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Ohio students selected for Conservation Teen Advisory Council

8/29/2022

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources recently announced the names of 50 high school students who will serve on the Conservation Teen Advisory Council (ConTAC). ConTAC is a unique opportunity for high school student leaders from diverse backgrounds across Ohio to work together and contribute ideas to enhance Ohio Department of Natural Resources youth outreach and program efforts. The following Ohio students, listed by county and including 21 returning members, will serve on the 2022-2023 ConTAC:

  • Athens County
    • Emma Hartman (Senior), Athens High School
  • Butler County
    • Christopher Bacu (Senior), Lakota West High School
    • Mela Lin (Junior), Ursuline Academy
    • Sarah Perkins (Senior), Monroe Senior High School
  • Brown County
    • Rylan Utter (Sophomore), Eastern High School
  • Clark County
    • Josie Jennings (Sophomore), Global Impact STEM Academy
  • Clermont County
    • Dylan Brown (Senior), Loveland High School
  • Columbiana County
    • Kendall Joing (Senior), South Range High School
  • Defiance County
    • Savanna Singer (Junior), Fairview High School
  • Delaware County
    • Daria Lesmerises (Sophomore), Westerville South High School
    • Divya Patria (Senior), Olentangy Orange High School
    • Kohen Wampler (Senior), Big Walnut High School
    • Maren Lawrence (Senior), Columbus Academy
    • Molly Shannon (Senior), Olentangy Orange High School
  • Fairfield County
    • Emma Bastian (Senior), Pickerington High School Central
    • Natasha Miller (Senior), Pickerington High School North
    • Spencer Phelps (Senior), Pickerington High School Central
  • Fayette County
    • Paul Madden (Freshman), Madison-Plains High School
  • Franklin County
    • Ainsley Jajack (Junior), Dublin Coffman High School
    • Andrew Wissman (Sophomore), Metro Early College High School
    • Ava Riley (Senior), Hilliard Bradley High School
    • Dana Stan (Sophomore), New Albany High School
    • Fama Seck (Junior), Hilliard Davidson High School
    • Jacob Miller (Freshman), Hilliard Davidson High School
    • Jules Samuel (Senior), St. Charles Preparatory
    • Lily McGraw (Junior), New Albany High School
    • Olivia Gonidakis (Sophomore), Hilliard Davidson High School
    • Pearl Harris (Junior), Westerville North High School
    • Eli Hitzhusen (Senior), Thomas Worthington High School
    • Elyse Crone (Freshman), Reynoldsburg High School
  • Fulton County
    • Madisy Felix (Sophomore), Wauseon High School
    • Tayanna Bagrowski (Junior), Archbold High School
  • Geauga County
    • Alyssa Duncan (Junior), Berkshire High School
    • Olivia Lewis (Junior), Notre Dame Cathedral Latin
  • Greene County
    • Harrison Panstingel (Junior), Bellbrook High School
  • Hamilton County
    • Anna Schlangen Mendez (Junior), Sycamore High School
    • Camila Esquivel Cerrillo (Junior), Sycamore High School
    • Molly Schmitt (Junior), Seton High School
  • Henry County
    • Brian Scherdt (Freshman), Patrick Henry High School
  • Hocking County
    • Weston Garey (Senior), Logan High School
  • Holmes County
    • Ethan Conway (Junior), Homeschooled
  • Jefferson County
    • Alayna Starr (Sophomore), Indian Creek High School
  • Knox County
    • Izzy Quinlivan (Sophomore), Mount Vernon High School
  • Licking County
    • Audrey Stankunas (Sophomore), Granville High School
  • Lucas County
    • Fred Muler (Freshman), Maumee Valley Country Day School
    • Olga Isailovic (Junior), Ottawa Hills High School
    • Zoe McCarthy (Junior), Ottawa Hills High School
    • Caitlin McCarthy (Freshman), Ottawa Hills High School
  • Medina County
    • Edwin Ortiz (Junior), Buckeye Senior High School
    • Shaun Tabaka (Sophomore), Medina High School
  • Montgomery County
    • William Case (Junior), Oakwood High School
  • Portage County
    • Emily Vanas (Senior), Crestwood High School
    • Tessa Wood (Junior), Bio-Med Science Academy
    • Bryce Papp (Senior), Crestwood High School
  • Preble County
    • Jake Beneke (Senior), Miami Valley Career Technical School
  • Richland County
    • Starbella Cordrey (Senior), Crestview Ashland Local School
  • Seneca County
    • Madison Spiers (Senior), Mohawk High School
  • Stark County:
    • Kaylyn Butler (Senior), Louisville High School
  • Summit County:
    • Darelle Thornton (Junior), Firestone High School
  • Union County
    • Cannon Moser (Senior), Marysville Early College High School
    • Josephine Sims (Junior), Dublin Coffman High School
    • Olivia Went (Senior), Dublin Jerome High School 
    • Prisha Patel (Senior), Dublin Jerome High School
    • Varun Ramanujam (Sophomore), Dublin Jerome High School
  • Warren County
    • Manasi Kanna (Senior), William Mason High School
    • Maria Zacher (Senior), William Mason High School
    • Victoria Lambert (Junior), Homeschooled
  • Williams County
    • Baylee Willis (Junior), Ohio Connections Academy
  • Wyandot County
    • Carson Dunn (Junior), Upper Sandusky High School