Youth Leadership Team Alumni

Meet the past classes of the youth voice of the American Battlefield Trust — and consider joining or supporting the cause.

YLT Alumni Classes

The American Battlefield Trust Youth Leadership Team (YLT) is a rotating group of 10 young people, aged 15-18, who will serve as the youth face and voice of the American Battlefield Trust. YLT members are selected every year to participate in Advocacy Day; create preservation, education, or visitation projects in their local communities; and attend our Color Bearer Conference.

By supporting this group of motivated young leaders, we hope to create a ripple effect for battlefield preservation, visitation, history education in our nation. Our goal is for young people to connect and empower each other to create change within their own schools and communities.

The American Battlefield Trust Youth Leadership Team is supported by the generous contributions of the Pipkin Charitable Foundation

Members of the alumni classes of the YLT:

YLT Alumni Across America

YLT Alumni from Coast to Coast

Taylor YLT
Taylor Bishop
Springfield KY
Makayla YLT
Makayla Decker
Dillsburg PA
Scott Lee
Los Angeles CA
Sarah YLT
Sarah Schwartz
Fort Myers FL
Jessica YLT
Jessica Grajeda
Goodyear AZ
Hays Turner
Middleburg VA
Karalyn Viszoki
Monroe Township NJ
Olivia Brinkman
Patchogue NY
John Mugabe
Rock Hill SC
Owen Lanier
Gloucester VA
A young man on the battlefield
Alex Azar
Bethesda MD
Andrew YLT
Andrew Palmer
Oregon WI
A young woman standing on a battlefield
Ashley Alarcon
Estero FL
Ashlyn O’Neill YLT
Ashlyn O'Neill
Stewartstown PA
A young man
Ben Armus
Long Beach NY
A young man standing on a battlefield
Daniel Holt
Mt. Pleasant SC
A young man standing on a battlefield
Drew Thompson
Henrico VA
A young woman standing on a battlefield
Francesca Lanese
Grove City OH
A young woman standing on a battlefield
Gabriella Gonzales
Farmington NM
A young man standing on a battlefield
Ian Wooldridge
Liberty MO
Isaac Leichty
West Lafayette IN
Julia Vogt
Cary IL
Kellen Narke
Phoenixville PA
Sahar Tartak
Great Neck NY
Charlotte Yeung
West Lafayette IN
Hank Thompson
Richmond VA
Catherine Slavich
Lanett AL
Joseph Candelas
Harker Heights TX
Sydney Kirages
Lake Forest IL
Justin Chung
Anaheim CA
Olivia Bucs
Columbus NJ
Sean Myers
Church Point LA
Stephanie Wang
Katy TX
William Whitworth
Ashburn VA
Alexis Ellis
St. Rose LA
Joseph Martin
Richmond MO
Abbie Hasty
Alton IL
Rory Moran
Davidson NC
Rachael Walters
Brunswick GA
Addison Anderson
Loveland OH
Ana Kangsumrith
Fairhope AL
Colin Shen
Houston TX
Colter Sienkiewicz
Livingston MT
David Mackowski
Georgetown TX
Ella Dieterlen
Dillsboro IN
Grace Schroeder
Portland OR
Jacob L.T Bates
Stonington CT
Sriya Tallapragada
New Providence NJ
YLT Maurya Bonu
Pradyumn Maurya Bonu
Buffalo Grove, IL
YLT Alexander Chayrigues
Alexander Chayrigues
Concord, MA
YLT Daniel Gleason
Daniel Gleason
West Suffield, CT
YLT Isabella Hernandez
Isabella Hernandez
Eastvale, CA
YLT Nathan Mercer
Nathan Mercer
Macon, GA
YLT Wynton Nama
Wynton Nama
The Woodlands, TX
YLT Tanisha Parikh
Tanisha Parikh
Katy, TX
YLT Lila Phipps - Horizontal
Lila Phipps
Scottsdale, AZ
YLT Leo Tadikonda
Leo Tadikonda
Rhinebeck, NY
YLT Yujin Wu
Yujin Wu
Flushing, NY
Abigail Lovins - YLT 24-25
Abigail Lovins
Austin, TX
Austin Ingall - YLT 24-25
Austin Ingall
Temperance, MI
YLT Colby Tuller - YLT 24-25
Colby Tuller
East Calais, VT
YLT 24-25 Eshaam Bhattad - Alyssa Sanchez Photography
Eshaam Bhattad
Buffalo Grove, IL
YLT Grace Zhou - YLT 24-25
Grace Zhou
New York, NY
YLT Hannah Cho - YLT 24-25
Hannah Cho
Irvine, CA
YLT Harper Quale - YLT 24-25
Harper Quale
Austin, TX
YLT Henry “Kit” Henick - YLT 24-25
Henry "Kit" Henick
Washington, D.C.
Julia Lever - YLT 24-25
Julia Lever
Madison, MS
Julia Lever - YLT 24-25
Marissa Liner
Avon, NC
YLT 24-25 Eshaam Bhattad - Alyssa Sanchez Photography
Julia Lever - YLT 24-25
Colin YLT 23
YLT Lila Phipps

Work from YLT Alumni

YLT Isabella Hernandez
YLT Tanisha Parikh
David YLT 23
YLT Maurya Bonu

Supported by the Pipkin Foundation

Melissa A. Winn