Award-winning Latina composer and educator best known for her futuristic animated opera Libertaria and decades of women’s arts advocacy. An international leader in internet collaboration and media technology, Peña Young gave a TEDx Talk on the importance of crowdsourcing, virtual spaces, and media arts. Her works have been featured on NPR, Art Basil Miami, Opera America NYC, and countless venues on six continents. Recipient of the prestigious Cintas Foundation Brandon Fradd Composer Fellowship and the Lois Weber Filmmaker Award. Peña Young has worked in social justice with houseless populations and taught nontraditional and at-risk students for two decades. A busy mom and first-generation American, Peña Young has a passion for equitable education for all, regardless of zip code. Peña Young has been with BNC since 2017 and is excited to be a part of BNC’s world-changing mission.

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