Orange County
Environmental Justice
Youth Committee
About
OCEJ Youth is a high school group across Orange County serving to represent OCEJ as a youth community. Our committee members take on distinct roles, creating newsletters, social media campaigns, service events, webinars, and more. Committee applications reopen every spring, summer, and fall.
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Mission Statement
We strive to shed light on environmental justice and sustainability, particularly empowering youth to stand up for issues permeating their community.
Fall 2024 Members
Committee Chair:
Rachel Yoon, Oxford Academy
Marketing Team:
Kallista Gulapa, Oxford Academy (Team Lead)
Joanna Jeong, Oxford Academy
Ethan Cho, Oxford Academy
Minh Tran, Oxford Academy
Nathan Perera, Oxford Academy
Activities Team:
Luke Mclean, Oxford Academy
Justine Gutierrez, Orange County School of the Arts
Evelyn Kim, Oxford Academy
Madelyn Childress, Oxford Academy
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Newsletter Team:
Maya Bowen, Laguna Hills High School
Hannah Reyes, Segerstrom High School
Penelope Morris, Orange County School of the Arts
Mary Lee, Portola High School
Benjamin Tong, Segerstrom High School
Student Ambassador Team:
Sophia Mejia, Segerstrom High School
Priyam Pandey, Orange County School of the Arts
Eric Chen, Cypress High School
May Choi, Cypress High School
Lauren Low, Northwood High School
Phoebe Lin, Oxford Academy
Summer 2024 Members
Committee Chair:
Rachel Yoon, Oxford Academy
Publicity & Content Creation Team:
Crystal Antunez, Anaheim High School
Ethan Cho, Oxford Academy
Grace Garcia, Oxford Academy
Luke Mclean, Oxford Academy
Lyndal Nguyen, Segerstrom High School
Newsletter Team:
Jorge Figueroa, Los Amigos High School
Cecilia Baltazar, Oxford Academy
Maya Bowen, Laguna Hills High School
Penelope Morris, OCSA
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Management Team:
Mina Lee, Oxford Academy
Suri Balwing, Rancho Alamitos High School
Hanim Seok, Troy High School
Sophia Mejia, Segerstrom High School
Outreach & Activities Team:
Kallista Gulapa, Oxford Academy
Brandy Figueroa, Segerstrom High School
Joanna Jeong, Oxford Academy
Yuliana Pelcastre, Tustin High School
Grace Velasco, Segerstrom High School
