How is In Search of Me Café Content Verified?
With peer-to-peer communication as the cornerstone of communicating life skills information to teens in the In Search of Me Café website, how is the information shared among the teens? We aggregate verified content from credible sources that include:
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Social Health Association
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Financial Planning Association
- Focus Adolescent Services
- Great Schools
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- Nemours
- Nielsen Media
- Psych Central
- Straight Talk
- UCLA
- US Dept. of Health and Human Services
To verify content we create, we gather the opinions of our Board* and Advisory Council:
- Aaron Bean, U.S. Senator
- Bob Bolan, Nonprofit Consultant
- Katey Breen, Community Service Executive
- David V. B. Britt, Children’s Television Executive (retired)
- Denise Brown*, Domestic Violence Prevention Advocate
- Pamela Brown, Business Attorney
- Jim Cannan, IT Consultant
- Connor Cottle, Lead Youth Advisor
- Deb Cottle, Motivation and Life Skills Coach
- Stan Cottle*, Communications Executive
- John Couch, Entertainment Attorney
- Jim Dean, Government Grants Consultant
- Kathy Dean, International Business Consultant
- Mark Dennis, Financial Advisor
- Roger Gould, Psychiatrist
- Deb Green-Ward, Boys & Girls Club Unit Director
- Ken Groh, Human Resources Consultant
- Julie Hannaford, International School Principal
- John Heinsen, Mobile Technology Consultant
- Carolyn Herman, Intellectual Property Attorney
- Herb Jervis*, Intellectual Property Attorney
- David Peek, Business Attorney
- Amy Pipkin, Youth Program Director
- Don Riney, CPA
- John Ruis, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools
- Jamie Smith, CPA
- Sharon Stanley*, Accounting Professional, Youth Mentor
- Ronnie Stoots, Financial Advisor
- Carolyn Summerford, Educator
- Jamie Thompson, Boys & Girls Club Unit Director
- L. Dee Torre, Ph.D., Educational Grants Consultant
- Russ Triolo, Boys & Girls Club CEO