The Faces of AYEA

A collection of stories from AYEA members and grads. Keep your eyes on the youth recognized here — they are Alaska’s future leaders!

Donor Profiles: Nancy Waterman & Bill Leighty

Nancy Waterman & Bill Leighty

Since 2003 Nancy Waterman and Bill Leighty of Juneau have been supporting AYEA with small contributions from theLeighty Foundation. They remain committed to AYEA because its members have a mature understanding of how one individual can make a difference – especially here in Alaska. Nancy says of AYEA students, “They devote their time to learn how [...]

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Donor Profile: Becky Judd

Becky Judd

Becky Judd has been a supporter of AYEA since its founding. She heard through Polly Carr about an organization forming that combined youth leadership with environmental activism, and she wanted to support it.   What makes Becky feel the best about AYEA is that it has stayed true to its original mission: youth-directed environmental activism, [...]

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Civics Summit Delegation (2012)

Kailey Shugak (Old Harbor)

Join us in celebrating the AYEA Youth Delegates & Peer Trainers that have been selected to participate in AYEA’s 2012 Civics & Conservation Summit!

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Welcome New Board Member: JED SMITH

Jed Smith SWAG

Join us in welcoming AYEA’s newest Advisory Board member: Jedediah Smith! Jed was born in the high deserts of New Mexico and moved to Alaska in 2001. He worked as a journalist for five years, in Seward, Valdez and Dillingham. In 2006, he moved to Fairbanks to attend classes in the Northern Studies program. In [...]

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Member Spotlight: McKenzy Haber (Homer)

McKenzy Haber

Our very own McKenzy Haber and his team from Homer were one of five winners of Ashoka’s Youth Venture’s Technology for a Better World Campaign. McKenzy and his team are passionate about wild places, animals, food justice, conservation, and sustainability. These young changemakers wanted to connect globally with other young environmentalists and policy leaders, so [...]

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Alumni Network

Verner Wilson III

Since 1998, the AYEA program has trained over 2,000 Alaskan teens in community organizing, civic engagement, and art as activism. We now have a new generation of yong Alaskan leaders who are ready to make change! Are you an AYEA grad? Stay in touch to find out about job & internship openings, action alerts for [...]

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Adult Mentors

Adult Mentor Logo

We are still looking for Adult Mentors in Dillingham, Homer, Palmer, Pilot Station, Sitka, and Togiak. (Additional adult volunteers are welcome in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Seward, Sitka, and Yakutat.) Join AYEA and become part of an inspiring, action-oriented network of people making Alaska a better place! AYEA’s success relies on the positive support of our [...]

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