Lindsay Guinan

Youth Mentor

Linds (she/her) grew up in Berkeley, CA. She is a transracial adoptee of Cambodian and Korean heritage. Her passions of inspiring and serving youth and their communities has led her to over a decade of working with youth directly. She has been an art teacher for the Berkeley Unified School District, volunteer of LGBTQIA2S+ youth events, an avid mentor, as well as a founder and project manager of a non profit and fundraiser for WCBIPOC students at her alma mater California College of the Arts with the intention to help ease the financial hurdles and create accessibility for WCBIPOC students living in the Bay Area and attending a private art college. She decided to merge her passion for inspiring youth, advocating for proper representation, and art by pivoting to seeking opportunities in the creative field. She had the opportunity to hone in her leadership and project management skills by receiving an internship and employment at Walt Disney Animation Studios. She has been a part of the Production Management team for almost two years and has worked on incredible projects. During her time at Disney she has activated the queer community by participating on the board of Disney's internal BERG. She has also participated in the Green Team, and the Hispanic and Latinx group at Disney. Her deep care and reverence for youth to provide more equity in adolescent health has made her excited to return to working with youth directly by building resources and programming to serve the Southeast Asian and Latinx community in the Bay Area.