BYOP's adult staff is made up of organizers and social justice workers who are here to support the Youth Council and Youth Organizing Team. They have all worked as youth organizers and have been involved in youth justice work since they themselves were school-age youth, and are trained in the tools, strategies, and practices that BYOP's Youth Council and Youth Organizing Team use to create positive social change.
Najma Nazyat
Lead Organizer & Director
Najma Nazy'at is the Director/Lead Organizer of the Boston Youth Organizing Project (BYOP). Najma has worked in youth programs and in the youth development field for over twenty years. She previously served as a Youth Program Coordinator of the Central Branch YMCA's Teen Center. After the YMCA, Najma served on a team at The Medical Foundation as a lead trainer to usher in the Boston BEST Initiative, a professional development and field building effort that supports Youth Development systematically and institutionally. Najma has consulted and trained nationally with organizations such as the Boston Community Building Curriculum, Interaction Institute for Social Change, and Listen, Inc.
Caroline Casey
Office Manager & Youth Worker
Caroline Casey began working at BYOP as an adult staff member in the Fall of 2009. She served on the Youth Council as Snowden Chapter Councilor while in high school, and returned to organizing work a few weeks after graduating out of the Youth Staff. Caroline is now the BYOP office manager, and is planning to major in political science or graphic design and remain in youth work & grassroots organizing as a vocation.
Collique K. Williams
Community Organizer
Hi I'm Collique. I have a unique understanding of those needs considering i was one a youth on the BYOP council myself. I have been involved with the origination since 2000 so i have a special bond with it and the people here which i try to carry over into my work. I hope i can continue to affect the organization from the background giving the same kind of adult support that i received when i was a youth here.
Ashlee Adams
Chapter Organizer
Hello out there in Internet Land!!!! My name is Ashlee Adams. I am a Chapter Organizer for the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science and the Snowden International High School in Boston. I became a member of Boston-area Youth Organizing Project at the age of 16. I am also an alumnae from Cambridge Rindge and Latin Chapter of ’06 and was on an At Large position here at BYOP. I loved going to BYOP when I was younger because I wasn’t just any young intelligent person, I was a young intelligent person with a voice. I don’t only do work at BYOP I also work at Science Club for Girls (SCFG). And this organization is to help girls understand science with hands-on experiments. This and BYOP helped identify my personality because I am a corky scientific organizer with a thrill for change. And coming to see 5 years later that there are still youth out here with the same passion I had and still have as a young woman.
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