YouthSeen
Tara Jae, PhD, MFA, is a respected professional with extensive experience in leadership and advocacy. As Co-Founder of Black Pride Colorado since March 2021 and Executive Director of Youth Seen since August 2017, Tara has focused on creating inclusive environments and promoting wellness, diversity, equity, and access. Previous roles include Co-Chief IDEA Officer at Rocky Mountain PBS from October 2019 to March 2023, where training and coaching initiatives were developed, and Director of Communications and Events for the City of Kemmerer from March 2014 to March 2015. Tara's background also includes serving as a Scholarly Publishing Specialist at Rochester Institute of Technology from March 2011 to April 2012. Academic credentials include a Master of Fine Arts from Goddard College and a Bachelor's degree from SUNY New Paltz.
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YouthSeen
Youth Seen envisions a society where young people are empowered as individuals to access non-judgmental and unbiased treatment in every aspect of their lives. We encourage the creative creation of a community that celebrates everyone’s worth, diverse characteristics and dignity. Our organization works with our communities and stands as a leader in our local Colorado area, and beyond, for establishing partnerships with groups who specifically tailor their resources, education and outreach to our youth and young QTBIPoC/QTPoC/LGBTQI community. Youth Seen strives to highlight the intersections that many communities of color face when addressing social issues that impact families that identify under the umbrella of LGBTQI. This also includes our community members identifying as gender non-conforming, non-binary, genderfluid, genderqueer and two spirit, which is often left out of the mainstream language around services. Given the current political climate, Youth Seen acknowledges the need for our vision to be a living framework which can and will be updated based on the needs of the community. As we are QTBIPoC/QTPoC providers in the community, it is our responsibility to keep the needs in focus despite what the current administration and local agenda supporters perceive. Call or text Youth Seen anytime at 970-462-7498 or email us, info@youthseen.org!