Our team

Founding office

Founder

Zayden Jackson

Zayden Jackson, 14, from Alabama. He started The Youth Civic Project because adults and classmates kept saying kids have no rights — and because a hallway poster is not the same thing as the actual rule. Public voice of the founding office.

Board appointment

Youth President

Leads the education mission and officer meetings. Public student face of the project.

Corporate board

Board Chair

Chairs the corporate board. Signs formation, bank, and IRS correspondence with the rest of the board.

Officer

Vice President of Operations

Moves work between modules, ambassadors, hours, and the calendar.

Officer

Secretary

Minutes, policy versions, what a member sees in an account.

Officer

Treasurer

Books, receipts, and donation language. Does not mix charity funds with a personal account.

Officer

Education Director

Module order and case-brief format. Rejects a page with no source and no disclaimer.

Officer

Ambassador Director

Directory of state ambassadors. Removes a page that starts giving legal advice.

Officer

Safety & Moderation Lead

Chat queue, hides, suspensions. Escalates threats and self-harm language immediately.