About Youth Today - Directors

Mary Eva Candon, Esq., Vice Chair
Candon Law Offices
Washington, D.C.

Pablo Eisenberg
Senior Fellow
Georgetown Public Policy Institute
Washington, D.C.

Ken Gladish
President and CEO
Austin Community Foundation
Austin, Texas

Keith Hefner, Treasurer
Executive Director
Youth Communication
New York, N.Y.

Jeremy Christopher Kohomban
President and CEO
The Children's Village
Pawling, N.Y.

Lyonel Norris, Esq.
U.S. Assistant Federal Defender
Minneapolis, Minn.

Stan Wellborn 
Director of Public Affairs
Resources for the Future
Washington, D.C.

Gordon Raley
Director of Public Policy
Family Health International
Arlington, Va.

David Richart
Executive Director
National Institute on Children, Youth & Families
Louisville, Ky.

Ira Schwartz, Chair
President and CEO
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pa.

William W. Treanor
Executive Director/Publisher
American Youth Work Center
Washington, D.C.

Juan Williams
News Analyst
National Public Radio
Panelist, "Fox News Sunday"
Washington, D.C.

Melody Star Gonzales
Legislative Assistant
U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra (Calif.)
Washington, D.C.

Wise Words to the Pre-Tattooed Teen

by Cherie Miller | 05/16/2012

Cherie MillerOur 21 year old took a summer job in a tattoo shop. It seemed perfect at the time because he was an alternative, artistic kind of a guy. That was until the night when “Oh hell, he came home with a ring of black and red bats tattooed around his neck.” Guess what tattoo artists do when they’re bored and out of customers? Try new designs out on each other. After the open-mouthed shock wore off, my second thought was, “He’ll never land a job again.” Fortunately that last thought didn’t come true and he’s gainfully employed in an art design shop, working behind a computer...

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