Hi YJAers! My name is Salonee and I am your Director of Project Development (PD) for the 2012-2013 board! I absolutely love the YJA organization, I have made some of the best friends I have through this amazing group of people. I am currently a Teach for America teacher, teaching technology in a small town called Durant, Mississippi. Yes, I am pretty sure I am in the only Jain in Mississippi....

My job this year as your Director of PD will be to work with your regional coordinators to create some awesome regional opportunities to get engaged with the YJA organization! We all know everyone has non-convention year withdrawals :) I love extreme action adventure sports, traveling, meeting need people, dancing, and chocolate. If there are any questions you have for me, or if you simply just want to chat about my exciting life in rural Mississippi, shoot me an email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. :)