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Debbie Truong

Associate Manager, Communications, YouthTruth

Debbie shapes YouthTruth’s public voice by amplifying our research, and sharing stories of how schools use data to create meaningful change for young people.

She spent a decade as a reporter, focusing her work on equity and centering student voices. Debbie most recently covered higher education for the Los Angeles Times, and previously reported on K-12 schools for The Washington Post and WAMU 88.5, the NPR affiliate in Washington, D.C.

She graduated from Syracuse University, where she double majored in journalism and political science. She earned a master’s degree from American University in public affairs journalism.

Outside work, she spends her time lifting weights, reading and thrifting.

Recent Blogs

Shifting Out of Neutral Phil Buchanan President, CEP
Shifting Out of Neutral 

Institutional neutrality has been all the rage these past few years, but it is time to recognize that it is a fallacy. Let me start with some background. Since the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack by Hamas in Israel, after which many CEOs took heat for their public...

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A ‘Perfect Storm’: One Nonprofit Leader on Fear, Funding, and Finding a Way ThroughCaroline Gasparini Coordinator, Research, CEPElizabeth Lindsey Executive Director, Genesys Works National Capital Region
A ‘Perfect Storm’: One Nonprofit Leader on Fear, Funding, and Finding a Way Through

“We have had to be agile, flexible, and optimistic in ways that I haven't experienced before.” Elizabeth Lindsey, who leads the Washington, DC area location of the youth-empowerment nonprofit Genesys Works, has spent most of her career in the...

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