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Your Voice. Your Ideas. Your Future.

Meet the BTPM Young Adult Advisory Committee!

We’re thrilled to introduce our Year 1 cohort!

This group is bringing their creativity, curiosity, and commitment to shaping the future of public media in Western New York and Southern Ontario. Over the next year, they’ll share their perspectives, collaborate on new ideas, and help ensure that new voices are heard and represented across BTPM.

YAAC Cohort 1: From left to right: Gracie Wenner, Reed GianGrasso, Caroline Stenard, Madeline Dorobiala, Hailey Muscarella, Emma Gillies, Violet Ceppaglia.
From left to right: Gracie Wenner, Reed GianGrasso, Caroline Stenard, Madeline Dorobiala, Hailey Muscarella, Emma Gillies, Violet Ceppaglia.

Meet the 2025 YAAC Members

Reed GianGrasso
Samantha Robert
Hailey Muscarella
Gracie Wenner
Emma Gillies
Madeline Dorobiala
Matthew Essex
Caroline Stenard
Sarah Lynch
Violet Ceppaglia
YAAC from left to right: Emma Gillies, Reed GianGrasso, Hailey Muscarella, Gracie Wenner, Madeline Dorobiala, Caroline Stenard, Violet Ceppaglia standing in front of the BTPM NPR door.
From left to right: Emma Gillies, Reed GianGrasso, Hailey Muscarella, Gracie Wenner, Madeline Dorobiala, Caroline Stenard, Violet Ceppaglia

What is YAAC?
The Young Adult Advisory Committee (YAAC) is a space where ideas, feedback, and lived experiences from young people help guide BTPM’s projects, events, and content. From brainstorming new video series to shaping community engagement efforts, YAAC ensures that young adult perspectives are front and center in public media.

Together, we:

  • Understand how young audiences use and connect with media
  • Create content that’s real, relevant, and relatable
  • Amplify diverse and authentic voices
  • Build bridges between BTPM and the next generation of change-makers

Your Impact

Joining the BTPM Young Adult Advisory Committee includes a minimum one-year commitment, with the opportunity to renew on a rolling basis and potentially join other BTPM boards in the future.
Members participate in:

  • 3 meetings per year (hybrid option available)
  • Volunteer and representation opportunities at BTPM events
  • Hands-on experience in public media and community outreach

Members gain real-world experience in public media, build valuable professional networks, and help shape the stories that connect our communities.

Interested in Joining Next Year?

Applications for the next cohort will open September 1, 2026! Stay tuned to btpm.org and follow us on social media for updates.

Questions?

Contact:
Samantha Kittinger
Learning & Engagement Specialist
skittinger@btpm.org