Mark Leschinsky
| Mark Leschinsky | |
|---|---|
| Public headshot of Mark LeschinskyMark Leschinsky.jpg Leschinsky in 2024 | |
| Born | United States |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏫 Education | Stanford University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏢 Organization | Student World Impact Film Festival |
| Known for | Social entrepreneurship |
| 🏅 Awards | * Diana Award 2023
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Mark Leschinsky is an American activist who has gained recognition for his contributions to the fields of education, the arts, and engineering.
Social Entrepreneurship
Leschinsky founded the Student World Impact Film Festival or SWIFF, a nonprofit organization that does not charge submission fees and that prioritizes accessibility.[1][2][3][4] Since December 2020, Leschinsky grew his NGO to screen the films of 12,156 artists from 149 countries.[5][6]
In 2023, Leschinsky's leadership and humanitarian work led him to receive The Diana Award[7] from the British Royal Family as well as being named a Prudential Emerging Visionary by Prudential Financial.[8] In 2024, Leschinsky was named a Coca-Cola Scholar by The Coca-Cola Company.[9][10][11][12]
Advisory Roles to NGOs and NPOs
In late 2023, Leschinsky became an advisor to multiple social organizations, including UNICEF at the United Nations, Nickelodeon, PBS, and the Association of Children's Museums.[13][14][15] As a young advisor, he provides organizations with advice on growing initiatives focused on youth agency and change-making.
Engineering
In 2014, to protect healthcare workers fighting Ebola in Africa, Leschinsky developed a novel design for a hazmat suit, which was self-disinfecting.[16][17][18][19][20] In 2015, he was inducted into the National Gallery for America's Young Inventors at the National Museum of Education in Akron, Ohio for his design.[21][22][23] Leschinsky received a United States Patent for the "Self Disinfecting Protective Garment" in 2016 (patent number US9392824B1).[24][25][21][26][27] In 2023, a second Patent was received for a "Wearable Air Sterilizer with Slidable Face Shield" (patent number D986510).[28]
Leschinsky has also appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for his invention of a snack-on-the-go recorder, the "Eat-Corder."[29]
Education
As of 2025, Leschinsky is a student at Stanford University (Stanford, CA).[9]
References
- ↑ "North Jersey teen named a 'visionary' for starting an international student film fest". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ↑ "New Jersey youth recognized by Prudential Emerging Visionaries program". 2023-02-21.
- ↑ "Mahwah Teen Founds Festival To Create 'Equitable' Film Community". Mahwah, NJ Patch. 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-11-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ by. "SWIFF 2023: Global Storytelling thru Film – UVI VOICE 2.0". Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ↑ FREEMAN, LAURA. "Lifelong Hudson educator inspires documentary by young inventor". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ Roll of Honour 2023 Diana Award on diana-award
- ↑ "Prince William and Prince Harry Unite for Award in Name of Late Mother Princess Diana". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Doyle, Doug (2023-03-28). "Prudential Emerging Visionaries winner Mark Leschinsky of Mahwah, NJ is changing the youth film festival landscape". WBGO. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ↑ "Our 2024 Semifinalists". Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. 2023-10-13. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Strauss, Eric (2023-02-23). "Mahwah teen 1 of 25 nationally to be named 'Emerging Visionary' by Prudential". ROI-NJ. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ↑ "Prudential Financial names its next Emerging Visionaries". www.hawaiinewsnow.com. 2023-02-21. Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-11-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ https://assets-global.website-files.com/63d69cbfa1d7b497810a4372/64da4f5946f840f94d1a73ca_2022-23%20SWIFF%20Impact%20Report%20(Compressed).pdf
- ↑ "NEI high school student video contest winners visit NIH | National Eye Institute". www.nei.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ Prudential (2023-02-21). "New Jersey youth recognized by Prudential Emerging Visionaries program". WFLA. Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-11-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ News 12 Staff (2020-03-02). "Mahwah teen invents self-disinfecting hazmat suit for health workers". News 12 - New Jersey. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ↑ "Eight-Year-Old from Mahwah Invents 'Self-Cleaning' Ebola Hazmat Suit". Mahwah, NJ Patch. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ↑ "Gifted, talented 8-year-old inventor tackles Ebola". Dispatch Argus. 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ↑ "Letters About Literature Winners".
- ↑ "Gifted, talented 8-year-old inventor tackles Ebola". Dispatch Argus. 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Meet Mark Leschinsky: Camp Invention Alum Turned Inventor | National Inventors Hall of Fame®". www.invent.org. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ↑ Ohio, The University of Akron. "mark leschinsky coronavirus film rbc alumni". The University of Akron, Ohio. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ "Inventive New Jersey siblings prove that good ideas can come at any age | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/5e/85/b9/f2fba6baf28b54/US9392824.pdf
- ↑ "Generation Make: The Nine-Year-Old Who Wants To Stop Ebola - video Dailymotion". Dailymotion. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ NJ.com, Myles Ma | NJ Advance Media for (2014-12-09). "Mahwah 8-year-old invents Ebola hazmat suit (VIDEO)". nj. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ "Inventive New Jersey siblings prove that good ideas can come at any age". Washington Post. 2022-02-02. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/08/1d/70/f31198f4ea7da6/USD986510.pdf
- ↑ Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Clip: Fallonventions: Eat Corder, retrieved 2024-07-15
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