21st Century Leaders Announces Winners of 2015 Georgia Youth Leadership Awards

(January 28, 2015) Atlanta, GA – 21st Century Leaders, a Georgia-based non-profit youth leadership development program, announces the top 20 youth leaders selected for the 7th annual Georgia Youth Leadership Awards to be held on Thursday, February 26, 2015.

Since 2008, 21st Century Leader’s (21CL), in partnership with business and civic leaders, including Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 40 under 40 members, recognizes 20 outstanding high school students throughout Georgia who have made a significant impact on their schools, communities and beyond.

This year’s top 20 includes non-profit founders, philanthropists, app creators, and community advocates who truly represent the diversity of Georgia with students from Atlanta to Valdosta, Walker County to Crisp County – all in high school. The nominated students were carefully chosen by a 16 member selection committee; comprised of 10 Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 40 under 40 members, two 21CL Board of Directors, two 21CL alumni, and two 21CL student peers.

21st Century Leaders is proud to announce the following 20 outstanding youth leaders for the 2015 Georgia Youth Leadership Awards:

1. Timber Anderson, senior at Gordon Central High School

2. Evan Barnard, junior at Johns Creek High School

3. Rosa Borja Martinez, senior at Marion County High School

4. Chad Carrodus, junior at George Walton Comprehensive High School

5. Sania Chandrani, senior at Parkview High School

6. Ima Christian, senior at Parkview High School

7. Reaganne Coile, junior at North Oconee High School

8. Lily Katherine Conneff, sophomore at St. Vincent’s Academy

9. Uwezo Flewellen II, junior at Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School

10. Connor Ford, senior at Mount Pisgah Christian School

11. Meionne Harvey, senior at Crisp County High School

12. Romeo Henderson, senior at Lovejoy High School

13. Furichous John Gene Jones IV, senior at Central High School

14. Sara Knighton, junior at Valwood School

15. Chirag Manyapu, senior at Northview High School

16. Clay Milling, senior at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

17. Paul Serrato, senior at Apalachee High School

18. Aditya Sood, senior at Alpharetta High School

19. Morgan Taylor, sophomore at Gordon Lee High School

20. D’Khorvillyn “Khorkie” Tyus, senior at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School

The students will be honored at the Georgia Youth Leadership Awards on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in downtown Atlanta with host, CNN Student News Anchor, Carl Azuz. Through corporate sponsors, each youth leader will be presented with a $250 mini-grant, with one student awarded the Turner Voices Innovative Leadership Award – the event’s top award which includes a $1,000 mini-grant from the event’s leading sponsor, Turner Broadcasting.

For more information about the Georgia Youth Leadership Awards or to purchase a ticket to the event, please visit www.21stcenturyleaders.org. Proceeds from the event will support 21CL’s ongoing efforts to provide youth leadership development programs for high school students.

About 21st Century Leaders

Since 1991, 21st Century Leaders has served more than 10,000 diverse high school students from over 250 Georgia high schools. 21st Century Leaders is a collaboration of business and professional leaders inspiring high school students to take on leadership positions, seek out opportunities and give back to their communities by connecting them a diverse group of enthusiastic peers, passionate professionals and powerful ideas, transforming their skills, attitudes, and abilities through training and hands-on experiences. For more information about 21st Century Leaders, visit www.21stcenturyleaders.org.

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