
Meet Bow Seat’s 2023 Future Blue Youth Council!
January 3, 2023Please join Bow Seat in giving a warm welcome to the 2023 Future Blue Youth Council (FBYC)! Selected from an incredibly competitive pool of applicants, the FBYC is a group of Bow Seat alumni who work together to empower their peers to advocate for our blue planet. These 14 Council members are activists, educators, artists, writers, and leaders in their community who have unique experiences creatively advocating for the environment.
Elizabeth Akomolafe, 16
Riverdale, Georgia, USA
Aarushi Ammavajjala, 16
Cumming, Georgia, USA
Dhruv Bhatt, 17
Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
Malika Gizzat, 17
Almaty, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Satvika Iyer, 16
Milpitas, California, USA
Ishan Kapur, 16
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Shaomin Kee, 16
Suwanee, Georgia, USA
Yuzuna Kudo, 17
Glendale, California, USA
Ariana Piscoya, 16
Lima, Lima, Peru
Sarah Robison, 19
Lutz, Florida, USA
Jayashabari Shankar, 16
Midvale, Utah, USA
Riya Sharma, 18
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Emily Xing, 17
Ellicott City, Maryland, USA
Sunook Yoon, 16
Winterville, North Carolina, USA
The Council members will oversee the Fellowship Program, a by-youth, for-youth FBYC initiative that provides funding and mentorship to Bow Seat alumni who are developing projects that address water-related challenges in their local communities. Council members will also contribute their knowledge, experience, and skills to contribute to our blog, curate the Future Blue magazine, increase the reach of Bow Seat’s programs, and develop new projects and initiatives.
“We are so excited to welcome our 2023 Future Blue Youth Council—an incredible community of young leaders, artists, and activists—who will have the opportunity to create real, tangible change on critical environmental issues. As this work can often be arduous and overwhelming, the Council will also be a welcoming and uplifting space of support, refuge, and friendship.” – LINDA CABOT, FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
Congratulations to our 2023 Future Blue Youth Council! Get to know the members and what inspires their love for our blue planet >