Games for Change honors Player 2’s Alyssa Sweetman with Vanguard Award

Games for Change announced the winners of its Special Awards today, including its most recent Vanguard Award. This year, the award goes to Alyssa Sweetman, currently the director of strategy at Player 2 and founder of Ideation Forge. Sweetman was also the program manager for social impact at Twitch. According to Games for Change, they chose Sweetman for the award thanks to her tireless efforts to foster positive change and inclusivity in the industry.

The Vanguard Award, says GfC founder Susanna Pollack, goes to people who are leaders in their field and exemplify the organization’s core values. Previous recipients include Snowbright’s Grace Collins, TakeThis’s Eve Crevoshay, AbleGamer’s Mark Bartlet and Gay Gaming Professional’s Gordon Bellamy.