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Ariella Neckritz

Director of Youth Programs

Ariella Neckritz (they/she) is the Director of Youth Programs at The Representation Project (TRP), where they lead initiatives to foster gender equity and empower young change-makers. They spearheaded the development of GET: The Project, a comprehensive program that includes a curriculum, online hub, and youth clubs aimed at educating and mobilizing high school and college students. Ariella also leads TRP’s Youth Advisory Council, a group of gender justice advocates ages 14-22. Through these initiatives, Ariella works to equip young people with the tools to challenge harmful gender norms and take action in their communities. As a high school student, Ariella was featured in TRP’s documentary film Miss Representation.

Previously, Ariella served as the Director of Violence Prevention and Training at Jewish Women International (JWI), where they led trauma-informed intersectional prevention programs and community training initiatives. They served as the lead trainer, curriculum writer, and facilitator, delivering over 100 workshops across 20 universities, and reaching 6,000 students. Ariella also managed the National Alliance to End Domestic Abuse, organizing 80 webinars for 8,000 professionals in the sexual and domestic violence prevention field. They launched Here For You, training 500 Jewish Community Center staff, early childhood educators, and camp leaders on supporting survivors and fostering resilience in children exposed to domestic violence.

Additionally, Ariella was the Director of Outreach & Community Engagement at Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment (PAVE), a survivor-led nonprofit. At PAVE, they developed and implemented national campaigns, healing initiatives, webinars, and sexual and dating violence prevention curricula for high school students, teachers, and administrators.

In college, they were the President of George Washington University Students Against Sexual Assault, a peer education, activist, and survivor support organization. Their advocacy efforts at GWU worked to provide trainings to more than 60 student organizations and achieved gains like extensions of the reporting window and mandatory sexual violence prevention and education sessions for all incoming students. They received their Bachelor of Arts degree from George Washington University in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Human Services and Social Justice.