The Allstate Foundation generously provided the funding for this website. Youth interns from the social marketing agency Generation Communications (Gen Com) collaborated with adults to research, write, and design the site. Gen Com offers internships in web design, public speaking, research, marketing, and graphic design to youth 14-22. Generation Communications is a program of the Ojai Valley Youth Foundation (www.ovyf.org).
Youth Intern Website Contributors:
Whitney Cooke Lead Web Designer
Taylor Reinman Cartoonist
Erik Solecki Copy Writer
Cheyenne Johnson
Copy Writer
Adult Mentors:
Aaron Vogel Web Design
Pausha Foley Web Design
Ashley Lowe
Content Development
Ryan Akins
Content Development
Bobbi Balderman Program Director
Thank you to our Friends and Mentors who volunteered their time and expertise to help accomplish this project:
David Byrne, Focal Flight Cindy Cantle, First District Supervisor Steve Bennett’s Office Will Castagna, Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council Sean Kellythorne Captain Steve Lazenby, Community Emergency Response Team Trainer Captain Bruce Norris, Ojai Police Department Jill Olivares, Allstate Insurance Tyler Suchman, Ojai Post Paulette Whiting, City of Ojai