|
Irene Oliver-Lewis
Executive Artistic Director and Founder
Alma d'arte Charter School and
Court
Youth Center, Las
Cruces, NM
Las Cruces-born Irene Oliver-Lewis has
been involving children
with the arts for the
past 30 years in Hatch,
Albuquerque and Las
Cruces. Irene is
receiving recognition
throughout the state and
the nation for her
innovative work in
integrating the arts
into in-school and
out-of-school curricula
and programming. Irene,
who has been practicing
Positive Youth
Development before the
term was invented, will
kick off the 2007 Youth
Practitioners Summit.
Kathleen Boutin
Founder & Director
Nevada Partnership for
Homeless Youth
Kathleen's own experience as a runaway
youth led her to become
a full-time advocate for
homeless youth. Her
organization engages
homeless youth and
provides them with the
resources they need to
make a successful
transition into the
community and to
adulthood. When she
recognized the need for
policy changes in
Nevada's emancipation
statutes, she added
"lobby the state
legislature" to her long
to-do list. Kathleen
will close the 2007
Youth Practitioners
Summit with her
inspiring story. |
