Adam Levner - Executive Director of Critical Exposure

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.

Adam has worked in the education arena for the last 14 years. He began as a fifth grade teacher, where he saw firsthand the issues confronting educators, parents, and students. He then moved beyond the classroom, taking a position as a community organizer with Stand for Children where he led successful reform efforts at the local/state level that resulted in over $20 million annually in additional revenue for the severely underfunded Prince George's County, MD school district. Adam has also worked as an education consultant for the Center for Community Change and as a freelance photographer.

Adam attended a Literacy Through Photography training conducted by Wendy Ewald through the Center for Documentary Studies and has taken numerous photography courses at the Smithsonian and other institutions. Adam is an alumnus of Tufts University and the Nonprofit Management Executive Certificate Program at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Youth
• Non-profit
• Coalition
• Leaders