Caroline (Sanchez) Avakian is a former Emmy-nominated TV correspondent, communications and branding strategist for social impact organizations, and social entrepreneur. 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 international award "Startups for News" for her work at SourceRise from the Global Editors Network.
Caroline was the founder of SourceRise, a social enterprise and digital platform 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 is a 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 recognized consultant, practitioner and speaker in the use of communications and technology for social justice, human rights, and global development. Her work has taken her from the halls of the United Nations, where she trains United Nations member states and NGOs on the use of technology for human rights and diplomacy, to working on anti-poverty programs in rural India, and refugee camps in East Africa where she has partnered with refugee women and youth on digital storytelling projects and tech-based public health initiatives.
Caroline is a founding board member of the Google-sponsored Latinas Think Big and serves on the Advisory Board of Social Media for Nonprofits and Women for Progress. She has a Bachelor of Science in Communications from St. John's University and a Master of Arts from Antioch University.
Caroline lives in the NYC Metropolitan Area with her husband Allen, and nine-year-old daughter, Sabina.
Caroline was the founder of SourceRise, a social enterprise and digital platform 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 is a 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 recognized consultant, practitioner and speaker in the use of communications and technology for social justice, human rights, and global development. Her work has taken her from the halls of the United Nations, where she trains United Nations member states and NGOs on the use of technology for human rights and diplomacy, to working on anti-poverty programs in rural India, and refugee camps in East Africa where she has partnered with refugee women and youth on digital storytelling projects and tech-based public health initiatives.
Caroline is a founding board member of the Google-sponsored Latinas Think Big and serves on the Advisory Board of Social Media for Nonprofits and Women for Progress. She has a Bachelor of Science in Communications from St. John's University and a Master of Arts from Antioch University.
Caroline lives in the NYC Metropolitan Area with her husband Allen, and nine-year-old daughter, Sabina.