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Fernando Flores Duran Vang

Marissa

Kody Stoebig

Fernando Flores Duran, 15, is a sophomore at Edison High School. He loves to play sports and is in The kNOw to tell his community’s stories. He wants to be in the F.B.I. when he grows up.

Karina Guzman

Marissa Vang, 15, is a sophomore at Edison High School, wehere she plays basketball. She is a member of the Youth Leadership Institute and an aspiring photographer and entrepreneur.

Miguel Bibanco

Karina Guzman, 21, graduated from the Communication department at Fresno Pacific University in 2014. She like collaborating with other members of The kNOw on stories that are important. She likes the chance for Fresno youth to partake in exploring their passions and community issues with The kNOw.

Miguel Bibanco, 20, is a longtime member of The kNOw and a strong proponent of community storytelling. Always eager to help his community through direct advocacy or journalism Miguel can be found on the frontlines of youth advocacy in Fresno.

Kody Stoebig, 23, graduated from the Communication department at Fresno Pacific University in 2014. She joined The kNOw so that she could have the opportunity to tell her own story and help others to do the same.

Elsa Mejía

Elsa Mejía, 26, graduated from the Mass Communication and Journalism department at Fresno State in 2015. This summer she will be a public relations intern in Washington, D.C. through the Institute on Political Journalism program, which is part of The Fund for American Studies.

Photos by Victor Aparicio