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.
We are excited about our new December workshop. We will bring together two dynamic speakers who will share their successes, challenges and pivots in Sports Journalism & Entertainment. You will learn what it takes to succeed in these areas from…
Would you consider a public service career? What does it take to run for office? Our elected public officials receive limited compensation to wrestle with community issues for hours on end and subject themselves to public scrutiny. But most would describe giving…
Chief Abell was born in Los Angeles and grew up in a single parent household with his mother in Inglewood, California. During an early period of his youth, Chief Abell was relocated to Dhahran Saudi Arabia with his family for two…
Tracy Allen is a Manager of Human Resources for Northrop Grumman Corporation. A native of Long Beach, CA where her dad was stationed after joining the U.S. Navy from The Philippines, Tracy attended CSULB with graduated with a B.S .…
Cedric Jones is the founder of Beastie Boxing Gym in Manhattan Beach and a total package in the fitness world. He has danced professionally, boxed in the Olympic trials and trained celebrity/pro athletes. His passions have led him into acting,…
Tara Sorensen is Apple’s Head of Children’s Programming, Worldwide Video. A respected children’s programming executive, Sorensen oversees the development and production of original live-action and animated children’s series globally. Previously, Sorensen served as Head of Kids Programming for Amazon Studios, where…
Seth Davis is an award-winning sports writer and broadcaster who covers college basketball. Since 2004, Davis has been a mainstay of CBS Sports’ studio coverage of college basketball and the NCAA Tournament. He wrote for Sports Illustrated for 22 years…
Steve Napolitano is a life-long Manhattan Beach resident and Mira Costa graduate. Steve is the youngest person ever elected to the City Council at the age of 26. For nearly three decades, he has played a significant role in community…
Jason Boxer was born and raised in Manhattan Beach, Jason (they/them/theirs) was elected last November to the MBUSD Board at the age of 28. They are an alum of Manhattan Beach schools, and participated in cross country, ComedySportz, and La Vista at Mira Costa. Jason took…
Professor Alford is the head of the oceans and atmospheres section at Scripps, the Associate Director of the Marine Physical Laboratory and co-founder of the Multiscale Ocean Dynamics group at SIO/UCSD. He develops and employs specialized instruments to better describe…