (2025)
school-climate-learning-and-phone-use
social-connection-and-belonging
colorado
YF Awardee

Margaret Garcia

Margaret Garcia

Good Actors Within Tech and Innovation
2026
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Marianne Smith

Marianne Smith

Organization
Code Girls United
Oops!... AI Did it Again (2026)
ai
tech-and-digital-agency
gender-responsive-youth-support
montana

Mariel Emanuel

Mariel Emanuel

Organization
NoSo Connection Collective
Oops!... AI Did it Again (2026)
ai
tech-and-digital-agency
youth-mental-health-and-wellbeing
social-connection-and-belonging
storytelling-media-and-culture-change
california

Melissa Dunning

Melissa Dunning

Organization
Code Girls United
Oops!... AI Did it Again (2026)
ai
tech-and-digital-agency
gender-responsive-youth-support
montana