
Our mission
The mission of You Are IT is to provide tools for children and teens to help them increase their emotional intelligence and become happy and successful adults.
Our vision
The vision of You Are IT is to be the leading Emotional Education platform, by which children and teens develop a new mentality, that positively impacts their lives, and makes them a source of inspiration in their communities.

Our founder
GABRIELA CARÍAS-GREEN
I am Gabriela Carías Green, founder and CEO of You Are IT!
I believe in the importance of accepting and loving yourself for who you are and the value of being authentic.
Being yourself and embracing your own values connects you with your inner joy and happiness; that’s why I decided to create this program.
I want to tell you the story of You Are IT!

Our Team

Yula Álvarez
Editing and Editorial

Tatiana Saldivia
Content creator

Ronald Carías
Treasurer and IT Director

María Teresa Urdaneta
Project manager

Mary Vivas
Project manager

Ana Cecilia Vivas
Director of institutional relations

Emily Green
Children’s voice and representative
Academic & Scientific Advisory Board
Our counselors are experts in their respective fields, with world-renowned publications and research on psychology, mental health, and personal growth.

Robert Holden
Ph.D in Psychology and expert in Happiness

Bob Mandel
Founder of the Integral Self-Esteem Project (ISEP)

Library of resources
We are building the right materials for the program, but we don’t want to leave you empty handed. We share with you our reference material recommended by experts.
To share is to care
Help us by spreading the word about our initiative, the more people know about You Are IT, the more help we can give.