Youth Advisory Council 2009-2010
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The 2009-2010 Youth Advisory Council (YAC) committed themselves to increasing teen awareness of local and global environmental issues.
On March 19, 2010, YAC coordinated, hosted and facilitated the Youth Environmental Summit at the Springs Preserve. The summit was attended by more than 120 of their peers from Southern Nevada high schools, including five students from Moapa, 60 miles away.
Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) General Manager Pat Mulroy opened the summit at the Preserve's Big Springs Theater, where the students also viewed the Jim Thebaut documentary, “Running Dry: A Call To Action.”
The YAC conducted five workshops—including topics such as Knowing Your Water Footprint and Greening Your Schools.
NV Energy Vice President of Human Resources Punam Mathur concluded the series of workshops by discussing career paths and visions. The students ended the day by trading ideas on how they can help preserve the environment by taking action locally and in their schools.
YAC 2009-2010 members:
Alec Schaeffer, Andrew Chaves, Aubriana Loveland, Breana Goodall-Fleming, Cristal James, Diamond Franklin, Dianna Pedraza, Genna McAllister, Gloria Medina, Hannah Simon, Hector Lopez, Jasmyn Franklin, Jessica Sands, Katherine Fischer, Kevin Winnemore, Kimi Sharma, Kirstie James, Kyle Moyes, MaryJo Stack, Meghan Hauser, Melissa Morelli, Michelle Palalay, Michelle Solis, Nicole Parks, OnZjenae LeMay, Patrick Dillon, Raehna Gantt, Sunny Patel, Taelor Johnson, Taylor Berry, William Baez |
