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2011 - 2012 Teen Board

	Jeremy Marchand, President HSPVA - Houston, Texas Jeremy is a senior in the vocal department at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He is a member of Business Professionals of America and the International Club at HSPVA. Jeremy is in Young Performers, the top performing group in the HSPVA vocal department. He has earned 8 gold medals in various choir contests since 8th grade. Jeremy was a member of the Region Choir both sophomore and junior years. He sang with the Houston Symphony in December of 2008 and December of 2009. Jeremy enjoys playing golf.

	Grant Mueller, Vice President Strake Jesuit College Preparatory - Houston, Texas Grant is a junior at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory. He is at the top of his class at Strake. Grant plays football and golf. He is a member of Student Council, Key Club, National Honor Society, and other service organizations at school. Outside of school, he is an avid outdoorsman and loves to hunt and fish. Grant also loves to aid mentally challenged children in sports, participating in football, basketball, and baseball leagues for autistic adolescents.

	Tatiana Jessen, Secretary The Woodlands High School - The Woodlands, Texas Tatiana is a junior at The Woodlands High School. She is an honor student and ranks in the top 5% of her class. Tatiana is on her school volleyball team, has played competitive volleyball for over six years, golf for 10 years and karate for 8 years. She has participated in the Junior Olympics for the past 3 years and in the Texas Volleyball Championships for high school. In my spare time I go to church, play guitar, write poems, and spend time with my friends and family.

	Kyle Brickhouse, Treasurer Stratford High School - Houston, Texas Kyle is a senior at Stratford High School. He is both an academic scholar and athlete. Kyle plays football and basketball at Stratford. His is a member of the Academy of Finance, Business Professional of America, National Honor Society and Young Life. Kyle has served as a counselor at Camp of Champs and has volunteered at various homeless projects, food drives, and other community based organizations. He works for the Spring Branch Memorial Sports Association on Field Crew. Kyle enjoys sports and spending time with family and friends.

	Hannah McAughan, Historian St. Agnes Academy - Houston, Texas Hannah is a senior at St. Agnes Academy (SAA). She competes in varsity water polo and swimming for SAA. She is a member of USA Water Polo Southwest Zone Olympic Development Program team and recently competed in Junior Olympics water polo. Hannah is a delegate on the SAA Student Council, the SAA Campus Ministry Team Event Coordinator, the director for SAA's Veritas TV and previously represented SAA at a national the Campus Preaching Team event. Additionally, Hannah volunteered as a Leader in Training at Ozark for All, helping underprivileged kids have a camp experience and explore Christian values. She traveled to Guatemala where she worked with Living Waters digging water well in a remote village. Hannah is a published poet and author. She works as a lifeguard in the summer and is a small group leader in the St. Cecilia Militia Marieae year round.

	Sydney Fucci, Event Coordinator St. Agnes Academy - Houston, Texas Sydney is a sophomore at St. Agnes Academy. She is a member of Student Council and an active tennis player on the varsity team. Sydney enjoys cooking and took classes over the summer at Rice University. She loves languages and is working on learning her 3rd language, French. She has volunteered at the Juvenile Diabetes Run and the Sisters Network Annual Breast Cancer Walk for the past 3 years. Sydney volunteers at the LangeTree DUCK Farm helping create an ecology center in a rural area of Texas to educate kids on organic gardening. She is an avid pianist and has played for 2 years. Sydney aspires to attend Stanford University or UC Berkeley.

	Valerio Farris, Event Coordinator St. John's School - Houston, Texas Valerio is a junior at St. Johns School. He has a passion for theatre and is very involved in both performing and directing. He has appeared in many local musical productions with the Houston Grand Opera, Miller Theatre and Opera in the Heights as well as school performances. Valerio is an editor for his school's newspaper, a member of The International Thespian Society, and president of the Italian Club. He also has his own business, A List Parties, which supplies costumed characters to children's birthday parties and events. He is fluent in Italian.

	Nina Distefano, IT Coordinator Episcopal High School - Houston, Texas Nina is a senior at Episcopal High School. She is very active in various school clubs and organizations at her school. She is currently working on achieving her Gold Award in Girl Scouts and is also thinking of costume and fashion design for her future career. She enjoys painting, drawing, volley ball, tennis, travel and community service. Nina will be enlisted in multiple visual art classes this year as well as audition for her school's theatrical productions.

	Cameron Markoff, Board Member Emery/Weiner School - Houston, Texas Cameron is a sophomore at Emery/Weiner High School. He has been involved with track and field since 6th grade and is very involved with student government. He is very active in community service and works with the Refugee Center and volunteers at the Benavidez School. Cameron enjoys mountain biking, kayaking and traveling. He recently spent three weeks touring East Africa and has attended Blue Star Camp for the 6th consecutive year where he was awarded the Ultimate Teen award.

	Danielle Fournier, Board Member Kempner High School - Sugar Land, Texas Danielle is a sophomore at Kempner High School. She was elected as a freshman to be an officer of the Debate team and was one of just two freshmen to earn a varsity letter jacket in Debate. In the National Forensics League Danielle has earned the Degree of Excellence. This year she was accepted into NASAs INSPIRE, a research and design program. She has coached a competitive USAG girls gymnastics team, ages 4-10, for the past two years. Danielle was named Freshman Runner of the Year for her Cross Country team and qualified for both district and regional 5A. She is running Cross Country again this year. During the summer following her freshman year, Danielle attended Yale University as part of its Global Leaders Development Program. She enjoys rowing crew, downhill skiing, and traveling.

	Isabelle Sofiyskiy, Board Member Memorial High School - Houston, Texas Isabelle is a freshman at Memorial High School. She is taking multiple Pre-AP classes. She participates in soccer, volleyball, swimming, ballet and dance. Isabelle has been doing ballet since she was 3 years old, starting in the Joffery Ballet in New York City. She plans to be a doctor or a vet. Isabelle enjoys painting, drawing, taking care of animals, dancing, skiing and photography.

	Chris Bowden, Board Member Kempner High School - Sugar Land, Texas Chris is a sophomore at Kempner High School. He is both a scholar and avid swimmer. Chris is a member of Student Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Varsity Swim Team. As a freshman, he won The Frey Award for the Kempner swim team for his ability to "take a licken and keep on kicken." He received the Leonard Cruz Jr. Award for best junior coach for the Sugar Land Sharks, coaching 5-6 years old children. In addition to swimming, Chris enjoys spending time with his family and friends.