Alumni

The Youth Leadership Athens program has more than 950 alumni. If you are an alum, we’d love to update our information. Please use the link below to connect with us.

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2025 Participants

Luke Addison, Prince Avenue
Laura Elliott Alexander, Athens Academy
Asher Arnold, Westminster Christian
Callie Bernstein, Athens Academy
Makayla Briscoe, Prince Avenue
Aidan Campbell, Prince Avenue
Luke Childress, Prince Avenue
George Chisholm, Westminster Christian
Ruby Defilippis, Athens Christian
Riordan Dixon, Prince Avenue
Anders Ficken, Prince Avenue
Caddie Grow, Athens Academy
Lane Hardin, Athens Academy
Farrell Hyde, Clarke Central
Ailynn Irwin, Clarke Central
Wells Johnson, Athens Academy
James Kelley, Monsignor Donovan
Maddie Lacey, Athens Academy
Caroline Marley, Athens Academy
Lilly McNeill, Prince Avenue
Sophie Phan, Athens Academy
Savannah Rawls, Cedar Shoals
Kyron Richardson, Cedar Shoals
Daniel Schroeder, Prince Avenue
Julia Smart, Athens Academy
Claren Smith, Clarke Central
Camden Spires, Prince Avenue
Sydney Taylor, Prince Avenue
Kori Tatum, Clarke Central
Noa Tatum, Clarke Central
Margaret Anne Weaver, Athens Academy

2024 Participants

April Murillo-Mundo, Monsignor Donovan
John Abrigo, Monsignor Donovan
Hendley Boucek, Prince Avenue
Claire Bruner, Clarke Central
Charlotte Campbell, Athens Academy
Maddie Conner, Athens Academy
Ella Conway, Cedar Shoals
Maggie Cowart, Athens Academy
Penn Davis, Athens Academy
Clara Dekle, Athens Academy
Kate Farmer, Athens Academy
Kelli Floyd, Clarke Central
Ashley Gershon, Clarke Central
Christopher Koch, Cedar Shoals
Emiliana Korin, Athens Academy
Kate Langley Athens Academy
Quentin Makin, Clarke Central
Charlotte Mills, Westminster
April Murillo-Mundo, Monsignor Donovan
Kate Ness, Clarke Central
William Parker, Athens Academy
Grady Payne, Clarke Central
Bo Powell, Prince Avenue
Julia Anne Shiver, Prince Avenue
Weston Smart, Athens Academy
Henry Stokes, Athens Academy
Emilee Stortz, Athens Academy
Molly Suggs, Clarke Central
Sloane Turner, Athens Academy
Charlie Walton, Athens Academy
Reese Walton, Athens Academy

2023 Participants

Lelia Arnold, Clarke Central
Georgia Ayers, Oconee County
Jared Carmona, Monsignor Donovan
Alejandra Cerron-Palomino, Cedar Shoals
Mimi Culpepper, Prince Avenue
Evy Cole, Westminister
Ansley Davis, Athens Academy
Cate DeMaria, Clarke Central
Wats Dorris, Athens Academy
Marcela Esteban, Cedar Shoals
Brooke Farmer, Athens Academy
Jane Frierson, Athens Academy
Timothy Furlow, Prince Avenue
Jack Hardin, Athens Academy
Read Johnson, Athens Academy
Holden Neace, Cedar Shoals
Landon Neace, Cedar Shoals
Thadd Pruitt, Clarke Central
Reese Jarrard, Athens Academy
Jane Vereen, Clarke Central
Lelia Todd, Prince Avenue
Chloe Wallace, Clarke Central
Rachel Wicker, Athens Academy
Jason Zhang, Cedar Shoals

2022 Participants

Alice Adams, Clarke Central
George Barkley, Jr, Athens Academy
Riley Cartey, Prince Avenue
Daniel Choi, Cedar Shoals
Art Conway, Cedar Shoals
Mills Crosland, Athens Academy
Aiden Dowling, Cedar Shoals
Andrew Ehlers, Clarke Central
Sydney Elrod, Athens Academy
Willa Frierson, Clarke Central
Lily Gordon, Clarke Central
John Haines, Clarke Central
Isabel Higgins, Monsignor Donovan
Addisyn Huff, Clarke Central
Kaylor Jones, Prince Avenue
Sadie Jordan, Athens Academy
Rhodes Kleiber, Athens Academy
Carrie Anne Kilgore, Athens Academy
Kira Law, Cedar Shoals
Alexander Leahy, Clarke Central
Robie Lucas, Athens Academy
Emil Madden, Clarke Central
Ryland Marley, Athens Academy
Adel Marvel, Athens Academy
Parker McCleary, Athens Academy
Adaline McCullick, Clarke Central
John Wolfe McLean, Jr, Athens Academy
Ben Montgomery, Cedar Shoals
Ben Ness, Clarke Central
Ella Norris, Prince Avenue
Ikeoluwa Ojo, Cedar Shoals
Katherine Queen, Clarke Central
Elizabeth Raeber, Athens Academy
Lucy Rentz, Athens Academy
Zaya Roberson, Cedar Shoals
Brooke Sheppard, Clarke Central
Mariella Stortz, Athens Academy
Andrew Sussman, Clarke Central
Lily Tillman, Athens Academy
Louise Tillman, Athens Academy
Mark Tribble, Athens Academy
Connor Xie, Athens Academy
Callie Walton, Athens Academy
Kaitlyn Ward, Prince Avenue
Porter Ward, Prince Avenue

2021 was a gap year for YLA. Our 2022 class reflects a larger alumni class because of the gap year.

2020 Participants

Stephen Bowden, Cedar Shoals
Angel Campos, Clarke Central
Reece Dale, Clarke Central
Thomas Ehlers, Clarke Central
Jackson Forrester, Clarke Central
Henry Frierson, Clarke Central
Rinne Furlow, Prince Avenue Christian School
Lauren Haines, Clarke Central
Corley Imes, Athens Academy
Hendley Jones, Prince Avenue Christian School
Nariah Kelley, Cedar Shoals
Sean Leahy, Clarke Central
Ethan Montgomery, Cedar Shoals
Luke Nesbit, Clarke Central
Kathryn Nichols, Athens Academy
Ojo Tokunbo, Cedar Shoals
Amelia Pisarik, Clarke Central
Meredith Reynolds, Athens Academy
Robert Reynolds, Athens Academy
Natalie Ripps, Clarke Central
Mimsie Roberts, Athens Academy
Andrew Robinson, Clarke Central
Michael Rosch, Clarke Central
Gavin Sabatini, Clarke Central
Lexi Sennowitz, Athens Academy
Aiden Tranovich, Monsignor Donovan

2019 Participants

Kamara Adogu
Pace Barkdoll
A J Carr
Jake Castile
Ann Harper Covington
Hamilton Culpepper
Maggie Demaria
McKenzie Elrod
Eliza Everson
Lucy Ferguson
Will Forrester
Lily Gehner
Lucy Gibson
Sachio Goodie
Jacob Hatcher
Jack Jaegers
Charlotte Knight
Simon Leavell
Johann Lopez
Stacy Lumpkin
Carlos Madrid
SaeJin Mallon
Jake Maldin
Griffin Meyer
Trent Nesbit
Reagan O’Connor
Cole Reynolds
Alex Robinson
Evan Rosch
Lillie Schulz
Thompson Sewell
Grant Tribble
Elena Webber
Scott Wells
Meg Williams

2018 Participants

Anna Barkely
Omeka Bhatia
D’Quavious Browner
Andrew Caldwell
Xavier Coates
Erynn Culbreath
Braden DeLamater
Caroline Edwards
Coles Ehlers
Joseph Fabregas
Dania Flint
Brooke Fraysher
Joseph Frieerson
Shayla Hayes
Megan Jackson
Ava Kitchens
Aaliyah Langman
Klara Lankford
Tristan Lankford
Brian Leahy
Charlotte Luke
Patrick Madrid
Ryan Manfredi
Nick Mauldin
Anna Cate Melancon
Aaron Meyers
Caroline Mobley
Georgia Parris
Vidhi Patel
Mary Palmer Roberts
Natalie Rosales
Anna Sennowitz
William Story
Anna Swars
Will Todd
Daniel Victoria de Paz
Issac Ward
Nathan Weinmeister
Sted Wilfong
Kate Williams
Dylan Wyrick

2017 Participants

Delia Adamson, Clarke Central
Zainub Ali, Athens Academy
Reed Barkley, Athens Academy
Dan Barta, Clarke Central
Matteo Bell-Castile, Cedar Shoals
Vivian Breeding, Cedar Shoals
Tro’vonta Burgess, Clarke Central
Willie Craddick, Cedar Shoals
Zakiya Durant, Cedar Shoals
Cade Ivy, Clarke Central
Sam Ivy, Clarke Central
Grace Kerner, Athens Academy
Jack Kitchens, Cedar Shoals
Neha Mohanty, Clarke Central
Hun Nguyen, Athens Christian School
Leah Orlando, Clarke Central
Ka’lah Paige, Cedar Shoals
Kaya Pollack, Clarke Central
Robby Ratajczak, Cedar Shoals
Olivia Ripps, Clarke Central
Owen Roberts, Athens Academy
Caroline Slate, Clarke Central
Mary Carroll Waller, Clarke Central
Alex Wells, Cedar Shoals
Amun Youngblod, Cedar Shoals

2016 Participants:

Seth Adams, Cedar Shoals
Virginia Beth Butler, Prince Avenue
Isobel Crain, Clarke Central
Tyrique David, Cedar Shoals
Amelia DeLamater, Clarke Central
Hannah Dillard, Athens Academy
Asela Eatenson, Clarke Central
Sharon Gonzalez, Cedar Shoals
Palmer Heath, Prince Avenue
Maddy Jenkins, Clarke Central
Parker Jones, Athens Academy
Hunter Jordan, North Oconee
Julia Lopez, Monsignor Donovan
Ana Madrid-Nunan, Westminster
Grace Mauldin, Clarke Central
Cole Melancon, Clarke Central
Davis Meyer, Monsignor Donovan
Zach Meyers, Clarke Central
Forde Norris, Prince Avenue
Rolf Reynolds, Athens Academy
Chandler Taylor, Cedar Shoals
Sam Todd, Prince Avenue
Mickey Valentine, Clarke Central
DaKayla Watkins, Cedar Shoals
Megan Wickwire, Monsignor Donovan
Aza Wynn, Cedar Shoals
Noah Yates, Athens Academy

2015 Participants

Laura Allen, Clarke Central
Adeline Archibald, Athens Academy
Molly Arrowood, Clarke Central
Briana Barnett, Cedar Shoals
Kadi Bortle, Clarke Central
J.T. Camp, Athens Academy
Angelina Choi, Cedar Shoals
Jasia Clark, Clarke Central
Emma Clarke, Clarke Central
Claire Elliott-Gower, Clarke Central
Melanie Fabregas, Athens Academy
Anahit Ghazaryan, Cedar Shoals
Nicole Googe, Clarke Central
Kaitlyn Hooker, Clarke Central
Connor Isham, Cedar Shoals
Rachel Krunkosky, Monsignor Donovan
Camille Legette, Clarke Central
Hannah Marie Perry, Prince Avenue
Bobby Pinckney, Athens Academy
Natasha Ramirez, Cedar Shoals
Alexandra Saupe, Clarke Central
Jack Schramski, Cedar Shoals
Riley Shepstone, Cedar Shoals
Carl Terns, Monsignor Donovan
Gulnura Tukeshova, Cedar Shoals
Autumn Venson-Roscoe, Clarke Central
Manny White, Cedar Shoals
Rara Williams, Athens Academy
Mackenzie Wurst, Cedar Shoals

2014 Participants

Saralee Amason, Cedar Shoals
Michaela Bailey, Cedar Shoals
Barrett Binder, Clarke Central
Conor Blankenship, Clarke Central
Emily Blume, Athens Academy
Ben Butler, Prince Avenue Christian
Larry Childs, M. Donovan
Savanna Crane, Cedar Shoals
Claire Daniel, Prince Avenue Christian
Star Davis, Cedar Shoals
Mary Glenn Dillard, Athens Academy
Addie Downs, Clarke Central
Michael Drozd, Cedar Shoals
Katie Elliott-Gower, Clarke Central
Anna Fisher, M. Donovan
Sonia Galdamez, Cedar Shoals
Isabella Gallo, Cedar Shoals
Manderrious Glenn, Cedar Shoals
Ashley Gloster, Clarke Central
Sam Hood, Clarke Central
Alize James, Cedar Shoals
Rudy Montayre, M. Donovan
Shelton Pittman, Cedar Shoals
Savannah Porter, Cedar Shoals
Francesco Rossi, Cedar Shoals
Kendall Santamaria, Athens Academy
Aquilla Sellew, Cedar Shoals
Meggi Shaffer, M. Donovan
Mackinlee Slate, M. Donovan
Jasmine Smith, Cedar Shoals
Lauralyn Smith, Cedar Shoals
Malik Sorrells, Clarke Central
Maya Stagg, Cedar Shoals
Sam Thompson, Clarke Central
Allison Thurston, Athens Academy
Kayla Ward, M. Donovan
Josh Whalen, Prince Avenue Christian
Tomislav Zabcic-Matic, Clarke Central

2013 Participants

Jenny Alpaugh, CCHS
Michael Amenyah, CSHS
Zoe Bolen, CSHS
Brison Brown, CSHS
Emily Burns, M. Donovan
Ashley Burns, M. Donovan
Micaela Cromer, CCHS
Claudia Evaristo, Athens Academy
Aurora Fonseca, CCHS
Brianna Gloster, CCHS
Charlie Harris, CCHS
Ke’Marcis Howard, CSHS
Tre Jackson, CCHS
Jamia Johnson, CSHS
Porter McLeod, CCHS
Addie McNeely, CCHS
Caroline Orlando, CCHS
Shema Overton, CCHS
Mariah Pettis, CCHS
Kira Pollack, CCHS
Lizzy Reese, CSHS
Kennedy Reid, CSHS
Michael Santamaria, Athens Academy
Gabrielle Saupe, CCHS
Hannah Scarborough, CCHS
Rebecca Schofield, Athens Academy
Anna Schramski, CSHS
Henry Scott, CCHS
Audrey Smith, CSHS
Maggie Sproston, CCHS
Tyra Thomas CCHS
Baylor Ward, CCHS
Matthew Ward, CCHS
Deja Watkins, CSHS
Sam Williams, Athens Academy
Isabella Zaccaria-Jeffers, CCHS

YLA 2012

Lucy Barsness – Athens Academy
Maddie Borst – Monsignor Donovan
Jena Brown – Cedar Shoals
Sophie Chen – Clarke Central
Tien-Tien Cheng – Cedar Shoals
Jeremi Clemons – Athens Academy
Mendi Cromer – Clarke Central
Maureen Curtis – Monsignor Donovan
Alex Dominicali – Clarke Central
Katherine Flores – Cedar Shoals
George Gaby – Clarke Central
Jada Haynes – Clarke Central
Erin Hollander – Cedar Shoals
Allisyn Johnson – Cedar Shoals,
Ansley Jordan – Monsignor Donovan
Maja Klos-Gromadzka – Cedar Shoals
Amber Laguines – Cedar Shoals
Michelle Legette – Clarke Central,
Denzel Maxey – Clarke Central
Caitlin McCormack – Athens Academy
Filip Norberg – Cedar Shoals
Maria Orlando – Clarke Central
Elyse Paneral – Athens Academy
Dhruv Patel – Cedar Shoals
Veronika Rzucidlo – Cedar Shoals
Maggie Songster – Clarke Central
Anna Story – Monsignor Donovan
Rachel Terns – Monsignor Donovan
Nick Walton – Monsignor Donovan
Morgan Wurst – Cedar Shoals