Category: Youth Advisory Board

Luciana Bryant is a Junior at Willow Spring High School in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. She is engaged in National Honors Society and Science National Honors Society. Luciana participates in and organizes small trash pickup events in her town. She aspires to be an engineer to contribute to her passion of benefiting the environment. In WYSE 2024, Luciana learned the value of communicating with peers, so she’s thrilled to participate in the Youth Advisory Board.

Brooklyn Tiblow is a senior at Jenks High School in Oklahoma. She is a member of the Varsity Cross Country and Track team. She enjoys beach volleyball, traveling, and volunteering at church as a middle school mentor. She is a member of the Math Club, Native American Club, ASL Club, Jesus Club, and FCCLA at her school. Brooklyn attended WYSE 2024 and plans on studying environmental science at the University of Central Arkansas.

Sophie Wesoloskie, 17 years old by March of 2025 is a junior in Chicago, IL. She is expected to be valedictorian of her 1,017 graduating class in 2026 and wants to study zoology in college to get her undergrad and masters. She is a WYSE alumni of 2024 who loved every minute of the program and wants to improve it for the betterment of the students. She loves photography, volunteering at the animal shelter, tutoring kids in pre-algebra, and everything to do with the wilderness!

Sunshine Lonigro is passionate about civil and structural engineering, and aims to create a safer, resilient infrastructure for communities. She is inspired by her mother’s dedication and her father’s hands-on expertise as a plumber, she developed a practical, problem-solving mindset early on, working alongside him on repairs. She gained experience across hospital departments and through engineering programs, she’s strengthened her technical and environmental knowledge. With these skills, she’s committed to designing sustainable solutions that make a meaningful impact.

Tal Leshem is a senior at McFatter Technical High School, where he is completing the photography technical program. A quarantine-spiked interest in mycology pushed him to want to pursue environmental science and conservation, which is why he loved being a part of the 2024 WYSE program. At school, he’s the editor in chief of the yearbook club and a member of the National Honor Society. He loves making and listening to music, and plays guitar and sings. Tal is ecstatic to join the advisory board and help make WYSE even better!

Sophie Marcon is a part of the varsity swim team at her high school and is part of club swim. She is athletic but she also loves and wants to help the environment improve in any way she can. Not only does she care about the environment but she also loves animals. She volunteers at an animal shelter and helps them find a home that best fits them and their needs. She attended WYSE in the summer of 2024 and had an amazing time meeting new people, exploring and learning new things, being able to speak to professionals about their jobs and much more. Her goal is to become an environment engineer or a marine biologist.

Zion Grant is a senior at Tuscaloosa County High School. She is team captain of her schools tennis team and a proud member of Science Club, Key Club, and FTA club. During her free time she swims, plays tennis, plays the guitar and enjoys time with the friends. She is very ecstatic about her return to WYSE as a member of the Youth Advisory Board for 2025!

Rowan Mouravskiy is a highly motivated student who has overcome many challenges to get to where he is today. He is planning on going into the field of marine biology and conservation, a passion which was made even stronger by WYSE. As a disabled and gender diverse student, Rowan wants to help make the STEM world more accessible to people who may feel like they aren’t accepted as much as their peers. He hopes that he can use his position on the WYSE YAB to assist as many students like him feel comfortable and safe in environmental science as he possibly can, opening the doors for people who may have otherwise gotten stuck.

Reagan Sloan is a junior at William J. Brennan High school, located in San Antonio, Texas. She is the Class of 2026 Historian, the Founder and President of the Environmental Club, and a member of both the Spanish Honor Society and the National Honor Society. When she is not busy with school, Reagan enjoys traveling, being outside in nature, and spending time with friends, family, and her dog, Kinsley. Reagan strives to achieve a degree in botany and a minor in environmental science. She attended WYSE during the summer of 2024 and is so excited to be returning as a member of the Youth Advisory Board.

Olivia Magnini is a current senior and attended the Washington Youth Summit on the Environment last summer. Olivia was inspired by the experience and hopes to use the knowledge she learned in her day to day life and in her future career as a marine biologist. In Olivia’s freetime she enjoys volunteering at her local aquarium and playing tennis. Olivia is excited to help plan the 2025 summit experience to help make it just as fun or even better than last year.