Mariah Cannon is a Researcher with a Masters in International Development. Her current work focuses on children’s and youth participation in promoting children’s rights and is interested in sustainable, community-led, environmentally conscious development.
She is highly skilled in a range of research activities as well as convening and coordinating logistics of large-scale, multi-stakeholder events. She has two years of overseas experience in Ho Chi Ming City, Vietnam volunteering with UNICEF and teaching with a regional intergovernmental organization which promotes cooperation in education, science and culture throughout Southeast Asia. Previously, she worked for a non-profit in Oakland, CA providing outreach, fundraising and grant writing skills.