Victoria Pannell

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About Victoria Pannell

Victoria Pannell is a 24 year old activist and speaker from Harlem, NY. Victoria has become nationally known for her work in fighting child sex trafficking and advocacy against gun violence. In 2012- 2015, Victoria served as Northeast Regional Director of Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network Youth Movement. In April 2016, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer appointed Victoria to NYC Community Board 10. She was later appointed to Chairperson of Community Board 10 Youth Task Force. In July of 2016, Victoria did a Ted Talk in San Diego focusing on the atrocities of human trafficking. Victoria also served as a Youth Ambassador for the Women’s March, helping facilitate marches all over the country advocating for women’s rights and social change. Victoria feels the only way change will happen for improvised young people is by giving them tools that will have a positive impact on their future. She has been featured by NowThis, Eyewitness News, MSNBC, and Spectrum News NY1, and highlighted by several major publications including Crain’s New York Business 20 under 20, Essence, The Root, Teen Vogue, and The Daily News. She has also been a member of SAG-Aftra for the past 20 years and serves on the young performers committee. Victoria is a graduate of Duke University.