Creative Youth Development in Action: Understanding and Applying the Creative Youth Development Approach

Artist(s)

Eryn Johnson is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Avaki Consulting. Eryn is an independent consultant with more than 25 years of experience leading and evolving Creative Youth Development organizations in culturally and economically diverse communities. She has worked for over 15 years as a consultant specializing in staff training and development, inclusive community engagement, youth leadership, fundraising, and strategic program planning. Eryn served for 13 years as the Executive Director of the Community Art Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She helped to develop the Youth Development in the Arts Youth Worker Training curriculum in 2009 and has led training in Creative Youth Development locally and nationally since that time. Eryn has a lifelong commitment to the arts. She trained as a vocalist and performer throughout high school and at Oberlin College, where she majored in theater.