Manhattan Beach Youth CouncilA city-sponsored professional development program for high school students who live or attend high school in the city of Manhattan Beach
Skip to contentManhattan Beach Youth Council workshops for 2020-2021 are currently being developed. Please stay tuned.
Phil Wah is president of Give Back Make a Difference (GBMD), an organization focused on leadership and career development. Having a passion to help others succeed, he founded GBMD after a successful engineering career at The Boeing Company. While there,…
Ellen Chao has been a resident of Manhattan Beach since 2001 and has been part of Manhattan Beach Youth Council since 2015. Prior to starting her family, she worked as a high technology lender assisting venture-backed startup companies. Ellen has…
David Lesser is a former City of Manhattan Beach Mayor, Councilmember, and Commissioner and parent of a Manhattan Beach Youth Council (MYC) graduate. During his two terms on Council, David developed opportunities for MYC students to participate in local government.…
Jen Fenton has lived in Manhattan Beach for 6 years and is a mother of twins who attend MBMS. She received her BA in Communications from the University of Pennsylvania and her JD from Loyola Law School. As an active…
Kathy is a co-owner of the Distinguished Speaker Series, a business launched in Manhattan Beach 24 years ago, presenting over 100 world renowned leaders and newsmakers at five theaters in Southern California, including the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. Kathy…
Candy Curry has lived in Manhattan Beach with her husband, Chris and two adult daughters, for the past 22 years. She has been actively involved in the Elementary and Middle School PTA’s in the MBUSD school District. She volunteered for…
David Keldsen is currently the Talent Acquisition Lead at Northrop Grumman’s Space Park Center of Excellence in Redondo Beach. He joined Northrop Grumman in 1997 as a Technical Recruiter, and has since held numerous leadership positions in both Human Resources…
Heather de Roos has been a resident of Manhattan Beach for more than a decade and has been actively engaged in supporting Manhattan Beach schools. Heather has held many leadership positions including PTA VP of Communications and PTA President of…
Betsey Keely joined the MB Youth Council in 2019 as a Workshop Coordinator and currently serves as the program Co-Chair. Since moving to Manhattan Beach with her family in 2015, Betsey has been an active member of the community and…
Our first workshop always focuses on Putting Your Best Foot Forward:This year we are talking about how biases impact our behavior, as well as the behavior of others that we interact with. Some biases are conscious, while others are unconscious…