He was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He then moved to the Washington, D.C, area to attend American University and begin a career in politics. He quickly became involved in the Youth Rights Movement and now heads the National Youth Rights Association. In his capacity as NYRA President, Koroknay-Palicz has twice appeared on CNN and has been quoted in the Boston Globe, ABCnews.com, and the Christian Science Monitor. He is also a frequent speaker at youth leadership conferences.
Koroknay-Palicz has become a major presence in all aspects of the Youth Rights movement and is currently working on a Youth Rights book with Adam Fletcher of freechild.org. His writings appear in the book Millennial Manifesto by Scott Beale.