Youth Venture

Prior to becoming Youth Venture’s Director of Global Online Strategy, Adam was the Executive Director and Founder (and currently Board Member) of icouldbe.org, the non-profit Internet-based career mentoring program that has served over 5,000 teens nationwide and in Tanzania www.icouldbe.org. Adam is also the Principal and Founder of The Learning Collective, a consulting organization that strengthens practices of youth-serving organizations. Prior to establishing icouldbe.org, Adam was a Regional Coordinator for the New York City Department of Education. Adam began his career in education as a Spanish bilingual public school teacher in Los Angeles. Adam received a B.A. from Vassar College and a Master's in Public Policy, with an emphasis on Education, from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Outside of work Adam enjoys hanging out with his lovely wife, Karlene, his fantastic newborn daughter, Phoenix Simone, and his meaty dog, Sausage, and doing yard work & oil painting at their home in the West Adams district of Los Angeles.

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