Editing Up with People (section)

== Notable alumni ==

[[Elizabeth Birch]], attorney and former corporate executive who chaired the board of directors of the [[National Gay and Lesbian Task Force]] from 1992 to 1994 and served from 1995 until  2004 as the executive director of the [[Human Rights Campaign]], the nation's largest [[LGBT]] organization, travelled one year with UWP in her high school years.

NBC News correspondent [[Tom Costello (journalist)|Tom Costello]] of ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'', ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'', [[MSNBC]], and [[CNBC]] traveled with Up with People. He is quoted as saying "For me, the gap year was a big year of growing up, and I changed profoundly."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chuck |first=Elizabeth |date=2016-03-25 |title=NBC News' Tom Costello: Taking A 'Gap Year' Before College Changed My Life |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/college-game-plan/nbc-news-tom-costello-taking-gap-year-college-changed-my-n545571 |access-date=2019-08-07 |website=NBC News}}</ref>

[[Frank Gatson Jr.]] traveled with Up with People, and he is known for being the creative director for [[En Vogue]], Brandy, [[Rihanna]], [[Jennifer Lopez]], and [[Beyoncé]]. He has also choreographed videos, routines and live performances for artists including [[Michael Jackson]], [[TLC (group)|TLC]], [[Kelly Rowland]], [[Fifth Harmony]], Destiny's Child, [[Toni Braxton]], and [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-21 |title=Frank Gatson, Jr. {{!}} Creative Director {{!}} Visual Artist Developer {{!}} Choreographer |url=https://www.dancemogul.com/news/frank-gatson-jr-creative-director-manager/ |access-date=2019-08-07 |website=Dance Mogul}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Katsolometes |first=John |date=2013-10-17 |title=With Frank Gatson Jr. onboard, 'Jubilee!' gets a long-awaited makeover |url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2013/oct/17/frank-gatson-board-jubilee-gets-long-awaited-makeo/ |access-date=2019-08-07 |website=Las Vegas Sun}}</ref>

Singer-songwriter [[Steve Poltz]] toured with Up with People as part of the band when he was 18;<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2023/09/14/steve-poltz-returns-to-santa-cruz-county-for-his-first-area-appearance-since-2019 |title= Steve Poltz Returns to Santa Cruz County for His First Area Appearance Since 2019 |date= 2023-09-14 |newspaper= [[Santa Cruz Sentinel]] |author= Gaither, Michael |accessdate= 2024-08-02}}</ref> the song "Up With People" is on his 2022 album ''Stardust and Satellites''.