Last Thursday (March 7th), Boston City Councilman and Youth CITIES Board Member Tito Jackson emceed the 2013 Kickoff for Youth CITIES’ flagship program, March-to-May Bootcamp.
Students participating in this year’s bootcamp got a chance to meet each other, our team of mentors, and some VIPs in the Youth CITIES community, such as Board Members and sponsors.
The Kickoff featured a panel discussion with the following friends of Youth CITIES:
- Margaret Efthim, Youth CITIES Bootcamp alumna and Founder of Ready, Set, Golf
- Alex Finkelstein, General Partner at Spark Capital and Youth CITIES Board Member
- Greg Selkoe, Founder of Karmaloop.com and Youth CITIES Board Member
- Varun Solan, entrepreneur and advisor for Community Work Services
Energy built up at the Kickoff carried over to the first Saturday session with instructor Dan Ross, CEO of Promisec, and the 2013 Boostcamp is off to a great start!!