005: Javier Sanchez - Author, Speaker, Professional Youth Advocate

Javier Sanchez is recognized both nationally and internationally as a leader in developing effective strategies for youth and community mobilization. His experience and expertise come from more than 20 years of work with the Youth to Youth International Program. Javier specializes in helping teens and their adult allies develop strategies tor relevant, effective and sustainable community impact. In 2003 he was awarded the Robert Wood Johnson Foundations' Developing Leaders in Reducing Substance Abuse Fellowship and is a graduate of the Ray Miller Institute for Change and Leadership. His company, R.E.A.C.H. Communications, Ic (Reaching Excellence in Attitude, Character, and Health) is a boutique marketing firm that uses the :by youth, for youth" approach to create cutting-edge health and wellness messages and communication strategies that effectively reach and engage our most disenfranchised communities and vulnerable populations. Javier has written two books, a children's book for fathers and daughters entitled "Look in My Mirror" and a book designed to help students, artists, activists, and entrepreneurs add process to their passion entitled "From This Moment On."