For seven years (2006-2013) Britt Bravo interviewed over 70 people with Big Visions for a better world. You can contact her through her website, brittbravo.com.
Janessa
Goldbeckis the Director
of Membership at the Genocide Intervention
Network, a nonprofit organization that provides individuals and
communities with the tools to prevent and stop genocide. As a
college student, Janessa served as the first National Outreach
Coordinator for STAND,
helping to build what started as a group of students at a few
schools nationwide into an international clearinghouse organization
for student anti-genocide activism. In just two
years, Janessa served a pivotal role in expanding STAND to more
than 850 schools worldwide and merging the organization with the
Genocide Intervention Network. Since graduation, she has produced
several short films on the student anti-genocide movement, and
appeared at numerous conferences, forums and trainings on behalf of
STAND and the Genocide Intervention Network. Her work now focuses
on building a constituency of conscience among all age groups.
Janessa is a graduate
of Northwestern University and holds a degree in Magazine
Journalism and a certificate in African Studies, as well as a
certificate in Sustainable Development from the School for
International Training in Uganda.