As part of a greater movement with no real center or name, the Common Ground Youth Coalition is interviewing leading young change-makers to create a snapshot of what young people are doing for their generation nationally, and globally. The goal is to showcase young people from all walks of life who have been successful at making a change in the world, in any sector - public, private, political, religious, social, cultural, non-profit, etc. We hope that our collective work can demonstrate how youth can solve today's issues, work across traditional boundaries, and inspire others to do the same.
Maya Enista joined the Mobilize.org team in July 2005 as Chief Operating Officer of a small non-profit. Today, she is the Chief Executive Officer of a growing and innovative Millennial organization whose mission is to improve democracy by investing in Millennial-driven solutions.
At 26 years old, Maya is a veteran in the public service sector, beginning her non-profit career 8 years ago. Maya has been active in public service since she was an undergraduate at Rutgers University, focusing mainly on voter empowerment and youth civic engagement. She began her career as the East Coast Coordinator for Rock The Vote at age 17, a position in which she registered over 30,000 young people. Through her work with Rock The Vote, Maya was awarded the first ever Rock The Vote "Rockin' The Street's" award.
She continued her voter registration work when she accepted the position of National Field Director for the Hip Hop Civic Engagement Project, a project that grew out of the successful National Hip Hop Political Convention in Newark, NJ. Maya organized a 13 state campaign that registered over 300,000 new voters in the "hip hop generation."
In addition to her work with Mobilize.org, Maya serves on the Advisory Board for CIRCLE, the Working Group for the Civic Health Index of the National Conference on Citizenship, and the Board of Directors for Youth Service California and the Young Non-Profit Professonals Network. For her leadership, Maya has been awarded a YouthActionNet Fellowship, the Independent Sector NGEN American Express Fellowship and Utne Reader's 50 Visionaries Changing Your World Award. In addition to her accolades, Maya has contributed to this vibrant sector by serving on the host committee for the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service in New York City, NY as well as serving as a grant reviewer for competitive grant programs at the Case Foundation and the Knight Foundation.
Maya, very proud of her Jersey roots, grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey and attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ where she studied Political Science and Urban Studies. Her black labs, Hudson and Zin, have grown accustomed to her busy life style and have now lived in 5 states in less than 2 years. She currently resides in Washington DC with her fiancé.
Decker Ngongang is Vice President for Programs at Mobilize.org, where he is responsible for managing all program operations.
Before joining the Mobilize.org staff, Ngongang was Executive Director of GenerationEngage, having started with the organization as a grassroots Outreach Coordinator in Charlotte, N.C. working with local organizations to engage young adults in civic participation.
His past experience includes working four years at Bank of America in a variety of positions the last of which was as Vice President / Operational Risk Manager for the Bank of America Corporate Investments Trading group. During Ngongang's time at the bank he also served as an editorial columnist for the Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Viewpoint, Creative Loafing, and wrote several book reviews for Pride Magazine.
In 2003 Ngongang received a B.A. from North Carolina State University, where he studied Political Science and Legal Philosophy and served as 2003 Senior Class President. He was also a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Born in Charlotte, N.C., Decker now resides in Washington, D.C.
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