Congratulations to all of the Young Ambassador of PA Graduates!
Last name, First name, Year
Agrawal, Tanisha, '24
Alkhudari, Masa, '25
Anderson, Luke, '23
Anjum, Zahra, '23
Anthony, Brett, '25
Baker, Sage, '23
Beckish, Grace, '23
Beckish, Joy, '25
Bedekar, Vedant, '24
Boidock, Kathryn, '24
Brach, Claudia, '23
Brunel, Henri, '23
Burkett, Emma, '23
Burt, Macie, '24
Chandra, Ania, '23
Chavez, Adrian, '23
Chen, CJ, '23
Choudhary, Noori, '25
Chowdavarapu, Shriya, '24
Conklin, Corben, '23
DeNaples, Michelena, '24
Depaul, Amelia, '24
Desireddi, Ananya, '25
Dixon, Cy, '24
Dormer, Callum , '25
Dutcher, Sadie, '23
Forrester, Andrew, '23
Gutierrez, Alex Calalang, '25
Halim, Ghizal, '25
Hann, Edie, '25
Harris, Michael, '24
Harris-drumwright, Nina, '24
Harvey, Hannah, '25
Hassan, Naba, '25
Hines, Mackenzie, '24
Kang, Silvia, '25
Keyser, Jaclyn, '25
Khandelwal, Siddhant, '23
Klaff, Cale, '23
Koch, Emilee, '24
Krieger, Katie, '24
Krimin, Olivia, '23
Layden, Anna, '23
Lepley, Riley, '24
Lin, Maya, '24
Lori, Emily, '25
Majocha, Elijah, '23
Martin, Peyton, '25
McNamara, Brady, '23
Mehta, Tushar, '24
Muchoney, David, '24
Nassir, Fadila, '24
Neogi, Shaunak, '24
Nie, Minping, '23
Nixon, Jaden, '23
Oduntan, Oluseyi, '24
Oslikova, Anna, '25
Ostinowsky, Madison, '23
Patel, Rudra, '23
Patel, Sonya, '25
Piccione, EzaBella, '24
Pietropaolo, Sophia, '24
Portland, Emmet , '25
Rainford, Erica, '25
Rijo, Eleana, '23
Salzman, Abigail, '23
Schlameuss, Rese, '23
Schreiber, Kalub, '24
Schwulst, Emelia, '24
Sellers, Olivia, '25
Shah, Hetvi, '24
Siegler, Holden, '25
Skal, Carmen, '23
Smalls, Angelique, '23
Spencer, Ava, '25
Sringari, Riya, '23
Stek, Kaelyn, '24
Stellfox, Morgan, '23
Stewart, Gianna, '23
Tonguino, Kumba, '25
Trautmann, Kathryn, '25
Trivedi, Shreyas, '24
Tzoanos, Naomi, '23
Udgiri, Tanvi, '23
Vallabhaneni, Anvitha, '25
Varghese, Aaron, '24
Weaver, Stella Blue, '23
Westrick, Jensen, '23
Yocum, E, '25
YA Student Project Highlights
Naba Hassan
’25 Cleanup Event, Delaware County
Naba Hassan,
’25 Cleanup Event, Delaware County
Naba and 6 volunteers cleaned up 5 bags of trash, noting that "One thing that really stood out was just how many plastic water bottles we found, it was really eye opening to see the amount of single use plastic scattered around, it definitely motivated everyone to keep pushing through and it felt amazing to see the difference we made by the end of the day."
Masa Alkhudari
’25 Education Event, Erie County
Masa Alkhudari,
’25 Education Event, Erie County
Masa partnered with the Urban Erie Community Development Corporation to help teach 15 ESL students about recycling and environmental awareness.
"I made sure that my activity did two things at once: improve their reading and comprehension skills while educating them about recycling. I started with a brief, interactive presentation introducing the concepts of recycling, trash, and compost, using simple words and visual aids to support their understanding. Then, I had students participate in a scavenger hunt where they searched for flashcards hidden around the room, each labeled with an everyday item. Afterward, we regrouped. The students each read the card they found, explained to me the meaning of the word, and sorted it into either 'trash' or 'recycling.'"
Naomi Tzoanos
’23, Education Event, Chester County
Naomi Tzoanos,
’23 Education Event, Chester County
Naomi held an Education Event as a part of the first Earth Day Community event at Upper Main Line YMCA in Chester County! At the event, she spread awareness about sustainability and recycling efforts through a kid-friendly craft event that used recycled paper towel rolls. The kids created lady bug and bumblebee buddies!
CJ Chen
’23 Education Event, Chester County
CJ Chen,
’23 Education Event, Delaware County
CJ led a group tour of Little Crum Creek Park and identified various native and invasive species during the walk. They handed out reusable identification keys and information to participants to read. The water testing portion included sampling from the Little Crum Creek and identifying the macroinvertebrates using magnifying glasses and the ID chart. The walk concluded with a light lunch and a native seed planting activity where participants can take home a planted pot home to enjoy.
Aaron Varghese, Vedant Bedekar, & Shriya Chowdavarapu
’24 Cleanup Event, Chester County
Aaron Varghese, Vedant Bedekar, & Shriya Chowdavarapu
’24 Cleanup Event, Chester County
Aaron, Vedant, Shriya, and volunteers cleaned up around Chester County Library. They removed plastics, soda cans, glass, trash, cigarette stubs, and other types of litter from the stream, grassy areas and parking lot.
Kalub Schreiber
’24 Cleanup Event, Perry County
Kalub Schreiber,
’24 Cleanup Event, Perry County
Kalub got together with a small group of friends and family to host a cleanup. They cleaned up a pull off near a bridge that had been common for dumping. They found mattresses, toilets, tires, rugs, clothes, hoses, bottles (plastic and glass), and other common littered items. They made sure to wear cut resistant gloves and used a separate container for sharp objects. They even removed a rug that seemed to be the size of a bedroom.
Hetvi Shah & Oluseyi Oduntan
’24 Education Event Bucks County
Hetvi Shah & Oluseyi Oduntan,
’24 Cleanup Event, Bucks County
Oluseyi and Hetvi, taught nearly 80 fifth graders about the importance of environmental stewardship! They gave a presentation about the importance of protecting the environment and then held an interactive session where students were invited to talk about their thoughts and ideas. The event culminated with the group collaborating on a list of 17 ways they could all help protect the environment and then tested their knowledge with a game of bingo!
Emmet Portland
’25 Education Event, Schuylkill County
Emmet Portland,
’25 Education Event, Schuylkill County
Emmet taught 15 second graders about the concept of recycling and how to recognize recyclable materials. He made a lesson plan, engaged them with an interactive video, and played a game where students had to guess whether an item was recyclable or trash. He also provided all students with a take-home packet, consisting of a workbook, crayons, and a recycling sticker activity/craft.
Hi Young Ambassador Alumni,
We hope all is well with you and we want to continuously support you throughout your life. Please fill this form out whenever you have something to share that you are proud of or that we can use to highlight you in any of our materials.
Good luck with everything and stay in touch!
Want to learn more about The Young Ambassadors of PA Program? Please contact Kylie McCutcheon, Affiliate Coordinator, at kmccutcheon@keeppabeautiful.org or 724-836-4121 ext. 114.
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