This month’s feature is Andrew Mika (@therealdrewmika); Director of Finance & Business Strategy at Vesture and Indie Beauty Media Group, an entrepreneur and investor, and the current president of JDRF NYC’s Young Leadership Committee (YLC). He has had Type 1 diabetes for 17 years. At age 27 he is an avid boxer, long distance runner, and preparing to run the 2017 NYC Half Marathon on behalf of JDRF (@jdrf_nyc). Andrew says, “I fight back by building a machine. The YLC is a fundraising, educating, community-engaging machine. We’ve expanded from having 8 people at a board meeting in 2014 to averaging over 25 now, and we’ve grown revenue from $65,000 to over $150,000.” [I plan to] continue to raise money, advocate with the government, and help ensure the money raised [by JDRF] is going to the right places.” JDRF NYC’s Young Leadership Committee is having a party January 18th 2017 Email: [email protected] for more information. #diabetesawareness #t1d #diabetes #diabetic #life #diabetic #t1dlookslikeme #t1dwarrior #t1dmom #type1diabetes #type1 #JDRF #diabeticfeature #sponsors #party #type1awareness #community #connectingpeople #healthy #fun #personfeatured #powerful #inspiring #passion #driven This month’s feature is Andrew Mika (@therealdrewmika); Director of Finance & Business Strategy at Vesture and Indie Beauty Media Group, an entrepreneur and investor, and the current president of JDRF NYC’s Young Leadership Committee (YLC). He has had Type 1 diabetes for 17 years. At age 27 he is an avid boxer, long distance runner, and preparing to run the 2017 NYC Half Marathon on behalf of JDRF (@jdrf_nyc). Andrew says, “I fight back by building a machine. The YLC is a fundraising, educating, community-engaging machine. We’ve expanded from having 8 people at a board meeting in 2014 to averaging over 25 now, and we’ve grown revenue from $65,000 to over $150,000.” [I plan to] continue to raise money, advocate with the government, and help ensure the money raised [by JDRF] is going to the right places.” JDRF NYC’s Young Leadership Committee is having a party January 18th 2017 Email: [email protected] for more information. #di
