Yu’pik Storyteller and motivational speaker, Keggulluk (Earl Polk) shares honest, positive, and inspirational stories with youth, families and visitors drawing on his Alaskan Native roots. Earl Polk seeks to help people positively impact the way our communities respond to anxiety, stress, and depression.

Elizabeth "Liz" Sunnyboy is a Yup’ik Elder from the Bethel region, presently living in Anchorage. She has a long and extensive history of working in behavioral health for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, and in working with communities around grief and healing work, all from a traditional and cultural perspective. She has taught extensively for University of Alaska Fairbanks Rural Human Services certificate program. In the past, Liz was awarded the substance abuse counselor of the year for Alaska and is close to attaining her Bachelor of Arts in Rural Development from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Her current work is as an Elder with Returning to Harmony, a project composed of several recognized Elders who work with communities in promoting well-being from a traditional and cultural perspective. Liz loves working with Alaskan youth and has been working to support the LeadOn! for Peace and Equality youth conference for the past decade.

The mission of the Alaska Teen Media Institute is to provide teens with the tools and training needed to produce stories and with the opportunity for their stories, told in their own voices, to be shared through a variety of media. ATMI participants create high-quality, youth-produced content that helps Alaskans better understand concepts, issues, research, programs and other information relevant in our state. Our efforts facilitate these young leaders' exploration of their communities.