Mercedes Jackson

Mercedes Jackson is a youth advocate, public speaker, and Los Angeles County Youth Commissioner committed to improving systems that impact young people. As a 2026 to 2028 Youth Transition Funders Group Fellow, she brings both lived experience and professional advocacy experience to conversations around education, housing, economic opportunity, and the transition to adulthood. Mercedes has contributed to local and statewide initiatives focused on transition age youth and uses her leadership to ensure young people are meaningfully included in the decisions that affect their lives. She is also a college graduate continuing her education with long term goals of advancing public policy and creating lasting change for young people and underserved communities.