Only at the age of 17, Bernadette Beck has already accumulated several acting credits including a role in Girl in Progress with Eva Mendez, commercials and a role in the upcoming film, Word and Pictures with Clive Owen.
An actress, model, and beauty pageant organizer, Shayla Stonechild is our Youth of the Month for February! At only 18 years old, Shayla is already set to create change around her community and peers.
An actress, a plus size model, film activist and volunteer, Scarlett Bruns lives a busy life to do two things – do good in this world and pursue what she loves at the same time! And for that reason, she is our Youth of the Month for January, 2013!
Meet November’s Youth of the Month – Taylor Hui; figure skater, actress, model, fundraiser, event planner and president of her high school student council at Fraser Heights Secondary, Taylor is a woman of many things, and being busy is definitely one of them.
A stand-up comedian, social activist, media satirist, and a gamer, Nicholas Carefoot, 23, is our October’s Youth of the Month!
Through her work at the Lowdown Speakers Bureau and Mood Disorders Association of British Columbia, Tracy Windsor, at 23 years old, has inspired many. For that reason, she is our youth of the month for August!
As a small business owner, a frequent volunteer and a man with a big heart, Sukhi Sangha is our second Youth of the Month for July!
With dance practices on weekends, acting classes on weekdays, and school newspaper duties everywhere in between, Victoria Raskin, Y57′s Youth of the Month, is an ambitious 16 year old girl with many credits under her belt.
A stand-up comedian, a volunteer and politician-in-the-making, Jarrett Hagglund is a man of many trades, and Y57′s Youth of the Month for June.
“I volunteer because it’s a medium through which I can make a positive difference in the world,” said Y57‘s May 2012 Youth of the Month Aliya Dossa. Aliya, Youth 4 Tap co-founder, Indian jazz dancer, photographer, and future UBC student has had quite the adventure in her high school career.
At 22, Devon Drumm is a graduate of the Art Institute of Vancouver with a focus on graphic design, has created his own gaming start up called Pepperdev Studios, and is now working on Hungry Fins, a mobile game app that can be purchased in app stores once funded and produced. Let’s not forget that he can now add “Y57′s Youth of the Month” on to his list of accomplishments!
“The reason I try to be so involved is that it makes me so excited to be a part of a generation that is trying to make a difference!” These are the powerful words of our very accomplished youth of the month, 16 year old Selin Jessa.