Youth

Youth Advisory Council

Launched in 2016, the Youth Advisory Council helps develop World Ocean Day as a unique opportunity to connect and unite youth and others from all sectors for collective ocean and climate action throughout the year. Council members and alumni now number approximately 140 from 60 countries.

Current Council

Abdul Na-eem Muniru

Ghana, 22

Aoun Ali

Pakistan, 17

Brodi Louis

Saint Lucia, 2023

Charissa Taylor

The Bahamas, 17

Daffa Praditya Devano

Indonesia, 19

Daira Velasquez Fonseca

Peru, 18

Dana Ahmed

Egypt, 19

Dani de Veer

Aruba, 22

Debarati "Doll" Sengupta

India, 23

Emma Batty Sukerta

Indonesia, 19

Gurgen Petrosyan

Italy, 21

Kjeld Werther

The Netherlands, 19

Leena Joshi

India, 22

Louisa Hoy

England, 21

Malika Gizzat

Kazakhstan, 17

Maria Jose Rodriguez Palomeque

Mexico, 18

Meng "Hayley" Xu

China, 19

Rajaa Berry

Canada, 19

Rita Quelha

Portugal, 19

Sabriyah Madhi

South Africa, 22

Sophia Skarparis

Australia, 20

Trevon "Tre" Callender

Barbados, 23

Vivian Deng

United States, 16

William "Will" Charouhis

United States, 17

Zahra Basil

Pakistan, 19

Alumni

2022-2023

  • Adeyemi “Yemi” Akanbi, Nigeria
  • Ajay Sawant, India
  • Akhilesh Anilkumar, India
  • Anika Shethia, United States
  • Anya-Marie Hilaire, Saint Lucia
  • Arwen Revere, United States
  • Bodhi Patil, Canada
  • Caitlin Turner, Scotland
  • Chaofan “Frank” Chen, China
  • Doreen Kaijage, Tanzania
  • Favour Ayedun, Nigeria
  • Fotios Kotzakioulafis, Greece
  • Grace Westgarth, England
  • Jasmine Rodman, Canada
  • Lotta Baalerud, Norway
  • Manar Elkebir, Tunisia
  • María Paz Dakota Ormeño Vasquez, Peru
  • Matsobane Malebatja, South Africa
  • Mohamed Ali “Dali” Raddaoui, Tunisia
  • Myah Iyanla Greene, The Bahamas
  • Rada Pandeva, Bulgaria
  • Sena Chang, Japan
  • Stephanie Hung, Hong Kong
  • Tanya “Anya” Francesca Granados, Philippines
  • Tom Ogalo, Kenya
  • Ying Rui Neoh, Malaysia

2021-2022

  • Adam Zhou, Philippines
  • Arya Yurdacan, Turkey
  • Belinda Tian-Wing Ng, Hong Kong
  • Ee Jenn Lee, Malaysia
  • Estefania Aphang, Peru
  • Jade Cave, South Africa
  • Jose Marie Eslopor, Philippines
  • Kal Glanzig, Australia
  • Laura Maisvoreva, Zimbabwe
  • Lela DeVine, USA
  • Marina Castello Rigo, Spain
  • Matai Zamuel, Suriname
  • Mhairi McCann, Scotland
  • Muskan Lamba, India
  • Nathany Roberta Herrera Aguiar, Brazil
  • Paul Eweola Ayomide, Nigeria
  • Prashant Mohesh, Mauritius
  • Ruth Edma Mwizeere, Uganda
  • Sam Fricker, Australia
  • Shanjeevan Amalanathan, Sri Lanka
  • Siobhan O’Connor, New Zealand
  • Sruthi Gurudev, USA
  • Syeda Areesha Fatima, Pakistan
  • William Joseph Wilkins, Wales
  • Yutong Yang, China

2020-2021

  • Andrea Quintero Pérez, Mexico
  • Ariana Wanvig-Dot, Switzerland
  • Darcie Anderson, Scotland
  • David Ludeke, United States
  • Eimear Stephenson, Ireland
  • Gabrielle Martineau, Canada
  • Joana Da Rosa, Portugal
  • Lydia Rysavy, Sweden
  • Maha Fier, New Zealand
  • Natalie Ashkar, Lebanon
  • Ngolle Kingsman, Cameroon
  • Nicola Tsiolis, Australia
  • Toluwanimi Olubanke, Nigeria

2019 - 2020

  • Aldrin Aujero, Philippines
  • Isabelle Grace, Switzerland
  • Laura Park, England
  • Mae Paula Ross Clareza, Philippines
  • Nicolas Chesta, Chile
  • Olivia Livingstone, Liberia
  • Portsea Turton, Australia
  • Rebecca Loy, Singapore
  • Shantana Barbe, Seychelles
  • Sophie Handford, New Zealand
  • Summer Snell, England
  • Unelker Maoga, Kenya
  • Yusuf Kavuma, Uganda

2018-2019

  • Anna Zaske, Denmark
  • Anushka Bhaskar, United States
  • Cade Terada, United States
  •  Gabrielle Tan, Malaysia
  •  Ibrahi Rodriguez, Ecuador
  •  Kehkashan Basu, Canada
  •  Olivia Taylor, South Africa
  •  Patricia Zanella, Brazil
  •  Rufai Balogun, Nigeria
  •  Sofia El-Rass, Denmark
  •  Wenqin Zhang, China

2016 - 2018

  • Baylee Ritter, USA
  • Brandon Koots, Curacao
  • Caitlin Philipps, Australia
  • Eugenia Barroca, Portugal
  • Gabriella Schauber, Canada
  • La Tisha Parkinson, Trinidad & Tobago
  • Melati Wijsen, Indonesia
  • Mohammed Wahabi, Morocco
  • Nehara Pandey, India
  • Oghenechovwen Christopher Oghenekevwe, Nigeria
  • Sang-Jin Kim, Germany