User:Hppalm/Marie Younkin-Waldman

Marie Younkin-Waldman is an advocate for the deaf and hard of hearing community, a writer, and a former TV host from Rhode Island. She hosted the TV series "Tea with Marie" on Cox Cable statewide in Rhode Island from 1998 to 2008. Yonkin-Waldman is the author of three books.

Early life and education
Younkin-Waldman grew up in Virginia and then moved to Maplewood, New Jersey. After attending the Beard School (now Morristown-Beard School) in Orange, New Jersey, she moved to Lausanne, Switzerland during her senior year. Younkin-Waldman then studied at the American University of Paris in Paris, France. She completed her bachelor's degree and her master's degree in human development at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Narragansett advocacy
Youkin-Waldman has lived in Narragansett, Rhode Island since the 1970s. In 2011, she founded the organization Where's the Town to establish a town center for Narragansett and host seaside fairs. Two years later, the Narragansett Town Council passed a proclamation honoring the work of Yonkin-Waldman with Where's the Town?.