Nyché Andrew is a member of the Anchorage School District’s Native Advisory Committee and assisted in getting a policy passed that would allow students to wear their tribal regalia during high school graduation ceremonies. 

Metztli Carbajal has been a strong advocate for ethnic studies and cultural education at Southwest High School in her capacity as class president, student body attorney general, and peer juror at her local teen court. 

Stephanie Hu is the founder of Dear Asian Youth, a youth-led, international organization committed to amplifying voices of the Asian community through digital activism, grassroots organizing, and community-based advocacy. 

Layla Hussein is the co-founder and executive director of Journals of Color (JOC), a Bronx-based and teen-led literary magazine that works to increase BIPOC representation in literature through monthly publications. 

Ethan Khorana is co-founder of an organization called the Minorities Together Movement, which led a police reform campaign in Shaker Heights, Ohio. 

Karen Lau is president of the Robertsine Duncan NAACP Youth Council where she organized the “Community Chat with the Norwich Police Department” forums and a Black History Month Town Hall series. 

Kellsie Lewis is a contributor to Black at the Trischools, a social media platform that amplifies Black voices by sharing narratives of the Black experience while attending predominantly white institutions. 

Quinn Luong is the co-chair of the Diversity Alliance and founder of the National Diversity Coalition (NDC), a student-run organization of over 80 student ambassadors across 20 states nationwide, working to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the communities of member schools.

Zaira Najera Rodriguez is co-founder and co-chair of SPICE (Students Promoting Inclusion and Civic Engagement) at Eagle Valley High School.

Yamira Patterson is the co-president and co-founder of the Black Students Association at Saint Petersburg High School where she advocates for racial justice and Black awareness in her school community. 

Sneha Revanur is the founder and president of Encode Justice, an international, youth-led organization working to advance racial, social, and economic justice in the age of artificial intelligence, she has mobilized hundreds of students across 30+ U.S. states and 20+ countries to fight for an equitable technological future. 

Ashley Shan is the founder of Holding Hands, a nonprofit that aims to address the multifaceted issue of educational inequity, designing projects that serve disadvantaged students at several educational levels. 

Mandy Sun is co-founder of the youth organizing group of the Greater Malden Asian American Community Coalition (GMAACC) and co-creator of the first Asian American multimedia contest in her community. 

Samantha is president of the Black Student Union and co-president of Peer Multicultural Educators at Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. 

Kaitlyn Tran is the co-creator of the National Data Coalition Against Anti-Asian Hate, which seeks to collaborate and collectively increase the capacity of the data branches of AAPI organizations. 

Ximena Villa is the founder of the MICAH Youth Council, a youth-led organization dedicated to Police and Community Relationships, Environmental Justice, and Access to Opportunities.