The Advisory Council for SEVENTEEN includes leaders in varied aspects of activism or social impact across the arts. Their expertise nurtures, guides and informs the ongoing development of the work.

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Brady United Against Gun Violence

Bettina Lanyi, National Partnerships Director

CeaseFire PA

Rob Conroy, Director of Organizing (retired);  journalist and activist.

Alliyah Logan

Education, Gender Equity, and Safe Communities Advocate, contributor for Parade Magazine, student Smith College. 2019-20 Teen Advisor for UN initiative Girl Up. Bronx native. Interviewed for this project at 17.

Daniel Webster

Bloomberg Professor of American Health, John Hopkins Center for Gun Policy & Research.

Dave Cullen

Journalist and Author of COLUMBINE and PARKLAND, BIRTH OF A MOVEMENT.

Jamie Bernstein

Author (FAMOUS FATHER GIRL) narrator, and filmmaker.

Joe Melillo

Executive Producer Emeritus of the Brooklyn Academy of Music; International Artistic Advisor, Columbia Artists.

John J. Donohue

JD, PhD, Professor of Law, Stanford University; known for using empirical analysis to determine impact of law and public policy.

Judith Clurman

Musical Director, conductor and educator. Music Director for Essential Voices USA; faculty member at Manhattan School of Music. Formerly Director of Choral Activities at The Juilliard School.

Kim Russell

Executive advisor/ creative director for Women’s March.  Helped launch Moms Demand Action. Gun violence survivor.

Kofi Ademola

Activist and Organizer in the movement for Black Lives Matter Chicago. Adult advisor for Chicago’s youth-led local advocacy organization GoodKidsMadCity.

Mary McBride

Musician, humanitarian, Cultural Envoy for the US Department of State

Marcel McClinton

Sustainability Commissioner (Denver) Gun Violence Prevention Commissioner (Houston), Founder, Orange Generation, Co-Director, March for Our Lives/Houston, 2020 Candidate for Houston City Council. Interviewed for this project at 17.

Molly Lavoie

Founder, March for Our Lives, Oseola County, FL; student at New York University. Interviewed for this project at 18.