Profiles in Urban Youth Leadership: Mouse, A Year of Wishes
Daniel A. Rabuzzi joined Mouse (www.mouse.org) in 2013 as Executive Director. Prior to joining Mouse, he served as Senior Director, Operations & Strategy for Year Up New York, as National Program Director for The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, and as CEO of the Kentucky Virtual Campus, one of the first public sector online schools created to bring web-based services to less advantaged citizens.
He also served as a vice president at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company. Daniel earned his B.A. from Harvard University, M.A. from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, and M.A. and Ph. D. in History from Johns Hopkins University. Daniel lives with his wife, the artist Deborah Mills, in New York City.
Why do you work on behalf of urban youth?
Creativity, collaboration and mindfulness are everyone's birthright. Unfortunately, urban young people are denied full access to the tools and spaces where they can let their innate talents take flight. Mouse exists to provide the space for thoughtful creation, for the use of technology with purpose, for young people to solve problems they identify in their own communities -- communities that receive fewer resources than others.
