About the Council
The National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) is comprised of representatives from each of the regional councils. The NYLC brings together the various regions and helps make sure that each council knows exactly what the other councils are doing. The NYLC also serves as an advisory board to ensure that Roots & Shoots and the Jane Goodall Institute remain youth driven. Finally, the NYLC designs and helps to implement the Roots & Shoots National Youth Campaign
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Email the NYLC at nylc@janegoodall.org
NYLC
Pictured (left to right)
Top row: Zainab Nejati, D'Angelo Malloy, Chase Pickering
Bottom row: Chelsea Gross, Jessica Soliviri
Not pictured: Mary Barbour, Washo Shadowhawk, Caroline Wallace
Meet the Council
Chelsea Gross, Information Officer
Hometown: Babylon, New York
Chelsea started a Roots & Shoots group at her high school in 2004, after learning about the program from the Jane Goodall Institute's website. Her all-time favorite projects are beach clean ups. She attends Hunter College.
D'Angelo Malloy
Hometown: Columbia, South Carolina
Zainab Nejati, Information Officer
Hometown: Boyds, Maryland
Zainab first became involved with Roots & Shoots in 2003 after discovering that the program was dedicated to fixing what was wrong with the world by taking action rather than just talking about problems. Her Poolesville High School Roots & Shoots group worked to prevent the construction of the Maryland Inter-County Connector, a proposed highway that posed a major threat to the environment. Zainab, who is currently featured in an Animal Planet R.O.A.R. PSA, attends Johns Hopkins University and plans to pursue a career in environmental engineering.
Chase Pickering, International Liaison, 2006-2007 Youth Leadership Fellow
Hometown: Asheville, North Carolina
Chase initiated and led the Roots & Shoots Tchimpounga Youth Campaign which collected almost $50,000 for a new dormitory at the Jane Goodall Institute's Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of Congo.
Chase is a recent graduate of Carolina Day School in Asheville, North Carolina, where he founded a Roots & Shoots group in 2003. He holds state and federal wildlife rehabilitation permits and is also a talented wildlife photographer. He is a student at the University of North Carolina.
Caroline Wallace, Secretary
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Caroline first became involved in Roots & Shoots in ninth grade. She was already involved in her school's environmental club when she took a Roots & Shoots class taught by teacher and Roots & Shoots leader Katherine Leathem. Caroline took a leadership role in the creation of the Roots & Shoots campaign, ReBirth the Earth: Trees for Tomorrow. She is responsible for ensuring that all the necessary materials for the campaign are provided to groups around the nation.
Washo Shadowhawk, Treasurer
Hometown: Beaverton, Oregon
Washo started a Roots & Shoots group when he was in sixth grade. He has rescued dozens of animals and worked to improve the living conditions of monkeys at the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center near his home. He won the Youth Guardian Award from In Defense of Animals in 2004 and the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes in 2005. Washo is featured as one of Dr. Jane's Heroes on Animal Planet .
Jessica Soliviri
Hometown: Bridgewater, New Jersey
Here is how to apply!
Think you're ready to become a leader? Download a Youth Leadership Council Application. Then, mail or e-mail your completed application to:
Grace Felten
Roots & Shoots Youth Leadership Manger
181 White St.
Danbury, CT 06810
gfelten@janegoodall.org
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About the Council
The National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) is comprised of representatives from each of the regional councils. The NYLC brings together the various regions and helps make sure that each council knows exactly what the other councils are doing. The NYLC also serves as an advisory board to ensure that Roots & Shoots and the Jane Goodall Institute remain youth driven. Finally, the NYLC designs and helps to implement the Roots & Shoots National Youth Campaign
Apply Now!
Email the NYLC at nylc@janegoodall.org
NYLC
Pictured (left to right)
Top row: Zainab Nejati, D'Angelo Malloy, Chase Pickering
Bottom row: Chelsea Gross, Jessica Soliviri
Not pictured: Mary Barbour, Washo Shadowhawk, Caroline Wallace
Meet the Council
Chelsea Gross, Information Officer
Hometown: Babylon, New York
Chelsea started a Roots & Shoots group at her high school in 2004, after learning about the program from the Jane Goodall Institute's website. Her all-time favorite projects are beach clean ups. She attends Hunter College.
D'Angelo Malloy
Hometown: Columbia, South Carolina
Zainab Nejati, Information Officer
Hometown: Boyds, Maryland
Zainab first became involved with Roots & Shoots in 2003 after discovering that the program was dedicated to fixing what was wrong with the world by taking action rather than just talking about problems. Her Poolesville High School Roots & Shoots group worked to prevent the construction of the Maryland Inter-County Connector, a proposed highway that posed a major threat to the environment. Zainab, who is currently featured in an Animal Planet R.O.A.R. PSA, attends Johns Hopkins University and plans to pursue a career in environmental engineering.
Chase Pickering, International Liaison, 2006-2007 Youth Leadership Fellow
Hometown: Asheville, North Carolina
Chase initiated and led the Roots & Shoots Tchimpounga Youth Campaign which collected almost $50,000 for a new dormitory at the Jane Goodall Institute's Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of Congo.
Chase is a recent graduate of Carolina Day School in Asheville, North Carolina, where he founded a Roots & Shoots group in 2003. He holds state and federal wildlife rehabilitation permits and is also a talented wildlife photographer. He is a student at the University of North Carolina.
Caroline Wallace, Secretary
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Caroline first became involved in Roots & Shoots in ninth grade. She was already involved in her school's environmental club when she took a Roots & Shoots class taught by teacher and Roots & Shoots leader Katherine Leathem. Caroline took a leadership role in the creation of the Roots & Shoots campaign, ReBirth the Earth: Trees for Tomorrow. She is responsible for ensuring that all the necessary materials for the campaign are provided to groups around the nation.
Washo Shadowhawk, Treasurer
Hometown: Beaverton, Oregon
Washo started a Roots & Shoots group when he was in sixth grade. He has rescued dozens of animals and worked to improve the living conditions of monkeys at the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center near his home. He won the Youth Guardian Award from In Defense of Animals in 2004 and the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes in 2005. Washo is featured as one of Dr. Jane's Heroes on Animal Planet .
Jessica Soliviri
Hometown: Bridgewater, New Jersey
Here is how to apply!
Think you're ready to become a leader? Download a Youth Leadership Council Application. Then, mail or e-mail your completed application to:
Grace Felten
Roots & Shoots Youth Leadership Manger
181 White St.
Danbury, CT 06810
gfelten@janegoodall.org
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