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Kaitlin Briones

Kaitlin Briones

2023/2024 California Young Artists Expo High School Chair (Summit Denali High School)

Kaitlin Briones is the High School Chair of the California Young Artists Expo. Currently, she is a Senior in high school. Dancing for 14 years, she believes that dance is not only a physical exercise but an art form,…

Manaal Hasan

Manaal Hasan

2023/2024/2025 California Young Artists Expo College Chair (College of the Canyons)

Manaal Hasan is the College Chair of the California Young Artists Expo. She is a sophomore at College of the Canyons studying biochemistry in pursuit of working in the pharmaceutical industry and currently works in after-school education. She unleashes…

Ava Khossravi

Ava Khossravi

2025 California Youth Leadership Summit High School Co-Chair (Canyon Crest Academy)

Ava Khossravi is a student at Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego, California. She is driven by a deep commitment to fostering positive change. As the President of an Environmental Science Club and Co-President of Biology Club, she inspires…

Sadie Wheeler

Sadie Wheeler

2025 California Youth Leadership Summit High School Co-Chair (University City High School)

My name is Sadie Wheeler, a sophomore at University City High School in San Diego. I am passionate about advocating for positive change in my community and engaging in meaningful discussions. I was the captain of my JV cheer…

Manaal Hasan

Manaal Hasan

2023/2024/2025 California Young Artists Expo College Chair (College of the Canyons)

Manaal Hasan is the College Chair of the California Young Artists Expo. She is a sophomore at College of the Canyons studying biochemistry in pursuit of working in the pharmaceutical industry and currently works in after-school education. She unleashes…

Kaitlin Briones

Kaitlin Briones

2023/2024 California Young Artists Expo High School Chair (Summit Denali High School)

Kaitlin Briones is the High School Chair of the California Young Artists Expo. Currently, she is a Senior in high school. Dancing for 14 years, she believes that dance is not only a physical exercise but an art form,…

Meazi Light-Orr

Meazi Light-Orr

2022/2023 California Youth Leadership Summit High School Chair (Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences, Santa Monica)

Meazi Light-Orr is a senior at Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica. Meazi is an avid reader, equestrian, and lover of knitting, crocheting, and all things arts and crafts. Issues that she is passionate about…

Lori Nalbandian

Lori Nalbandian

2022/2023 California Youth Leadership Summit College Chair (University of California, Berkeley)

Lori Nalbandian is the 2022/2023 California Youth Leadership Summit College Chair. Lori is a senior at the University of California, Berkeley studying Public Health with an emphasis on Leadership in Community Health. She strives to use her knowledge and…

Maya Al-Jamie

Maya Al-Jamie

2021 California Youth Leadership Summit High School Chair (Orange Lutheran High School)
Steven Trinh

Steven Trinh

2021 California Youth Leadership Summit College Chair (Stanford University)

Steven Trinh was the 2021 California Youth Leadership Summit College Chair. Steven is a student at Stanford University studying Product Design. He strives to use his skills and knowledge in design engineering to develop impactful solutions for problems that hurt lower socio-economic communities. Outside of school, Steven’s…