The Youth Advisor Task Force was created in 2008.
Purpose:
The Youth Advisor Task Force’s purpose is to:
* Establish a support structure for youth advisors in the district
* Propose guidelines for district-wide standards of conduct and accountability for youth advisors
* Help provide vision for district youth advisor training
* Encourage youth advisor retention and continuity in youth programming for congregations and the larger district
* Cultivate youth advisor leadership and help congregations recruit qualified youth ministry staff
Members:
Andrea Lerner (MNY District Executive)
Carter Smith (YAC Adult Co-Chair; Former Advisor, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY)
Chris Buja (DRE, UUC Somerset Hills, NJ)
Kierstin Homblettte (MNY Youth Ministry Consultant)
Jamie Forbes (Youth Outreach Coordinator, Westport, CT)
Janice Marie Johnson (Director of Lifespan Education, Community Church of NY, NY)
Jason Seymour (Seminarian; Former Advisor, Ridgewood, NJ)
Jen Seymour (YAC Adult Co-Chair; Advisor, Ridgewood, NJ)
Laura Beth Brown (Youth/Young Adult Coordinator, Manhasset, NY)
Marcy Ayres (YAC Member; Ridgewood, NJ)
Ned Heckman (YAC Member; Hastings-on-Hudson, NY)
TBD (District Minister)
Contact us:
Want more information? Have feedback, suggestions or ideas you want to share? Email us (yatf@metroyac.org)