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Mary-Pat Hector (@MaryPatHCEO)
Mary-Pat Hector is a passionate 17-year-old National Youth Director for the Rev.Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network.
She is also the founder of Youth in Action, an organization she started at 10 years old to mobilize other young people to take a stand on youth issues.
Hector speaks throughout the country educating youth on violence and other issues crippling her generation. She even spoke in Washington, DC enlightening others on jobs for youth and providing programs across the country for them as alternatives to criminal involvement. Through her platforms, Mary-Pat hosts teen-safety workshops for schools and trains students in youth advocacy.