Annie joined Agenda for Children OST in 2016 as the Middle School Network Coordinator and has been working for the last 5 years across the five schools and more than 25+ programs that educate middle schoolers in Cambridge. She brings many years of experience in the OST field as an afterschool director, youth leadership facilitator and and coordinator of social justice programming, as well as experience working in Boston Public Schools as a guidance counselor and student support coordinator. She is a firm believer in lifting and listening to the voices of young people, especially in their own education, as well as the expertise of youth workers and communities. In Cambridge, she has focused on building stronger networks between schools and programs, connecting middle school students to experiences that help them discover their talents and helping to break down systematic barriers that keep good folks from learning and talking to each other.