Our Mission
SustainableScoop 501(c)(3)
The mission of SustainableScoop is to develop strong future civic leaders by providing ground-breaking employment training, programming, and production experiences in the Media Arts, especially for generation Z.
Our Team
Our History
Our History
Our amazing team of professionals and volunteers are committed to openness, diversity, and transparency in all that we do. We take our convictions and turn them into action with the SustainableScoop! Make an appointment to visit.
750 23rd Street
Arlington, VA 22202
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Our History
Our History
Our History
Miriam Gennari, the founder of the SustainableScoop. The original “Scoop” began as a public-access TV segment in 2012. Since then, Miriam has interviewed over 200 guests. These interview segments can be seen on YouTube on the SustainableScoop channel. In 2020, Miriam established The SustainableScoop as an independent public-access show
Miriam Gennari, the founder of the SustainableScoop. The original “Scoop” began as a public-access TV segment in 2012. Since then, Miriam has interviewed over 200 guests. These interview segments can be seen on YouTube on the SustainableScoop channel. In 2020, Miriam established The SustainableScoop as an independent public-access show, taking over production. She continues to upload these programs to YouTube. Currently she is further expanding the SustainableScoop into a dynamic non-profit organization founded in Arlington, VA, with a mission to inspire engagement while supporting access to educational and organizational requirements like community service hours and internships.
Motivated by Sweden’s Greta Thunberg's call to her fellow students to walk out of their classrooms and protest in the street, SustainableScoop saw a need to provide more options than school strikes. Young people need a way to voice their concerns and share their ideas on how to protect the future of our planet. The goal is to create a news crew made up of the teens. No more waiting on the sidelines for their turn to speak our teens provide the programming and we support their efforts.
Our courses are administered by well-vetted and connected civic leaders. Students will learn to develop real world journalistic and research capabilities that interlock with the content they develop. The courses are in great need during this time of Covid-19. when so many minors are finding themselves isolated from all opportunities to personally engage and network. Schools have been slow to adapt, and organizations are finding it hard to tap the “energy of the young.” By developing the networking and public speaking experience gained through Minor Missions, Interview for Impact, and Youth Mobilization events, students gain the experience they need to become fully engaged citizens. Across America and around the world, minors, who are still unable to vote, are doing more than playing games on their phones; they are making films, organizing, sharing research, and addressing some of the planet’s most complex issues.
These are their stories.
Our Courses
Our History
Our Courses
Minor Missions Project The purpose of the Minor Missions is to assist teens in fulfilling their community services desires and requirements. The program is designed for middle and high school students. We will teach the meaning of sustainability and how to make positive change through action.
Interview for Impact Internship This course is
Minor Missions Project The purpose of the Minor Missions is to assist teens in fulfilling their community services desires and requirements. The program is designed for middle and high school students. We will teach the meaning of sustainability and how to make positive change through action.
Interview for Impact Internship This course is about discovering the complexities of sustainability from a practical perspective. High school students research a topic from many angles and learn how to express support or concern without confusing opinion and fact. They are challenged to explore a topic that concerns them while remaining objective and skeptical of anything they have not researched themselves. With the benefit of a professional mentor, students are guided through a process of inquiry and analysis, while also exploring the right person to interview on their self-chosen topic.
Miriam Gennari
Miriam Gennari is the founder of the SustainableScoop. The original “Scoop” began as a public-access TV segment in 2012. Since then, Miriam has interviewed over 200 guests. These interview segments can be seen on YouTube on the SustainableScoop channel.
Miriam is also the creator of The StyrofoamMom movie and a field producer.
In 2020, Miriam established The SustainableScoop as an independent Public-access show, taking over production. She continues to upload these programs to YouTube.
She now works to transition the SustainableScoop further into a dynamic non-profit organization founded in Arlington, VA with a mission to inspire engagement while supporting access to the educational and organizational requirements like community service hours and internships.
Ronald Link
Ronald Link has nearly twenty years of experience helping both for-profit and nonprofit startups. Ronald currently teaches Mathematics and Economics. Ron holds a BA in Economics.
Gregg Thompson
Gregg Thompson is a screenwriter/director and Founder of Moonboy Films LLC. Inspired and driven by the art of filmmaking, Gregg is passionate about telling diverse stories that both entertain and enlighten. With a commitment to collaborating with like minded creatives, Gregg is excited and enthusiastic about producing thought provoking and impactful content.
Adrienne L. Schaffer
Adrienne L. Schaffer is a retired colonel in the U.S. Armed Forces and former Judge Advocate General’s Corp (JAG) officer. She serves as the Executive Director of the Military Children’s Six Foundation, an organization that provides advocacy and leadership development for youth and young adults. During her more than 30 years of military service and legal experience, she advised senior military leaders, oversaw the supervision and training of JAG officers, spearheaded congressionally mandated initiatives, and advocated for causes on the Hill.
Adrienne joined SustainableScoop to help advocate and train the next generation of accountable, self-aware, culturally astute, and civic-minded
Elisabeth Reese
Elizabeth Reese is a senior report review officer at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) and a parent of a rising senior in Arlington Public Schools. She has over 20 years experience managing the peer review process for NASEM products. Elisabeth holds a Masters of Public Health in Environmental Toxicology from the University of Michigan and is excited about empowering youth through the work of Sustainable Scoop.
Jessica Horne
Jessica Horne, owner operator Obbligato Music
Jessica, a visionary teacher, began her teaching career twenty years ago and has dedicated her life to sharing her love for music and commitment to excellence with her students. With a passion for both technology and music, Jessica merges these worlds to create an immersive and innovative learning experience for students. To cultivate the talents of her students, Jessica draws on her backgrounds in the Arts, Early Childhood Education, and Human Growth and Development. With each passing year she falls more in love with teaching as a discipline and strives to consistently find new ways to make playing the piano a rewarding expierence for students of all ages and abilities. Having studied Vocal Performance at Wright State University she honed her skills as a pianist and vocalist. Along with a performance career, Jessica brings a diverse musical background to the table. Her extensive knowledge allows her to teach a wide range of musical styles, from classical to jazz, pop, and beyond.
Most recently, Jessica has harnessed the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize music education. It is her integration of machine learning and AI into the learning process that sets her apart. She has created an immersive classroom where students can collaborate and create original music at an accelerated pace so that they can quickly integrate music into multi disciplinary educational environments to deliver high quality final projects. In her collaboration with Sustainable Scoop, her students with little or no musical training are able to successfully develop and produce original soundtracks to support service oriented film projects. This blended learning approach combines the benefits of human interaction with the scalability and adaptability of AI technology, providing a comprehensive and dynamic music education experience. With Jessica’s guidance, students not only develop technical proficiency but also gain a deeper understanding of music theory and composition. She fosters creativity, encourages experimentation, and empowers students to explore their own musical identities.
Ryan Kim
Ryan Kim is a Senior Environmental Science and Policy (ENSP) student at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), focusing on Marine and Coastal Management. He transferred to UMD in 2021 after graduating from Anne Arundel Community College (AACC).
Ryan has shown a strong commitment to environmental causes, serving in leadership roles at both AACC and UMD. He was President of AACC's Student Government Association (SGA), Vice President of UMD's SGA Sustainability Committee, and was involved in various other clubs and organizations, including UMD's Green Terps Ambassadors program and a student advisory group for his ENSP major.
He furthered his passion through internships with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), the University of Maryland's Office of Sustainability, Arundel Community College's Environmental Center, Sustainable Scoop, and Global CoLab.
Currently, Ryan is organizing a "Student Sustainability Summit"(URL for Hyperlink: https://www.studentsustainabilitysummit.org/), a conference aiming to unite various students and professionals to discuss sustainability across multiple disciplines. Ryan's vision for the event is to create a platform where attendees from diverse backgrounds, locations, and knowledge levels can explore sustainability across disciplines like technology, science, education, economics, policy, law, art, psychology, and more. Moreover, he is committed to ensuring that the conference remains free of charge, making it accessible to all.
For inquiries or further information, Ryan can be reached at ryankim0726@gmail.com.
Meet the rest of the Student Sustaianbility Summit Team
Advisors
Michelle Boateng
Michelle Boateng is a graduate of the State University of New York (SUNY) in Plattsburgh, NY. She received a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications with a concentration in Mass/Media: Television Production. Michelle’s past achievements include https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-link-72458316/roducing for A&E’s Biography, CourtTV, and The Discovery Channel. She has also done voice-over work for commercials on Atlanta radio and Production Assistant work for PBS both in Atlanta, GA, and Richmond, VA. Michelle also loves to write and has written and published three novels under her name in her spare time. In addition, she enjoys spending time with her family, as well as traveling and sightseeing. Michelle is currently producing on the SustainableScoop and will soon step into her new role as a Producer for the Arlington Weekly News.
Our Mission
At SustainableScoop, our mission is to provide education and resources to support mental health and wellness in our community.
Our Programs
We offer a variety of programs and services to support mental health, including counseling, support groups, and educational workshops.
Our Impact
Over the past year, we have helped over 1,000 individuals in our community improve their mental health and well-being.