Young Storytellers
Jess Doss has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film/Cinema/Video Studies from Columbia College Chicago. Jess has worked in various roles such as Program Support Specialist at Young Storytellers, TeachStart Fellow at Scoot Education, Freelance Writer at Moonbug Entertainment, Outset Fellow at Outfest, Writers' PA at FreeForm, NBCUniversal Media, LLC, and Administrator at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios. Prior to their professional roles, Jess also worked as a Computer Lab Assistant at Columbia College Chicago.
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.