As co-founder and CEO Penn's Youth Initiative, Rebecca’s career in education began with earning a Master of Science degree at Shippensburg University, then working as a public-school teacher and volleyball coach. Her passion for youth and their future success sparked her interest in optimal health for youth through risk-avoidance based relationship education, launching her on a meaningful journey. For 11 years, Rebecca has taught non-profit supported relationship education programming serving both public and private schools. Today she applies her education background, leadership skills, and grants management experience to the growth of Penn's Youth Initiative, an educational non-profit that carries both a state-wide focus on partnership and funding endeavors, and a local network serving youth with vital relationship education and risk avoidance learning opportunities and trainings.
