Our Team
Our Team
The magic is in the people. The IYS podcast doesn't run itself. Here are the the people behind the magic.
The Hosts
Shari D
@myname.issharidavis
Shari Davis is a leader, activist and artist. As the executive director of the Participatory Budgeting Project, Shari Davis works with people across the country to reimagine and reshape democracy starting with public budgets. Davis joined Participatory Budgeting Project after working for 15 years in local government. When she was the executive director of the Department of Youth Engagement and Employment for the City of Boston, she launched the first youth-led participatory budgeting process in the United States, Youth Lead the Change.
Davis initially got involved in city government as a student leader in high school, serving as the citywide neighborhood safety coordinator on the Boston Mayor’s Youth Council. In 2019, she was honored with an Obama Foundation Fellowship for her work on participatory budgeting.
Lumyr D.
@lumyrd
Lumyr Derisier is a Boston native who has been shooting events and portraits for over ten years. With love of dance, a passion for people and obsession for detail, Lumyr finds joy in the p roduct and process of capturing images.