Caroline Sanchez-Avakian is a former Emmy-nominated TV correspondent, communications strategist, and dramatist by night. In 2014, she was named a '50 under 40 Social Enterprise Leader' by the American
Express Foundation, and in 2015 she received first place in the "Startups for News" competition for her work at SourceRise from the Global Editors Network.
Caroline was the founder of SourceRise, a social enterprise that connected journalists to on-the-ground expert sources during humanitarian crises, in an effort to bridge the growing information gap in human rights and crisis news reporting. She has been dubbed the 'Publicist to the Poor'.
Caroline has facilitated workshops at Google, Twitter, and the United Nations, among others, and has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Poynter, New Latina, and was a former contributor to the Huffington Post. She has appeared as an expert guest on television shows such as CNN International's Inside Africa, The Today Show, Good Day New York, and Univision’s, Despierta America.
Caroline is a practitioner and speaker in the use of communications and technology for social justice and global development. Her work has taken her from the halls of the United Nations, where she has trained member states and NGOs on the use of communications technology for human rights and diplomacy, to working on anti-poverty programs in rural India and Central America.
Caroline has taught acting and scriptwriting workshops in refugee camps in East Africa where she also developed digital storytelling projects that advanced public health.
Most recently, Caroline has written, 1939, a play. Inspired by historical events that have only recently been brought to light by Spanish historians and Holocaust scholars, 1939 resurrects a purposely buried part of Spanish history. Exploring themes of identity, denial, ego, and the transformative power of art, 1939 is ultimately a love letter to the theatre and a testament to the power of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable darkness.
Caroline is a first-generation Latina from NYC and has a Bachelor of Science in Communications from St. John's University and a Master of Arts in Theatre/Acting from Antioch University.
Caroline is a member of the Dramatist Guild. She attended The New Actors Workshop - a two-year, full-time acting conservatory in NYC, where she worked with theatre luminaries Mike Nichols, Paul Sills, and George Morrison.
Express Foundation, and in 2015 she received first place in the "Startups for News" competition for her work at SourceRise from the Global Editors Network.
Caroline was the founder of SourceRise, a social enterprise that connected journalists to on-the-ground expert sources during humanitarian crises, in an effort to bridge the growing information gap in human rights and crisis news reporting. She has been dubbed the 'Publicist to the Poor'.
Caroline has facilitated workshops at Google, Twitter, and the United Nations, among others, and has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Poynter, New Latina, and was a former contributor to the Huffington Post. She has appeared as an expert guest on television shows such as CNN International's Inside Africa, The Today Show, Good Day New York, and Univision’s, Despierta America.
Caroline is a practitioner and speaker in the use of communications and technology for social justice and global development. Her work has taken her from the halls of the United Nations, where she has trained member states and NGOs on the use of communications technology for human rights and diplomacy, to working on anti-poverty programs in rural India and Central America.
Caroline has taught acting and scriptwriting workshops in refugee camps in East Africa where she also developed digital storytelling projects that advanced public health.
Most recently, Caroline has written, 1939, a play. Inspired by historical events that have only recently been brought to light by Spanish historians and Holocaust scholars, 1939 resurrects a purposely buried part of Spanish history. Exploring themes of identity, denial, ego, and the transformative power of art, 1939 is ultimately a love letter to the theatre and a testament to the power of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable darkness.
Caroline is a first-generation Latina from NYC and has a Bachelor of Science in Communications from St. John's University and a Master of Arts in Theatre/Acting from Antioch University.
Caroline is a member of the Dramatist Guild. She attended The New Actors Workshop - a two-year, full-time acting conservatory in NYC, where she worked with theatre luminaries Mike Nichols, Paul Sills, and George Morrison.