Young Storytellers
Jaylene Chung is currently the Managing Director at Young Storytellers, where Jaylene establishes and guides the organizational brand and fundraising philosophy, leads fundraising and communications strategies, cultivates donors and partners, and manages the Board of Directors fundraising strategy. Jaylene is also the Founder of Climb the Gap, a collective of local climbers in Los Angeles that supports climbers of color through community-building and conservation initiatives. Previously, Jaylene served as the Project Development Manager at Canvasback Missions, Inc., where Jaylene planned and executed fundraising campaigns, led international health clinics, and managed donor relations. Jaylene holds a Master's Degree in Theological Studies and an MBA in Non-Profit Management.
Young Storytellers
Young Storytellers sparks creative self-discovery through storytelling. Our programs highlight young people as the center of their own narratives, emphasize that their stories matter, and celebrate their unique voices as the ones telling them. In elementary school, we use storytelling to help young people explore their creativity and imagination. In middle school, we use storytelling to explore their goals for the future and what challenges might stand in their way. In high school, we use storytelling to explore the impact their voice can have in their community - and, more broadly, the world. Young Storytellers works towards a future where young people experience, through the stories they write, the impact that their thoughts, feelings, and words can have on the world in which they live. We raise voices, one story at a time.