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Youth Advisory Board
About
The 2021-2022 school year is the Issaquah Youth Advisory Board’s 26th year in existence!
The City of Issaquah believes that youth are not only future leaders of tomorrow, but also active civic contributors of today. The board exists to create and encourage both youth leadership and service opportunities to develop leadership skills, highlight youth ideas and opinions, and unite the students of the Issaquah School District.
Our Focus
It is vital for a healthy and diverse community to offer multiple ways for youth civic engagement. Civic engagement benefits youth through the building of life skills, the creation of connections and the motivation to succeed in school and make a real difference. It not only enriches the lives of the youth involved, but it also socially benefits the community as a whole.
The Board strives to ensure youth representation on our community’s adult-predominant boards and commissions such as the Park Board, Sister Cities Commission, Human Services Commission and Environmental Board.
Currently, the Board has formed multiple Project Teams focusing on community impact. Members have joined Project Teams and are meeting and working outside of regularly scheduled board meetings. Project Teams include:
- Career Exploration
- Children in Need
- Civic Engagement
- Community Events
- Environmental Issues
- LGBTQ+
- Teen Behavioral and Mental Health
Membership
All youth, grades 5-11, who live and/or attend school within the Issaquah School District are welcome to apply each spring for the following school year.
We strive to have youth representing our home-school population, private schools and each of the Issaquah School District’s middle and high schools.
Membership is a one school-year commitment, with the opportunity to reapply each spring.
Member Requirements
Members are expected to meet the following requirements to serve on the Board:
- Attend board meetings at the Issaquah Community Center on the first and third Tuesday of each month, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
- Attend at least 75% of the meetings planned for the school year.
- Assume a leadership role during the course of the school year.
- Be an active member of the board through attendance and participation in events/activities outside of Tuesday night meetings.
The average monthly time commitment for a board member is five to ten hours.
Application Process
This process takes place each spring to fill vacant positions for the following school year. Youth, grades 5 to 11, who live and/or attend school within the Issaquah School District are welcome to apply.
The application process for the 2022-2023 school year is now open! The application and two reference forms are due by May 13, 2022.
Selected applicants will be contacted for a virtual interview. Finally, Board members will be selected and notified by mid-June.
Scan and email application to submit.
Contact Us
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Cathy Jones, Recreation Supervisor
Beaver Lake Middle
Varnika Dokka
Eastside Prep
Bijan Gulamani
Homeschool
Anushka Noori
Issaquah High
Lucy Bentsen
Anish Bhamidipati
Nilin Farren
Saahitthi Gaddipati
Daryush Ghadiali
Del Ghadiali
Shivani Gupta
Ian Hansen
Mina Jo
Anusha Manoj
Micah Mok
Giada Oliva
Sahana Rao
Riddhi Sharma
Tarun Shivakumar
Liberty High
Ryan Reamy
Jacob Rubenstein
Tyler Rubenstein
Maywood Middle
Victoria Tran
The Overlake School
Avena Fan
Rohan Ganesh
Kyuhong Lee
Joseph Zhang
Pacific Cascade Middle
Arsha Bhamidipati
Aadya Syal
Pine Lake Middle
Sanvi Madan
Preston Miele
Kunal Srivastava
Skyline High
Sean Fan
Kaleigh Hall
Parker Huang
Ashwin Manoharan
Anushka Saxena
Harini Swaminathan
Kelly Wang
Anna Wilkinson
University of Washington
Shananda Dokka
Meetings
Unless otherwise posted:
- 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month
- Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Boulevard S