| New Extended Network!
Regional network coordinators are gearing up for the school year, ready to spread the Free The Children message. With seven new regional network coordinators in the United States and Canada, we’ve got you covered from California to New Brunswick! Keep your eyes peeled—more regional network coordinators will be joining the team soon.
Regional network coordinators are Free The Children interns located in regions all across North America. Their job is to answer your questions, attend your events, speak at your schools and support you in any way they can.
If you have one of these awesome young people in your area, contact him or her right away—each of them would love to hear from you. Meet all of our regional network coordinators below, both the new ones and the ones who have been helping at Free The Children for a while, and find out who stayed silent for seven days and who rides a bike named Aunt Matilda.
Canada
Québec
Charlotte Smoley
charlottesmoley@freethechildren.com
Charlotte won the Best Speaker Award from her local Toastmasters International group for her speech about Free The Children.
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Québec
Jaclyn Rajsic
jaclyn@freethechildren.com
Jaclyn maintains that her melt-in-your-mouth indulgence of fair trade chocolate—her favourite food—is justified by its nutritional value. |
Alberta
Danielle Commandeur
danielle@freethechildren.com
Danielle can play five characters from the play Midsummer Night’s Dream—simultaneously! |
British Columbia
Yanna Martinek
yanna@freethechildren.com
Yanna craves adrenaline! She searches for excitement by bungee jumping, rock climbing and wearing plaid pants. |
British Columbia
Emily Payne
emily@freethechildren.com
In February of 2005, Emily took a seven-day Vow of Silence, promising not to speak in order to raise awareness and money for children's rights. |
British Columbia
Hilary Clauson
hilary@freethechildren.com
Hilary was awarded the Burnaby Youth Citizenship Award 2005 and the Premier’s Excellence Award 2005 for academic excellence, leadership and contribution to her community. |
Atlantic Canada
Kailea Switzer
kailea@freethechildren.com
Kailea can say the alphabet backwards faster than she can say it forwards. |
Ottawa
Ashley Pereira
ashleypereira@freethechildren.com
As the elected Student Trustee for the Toronto Catholic District School Board, Ashley represented 90,000 students in 201 elementary and secondary schools. |
United States
Colorado
Grace Hanley
grace@freethechildren.com
When stopped at a traffic light, you will see Grace by herself in the car next to you singing at the top of her lungs. |
California
Kelly Christiansen
kelly@freethechildren.com
Kelly attends the University of California Davis, where there are 40,000 registered bicycles in the city. Kelly gets around campus on a bike named Aunt Matilda. |
If you don’t live in one of the above regions, the Youth Team at Free The Children’s international office is excited to be your main contact. Email us anytime at youth@freethechildren.com.
Free The Children is the largest network of children helping children through education in the world, with more than one million youth involved in our innovative education and development programs in 45 countries. Founded by international child rights activist Craig Kielburger, Free The Children has an established track-record of success, with three nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize and partnerships with the United Nations and Oprah’s Angel Network. |
