Staff
Executive
Director - Nadia Moritz nadiamoritz@youngwomensproject.org
Nadia has been YWP's director since its
founding in 1992 and has led the growth of YWP from an annual budget of $20,000
to $400,000. In past lives, Nadia served as
a project coordinator and development associate at the Institute for Women's
Policy Research, edited American Family Magazine at the Youth Policy Institute,
and has worked as a nonprofit consultant. Nadia graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Pittsburgh
with a BA in writing and women's studies.
She has been on a number of Boards and
Committees including the Board of Directors the National Committee for
Responsive Philanthropy and the Empower Program, the Working Group on Girls and
Violence (Center for Women's Policy Studies) and Independent Sector's Emerging
Leaders, and the Advisory Board for the Women's Economic Development Institute
(Ms. Foundation for Women) and the TAPP Program at Washington Hospital Center.
Senior Program Manager - Amena Johnson
amenajohnson@youngwomensproject.org
Amena
manages all TWA staff,
recruitment and training activities. For the past seven years, Amena has worked
in the field of training, facilitation and curriculum development with
organizations such as AIDS Delaware, Public Allies Delaware, Girl Scouts of the
Chesapeake Bay Inc., and Temple University. Much of her work was done as the
Program Manager for the National Conference for Community and Justice, Delaware
Region, where she developed and facilitated curricula for youth and adults
around issues of bias, bigotry and racism. The bulk of this work was done in
schools throughout Delaware with students, teachers and administrators. She also
contributed 10 months of community service in Delaware as a Public Allies
AmeriCorps member. Amena is a Certified Instructor of Trainers for the Girl
Scouts of the USA and holds a BFA in Drama Therapy from Longwood University. She
also holds an MS in Organizational Leadership from Wilmington College.
Senior
Program
Coordinator - Kristina Gray kristinagray@youngwomensproject.org
Kristina
serves as TWA site coordinator at Wilson and Anacostia Senior High Schools.
She's also worked extensively with the PHASE program and has assisted with
marketing/website development. She graduated Phi Beta
Kappa from Goucher College in 2001 with a BA in Communications. In the past,
she's interned at the National Women's Alliance, Points of Light Foundation,
and Ms. magazine. A DC area native, she’s been involved in various local grassroots
organizing efforts including Ladyfest
DC and the Visions in
Feminism conference. In 2002 she was published in the anthology Colonize This: Young Women of Color
on Today's Feminism.
TWA
Program A - Aminata Ahmadu
aminataahmadu@youngwomensproject.org
Amie
conducts trainings at Cardozo, Dunbar and Wilson Senior High Schools. She also
serves as an office systems assistant. A TWA alumnus, she returned to work with
the Young Women's Project in December 2005. She graduated Cum Laude from
Coppin State University in 2005 with a BS in the Social Sciences. She is also
certified through the American Humanics as a Nonprofit Manager. In the past she has worked with the Center for Women’s Policy Studies, Martha’s
Table, City at Peace, the American Red Cross, and Partners in Progress. In 2001,
the Washingtonian Magazine recognized her as a Who’s Who student.
TWA Program Associate
- Tdisho Doe tdishodoe@youngwomensproject.org
Tdisho
conducts TWA trainings at Cardozo, Dunbar and Wilson Senior High Schools. She
also serves as the financial systems assistant and foster care associate with
YWP. A TWA/FCC alumnus, she returned to work full - time with the Young Women's
Project in January 2005. She will receive her degree in Criminal Justice from
University of Pittsburgh in the fall of 2007. In the past, she worked with the
DC Alliance for Youth Advocates, the Black Student Coalition, and Tigers Against
Aids. In 2004, she was recognized for academic excellence.
Training
and Policy Fellow
- Trinh Nguyen trinhnguyen@youngwomensproject.org
Trinh
focuses on research, policy analysis and legislative development for the
Foster Care Campaign. She's also conducted PHASE trainings at Wilson and
Cardozo High Schools, TWA trainings at Dunbar High School and knowledge-skill
trainings for the Foster Care teen staff. She also assists FCC teen staff with
the Mandatory Allowance Campaign. A native of Vietnam, Trinh moved to
Texas in 1992 and then relocated to the DC area to attend Georgetown
University. Currently on leave from school, Trinh hopes to complete her
studies in International Health and attend medical school to pursue a career
in emergency medicine and international development. In addition to her work
with YWP, she serves as a bilingual advocate for the Asian/Pacific Islander
Domestic Violence Resource Project and the DC Coalition Against Domestic
Violence. Trinh is also active in student advocacy campaigns focusing on
issues of Darfur, human trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and domestic violence.
