Parkland Survivor Jaclyn Corin Named March For Our Lives Executive Director
10 Apr 2025
March For Our Lives (MFOL) announced that co-founder Jaclyn “Jackie” Corin will assume the role of Executive Director, leading the organization’s return to its founding mission as a youth-led movement focused on holding the gun lobby and its politicians accountable for the epidemic of gun violence in America. The leadership change makes Corin, who is an APB exclusive speaker, the only gun violence survivor currently serving as Executive Director of a national gun violence prevention organization.
Corin transformed her grief into action following the mass shooting at her high school in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, 2018. She was instrumental in mobilizing over 2 million participants in 900 marches worldwide in 2018, pushing for decisive action on gun safety. As MFOL’s inaugural Director of Outreach, Corin led initiatives for voter registration and gun safety education across the country. A natural implementer and strategic organizer, she organized the first major MFOL action—busing 100 Parkland students to the Florida State Capitol just days after the shooting, which helped secure Florida’s first gun safety legislation in decades. She rejoined the organization after graduating from Harvard and the University of Oxford where she studied government and public policy.
“I was 17 when we founded March For Our Lives after watching my friends and teachers get murdered at my high school,” said Corin. “This fight is deeply personal, and it’s why I’m stepping up to lead MFOL back to its roots by channeling our founding spirit of disruption to refocus on one singular mission: holding the gun lobby and its politicians accountable for killing America’s kids.”
The leadership transition comes at a pivotal moment for the gun violence prevention movement. After years of steady wins—including the creation of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which MFOL called for before any other national group—America’s historic progress on gun violence is under threat, and MFOL is recommitting to its founding spirit of youth-led activism and accountability.
“Jackie’s leadership at March For Our Lives helped turn a scrappy group of young activists into a national movement, and she has the vision, experience and commitment to lead this organization through its next chapter, said David Hogg, co-founder of MFOL and APB exclusive speaker.
“As a gun violence survivor, Jackie understands the trauma and urgency of this fight on a deeply personal level,” said Trevon Bosley, activist and MFOL Action Fund Board Co-Chair. “She recognizes that gun violence affects all communities differently, especially those plagued by daily shootings that rarely make headlines. Jackie will ensure our movement amplifies voices from every community affected by gun violence, regardless of zip code or socioeconomic status.”