CAYD has a youth advisory committee will be comprised of youth (ages 11 – 19) from across Shelby County and the City of Memphis. The Youth Advisory committee will give guidance to the activities of CAYD. They will take an active role in such activities as interpreting evaluation data, recommending data collection procedures, and designing interventions. They will meet four times a year using multi-media and social networking methods.

The community advisory committee is comprised of community members, who are youth service providers, educators, parents, concerned citizens, policy makers, human service providers and community leaders. The community advisory committee will give guidance to the activities of CAYD. Committee members will take an active role in such activities as interpreting evaluation data, recommending data collection procedures, recommending training topics, and building collaborations between youth serving organizations.

Adult Advisory Board
Ms.Cheryl Beard The Urban Youth Initiative Memphis, TN
Dr.Sheila Flemming-Hunter Black Rose Foundation Memphis, TN
Ms.Lisa Moore Dancing Water Memphis, TN
Ms.Gwendolyn Wright Tenneessee Commission on Children and Youth Memphis, TN
Ms.Julie Coffey Shelby County Government Memphis, TN
Dr.Theresa Okwumabua University of Memphis Memphis, TN
Dr.Gregory Washington University of Memphis Memphis, TN
Mr.Norman Redwing Urban Youth Initiative Memphis, TN
Mr.Linda Jackson Bridges, USA Memphis, TN
Kristen Fox-Trautman             Bridges, USA                                                  Memphis, TN
                                                                                                                       
Youth Advisory Board

To be developed…



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