Mayor’s Youth Council 2018-2019
Mayor Rosalynn Bliss introduced the 2018-19 Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC) to the City Commission and community during a recent Commission meeting. MYC gives high schoolers a voice in local government. Members have direct access to the Mayor and City Commissioners by meeting monthly to discuss city policies and procedures and issues that are important to teens. MYC members also participate in community service projects and facilitate the annual youth forum KidSpeak®.
This year’s MYC includes 28 ninth through 12th graders who live in the city’s three wards. They are:
Lillie Birnie, 12th grade, Ottawa Hills High School, 1st Ward
Tatiana Cervantes,11th grade, Union High School, 1st Ward
Tess (Qiqi) Clark, 12th grade, City High/Middle School, 2nd Ward
Nyla Davis, 10th grade, Grand Rapids Montessori High School, 2nd Ward
Taliyah Davis, 9th grade, Ottawa Hills High School, 3rd Ward
Sherlyn Divas, 12th grade, Union High School, 1st Ward
DeUnique Dorris, 12th grade, City High/Middle School, 3rd Ward
Emanuel Galindo-Peralta,10th grade, CA Frost Environmental Middle/High School, 1st Ward
Cody Garrison, 11th grade, Union High School, 1st Ward
Veronica Gilbert, 12th grade, City High/Middle School, 1st Ward
Abigail Haan, 9th grade, City High/Middle School, 2nd Ward
Chasity Hicks, 10th grade, Grand Rapids Montessori High School, 2nd Ward
Maurice Holt, 12th grade, Ottawa Hills High School, 3rd Ward
Liliana Jeronimo-Lucus, 9th grade, City High/Middle School, 1st Ward
Adam Kuzee, 11th grade, City High/Middle School, 2nd Ward
Jourdin Merrill, 9th grade, Grand Rapids Public Museum High School, 2nd Ward
Angelise Monroe, 9th grade, Grand Rapids Public Museum High School, 2nd Ward
Rukundo Nshimiyimana, 12th grade, Innovation Central High School, 3rd Ward
Antony Pena, 11th grade, Union High School, 1st Ward
Imani Richmond, 10th grade, City High/Middle School, 3rd Ward
Haylee Smith-Scales, 9th grade, Grand Rapids Public Museum High School, 3rd Ward
Na’Ryah Snell, 10th grade, Union High School, 3rd Ward
Madeline Uren, 9th grade, City High/Middle School, 2nd Ward
Damaris Vailmencho, 11th grade, Innovational Central High School, 3rd Ward
Madeline Velez, 11th grade, CA Frost Environmental Middle/High School, 1st Ward
Pablo Villalvazo, 10th grade, Union High School, 1st Ward
Gia Williams, 11th grade, Grand Rapids Montessori High School, 2nd Ward
Riley Wilson, 12th grade, City High/Middle School, 3rd Ward
