City Of Suwanee Names Its 2019 Suwanee Youth Leaders Class

SUWANEE, GA – The City of Suwanee recently named the members of its sixth Suwanee Youth Leaders (SYL) class. These students were chosen based on a combination of the strength of application, feedback from a student-led selection committee made up of recent SYL graduates, recommendations from teachers and school administrators, academic performance, and extracurricular resume.

SYL is an eight-month leadership program for high school sophomores and juniors who live within the North Gwinnett, Peachtree Ridge, or Collins Hills cluster districts. Participants gain genuine exposure to local initiatives and community and civic leaders, while also allowing the City to engage with youth providing a strong voice and active role in planning the City’s success.

Suwanee Youth Leaders recently won a Southeast Festivals and Events Association Bronze Kaleidoscope Award for Most Creative Idea for collaboration with Suwanee Fest. SYL also won an Atlanta Regional Commission 2016 CREATE Community Award in the category of Educational Excellence.

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“The Suwanee Youth Leaders program allows the City to make a genuine commitment to the youth in our community,” said Suwanee Downtown Business & Development Manager Adam Edge, a co-leader of the program. “While it’s an honor to win awards, it’s an even greater reward to see kids becoming invested in their community through this initiative.”

Thanks to SYL, said Assistant City Manager Denise Brinson, “We now have a group of young people who have more knowledge of their community and how local government works and the work that goes into building community. The City wanted to develop a real connection with our schools and find a way to meaningfully encourage youth involvement as prescribed in our strategic plan – not just checking a box, but building sincere, authentic relationships.”

Congratulations to the Suwanee Youth Leaders Class of 2019

Jizal Aboneaaj North Gwinnett

Allison Adams North Gwinnett

Amanee Alkhaild Peachtree Ridge

Erin Allen Apalachee

Wilson Baughman North Gwinnett

Eliza Berry North Gwinnett

Nicole Briceno Peachtree Ridge

Madeline Busse North Gwinnett

Allison Campbell North Gwinnett

David Cooper North Gwinnett

Christina Cuadra North Gwinnett

Brandon Czech North Gwinnett

Rachel Daniel North Gwinnett

Sritha Donepudi North Gwinnett

Emerie Ediger North Gwinnett

Eli Emmons North Gwinnett

Ellie Foster North Gwinnett

Rishi Gaddamanugu North Gwinnett

Gina Gazzo Peachtree Ridge

Tyra Grant Collins Hill

Angelique Guerrero North Gwinnett

Arjun Gupta GSMST

Samuel Hall Collins Hill

Erica Hambacker North Gwinnett

Andrew Horn North Gwinnett

Nicholas Hubbard Collins Hill

Brandon Hui GSMST

Quinn Hunsaker North Gwinnett

Narjaye Hutchinson Peachtree Ridge

Wesley Imig North Gwinnett

Albert Jang Peachtree Ridge

Zachary Jimenez North Gwinnett

Kyra Johnson Peachree Ridge

Hannah Jones North Gwinnett

Chaerin Kang North Gwinnett

Jaimie Kang North Gwinnett

Hunter Kruse Collins Hill

Emily Lawrence North Gwinnett

Maria Li North Gwinnett

Jordan Mathew Peachtree Ridge

Jackson McGregor Peachtree Ridge

Wajiha Mekki Peachtree Ridge

Akash Mondeddu North Gwinnett

Alexa Moore Collins Hill

Milan Nayak GSMST

Maya Nayak North Gwinnett

Kim Nguyen Collins Hill

Cole Page North Gwinnett

Matthew Park North Gwinnett

Aditi Patel Collins Hill

Fatima Patino-Gasca Peachtree Ridge

Amanda Pittman Peachtree Ridge

Charu Prasad North Gwinnett

Matthew Park North Gwinnett

Anish Reddy Peachtree Ridge

Emilio Rico North Gwinnett

Nicholas Rivord North Gwinnett

Vikram Sagar North Gwinnett

Nate Salyer North Gwinnett

Christopher Semali Collins Hill

Jovanna Soler GSMST

Benjamin Stewart North Gwinnett

Avery Tam North Gwinnett

Deniella Tenenbaum Peachtree Ridge

Emily Theisen North Gwinnett

Nicholas Tobon North Gwinnett

Spencer Toomey North Gwinnett

Steven Vacha North Gwinnett

Gabrielle Wheeler North Gwinnett

Abigayle Wood Collins Hill

Brightly Xiong Collins Hill

Eileen Yoo North Gwinnett

Emily Zambrano Peachtree Ridge

Jiayong Zheng North Gwinnett