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Mayor's Youth Council

The Mayor's Youth Council is a model of youth inclusion in government and civic engagement.

The Mayor's Youth Council (MYC) connects, engages, and empowers Boston's diverse youth through government and civic participation.

About the council

The Mayor's Youth Council is a group of high school students that come from every neighborhood in the City. All council members are confirmed by Mayor Wu. They are responsible for representing their peers, community members, and youth across the city. Council members are selected to serve on MYC through an application and interview process. They serve on the council for a one-year term. They work with:

  • The Mayor’s Office
  • Community Leaders
  • City Officials

MYC provides a platform for youth voice to be represented in the City with the goals of: 

  • Finding and putting in place positive solutions through civic engagement and project management 
  • Building a network with youth leaders from across the City
  • Encouraging youth to prioritize social change and justice in their own communities

Please note: The 2022-2023 application for the Mayor's Youth Council is now closed. Please contact Youthline@Boston.Gov if you are interested in volunteering this school year.

2022-2023 Mayor's Youth Council

The application for the 2022-2023 Mayor's Youth Council is closed!

Click to learn more about how to be involved this school year

Council Structure

The Mayor's Youth Council consists of 86 council members, each of whom work in one of eight committees and a neighborhood working group. Each committee is led by two co-directors and each neighborhood working group is led by two co-liaisons. Co-directors and co-liaisons are paid positions. 

Committees

Every year, MYC council members select committees to participate in. They then work together to creates projects and initiatives that aim to serve young people in their communities. Committees are led by two co-directors who are elected by their peers. The council consists of eight committees that reflect the Mayor's cabinet structure. The following are MYC committees:

  • Arts and Culture
  • Community Engagement & Safety
  • Economic Opportunity & Inclusion
  • Education
  • Environment, Energy & Open Space
  • Public Health
  • Urban Planning
  • Youth Lead the Change
Neighborhood Working Groups

In addition, council members are required to serve on a neighborhood working group with other youth from their neighborhood and the surrounding area. These groups work to identify and address issues that exist in their communities. Neighborhood working groups are led by two co-liaisons elected by their peers. The groups represent the following areas in the City based on their population. 

These groups will facilitate an assessment to better understand the needs of young people:

  • Within the MYC committee impact areas
  • Within their neighborhoods

Youth Ambassadors serve on the neighborhood working group with other youth from their neighborhood and the surrounding area. The groups represent the following areas in the City:

  1. Hyde Park and Mattapan
  2. Dorchester
  3. Roslindale and West Roxbury 
  4. Allston, Brighton, Fenway-Kenmore, and South End
  5. Jamaica Plain and Roxbury
  6. Charlestown, Chinatown, East Boston, Downtown, and North End

Both committees and neighborhood working groups will be supporting the youth needs assessment by crafting a survey of questions. The goal is to understand youth needs as well as hosting youth assemblies to amplify youth voice across the city. 

The goal is for the MYC to create spaces to hear directly from young people to better inform the work of the Council moving forward. Neighborhood working groups are facilitated by two co-liaisons elected by their peers.

2022-2023 Council Members

Members
ARTS and CULTURE
Co-Director: Elizabeth Choi
Co-Director: Sophia Wang
Ayan Mohamed
Chelsea Gomes
Jalene Saint-Eloi
Jaliza Goforth 
Jieying Li
Joline Brito 
Mistchnache Prinston 
Tyeisha Harkness 
Community Engagement & safety
Co-Director: Mark Tran
Co-Director: Sarah Castro Martinez
Ailin Sha
Amyiah Gilchrist 
Ariya Patel 
Fatima Ribeiro 
Jaleel Cardoso
Karla Rivas Brea 
Kiarra Shouder
Kyla Harris 
Lynsastkia Noel 
 
Economic opportunity & inclusion
Co-Director: Joanna Lin
Co-Director: Wesley Ekes
Ahnesti Abraham 
Ammar Elawad
Aniah Quesada 
Ayden Cardoso 
Daniel Rondon
Jolie Nguyen 
Maria Agudelo
Michael Lesse
EDUCATION 
Co-Director: Eliana Rivas 
Co-Director: Jenny Chen
Audra Soni 
Brooklynn Masso 
Gabriel Krause-Grosman
Graham Owens 
Jeffrey Asaredanquah
Kevin Zhong
Lakia Rutherford
Lauren Choy 
Luke Joseph 
Niamh Mcquaid
Vera Jacobson
 
Environment, energy & open space
Co-Director: Esther Ajibola 
Co-Director: Lila Conley
Charles Gomes
Charlotte Ray 
Christine Maher
Crystal Williams 
Esther Ajibola
Guelinton Ramos
Haja Jalloh
Hannah Pavlos 
Lucas Golding
Noemy Genao
public health
Co-Director: Jessie Wang
Co-Director: Kayla Quinlan-Nickerson
Aimi Nosa-Uwaifo
Ayah Bouchouary
Daniel Ajibola
Maya Koreth 
Richard Issac 
Tiaraoluwa Adesoro
Tina Nguyen
Viviana Wallace 
Yolanda Oliveira
 
Urban planning
Co-Director: Ezra Wolfgang 
Co-Director: Kathleen Terry
Alisha Rose
Gabriella Sarnaglia
Jeremiah Ancrum 
Jonas Zatlyn-Weiner
Preston Tran
Will Erwin
 
YOUTH LEAD THE CHANGE
Co-Director: Cinly Mo 
Co-Director: Damian Harrison
Benjamin Rothman 
Jasmine Thompson
Liliana Palencia Garcia 
Lily Huang
Michelle Wang 
Mira Yu
Parmis Mokhtari-Dizaji
Phoebe Clark 
Sabah Vitale
Valerie Dam-Nguyen 
Neighborhood Working Group 1
Co-Liaison: Ahnesti Abraham
Co-Liaison: Mistchnache Prinston
Aimi Nose-Uwaifo
Alisha Rose
Brooklynn Masso
Charles Gomes
Chelsea Gomes
Jalene Saint-Eloi 
Jeffrey Asaredanquah
Kiarra Shouder
Lakia Rutherford
Luke Joseph 
Lynsastkia Noel 
NEIGHBORHOOD WORKING GROUP 2
Co-Liaison: Jasmine Thompson
Co-Liaison: Valerie Dam-Nguyen
Amiyah Gilchrist
Ayden Cardoso
Fatima Ribeiro 
Guelinton Ramos
Haja Jalloh
Jaliza Goforth 
Jeremiah Ancrum
Karla Quinlan
Kyla Harris 
Mark Tran
Michael Lesse
Richard Issac
Tina Nguyen
Tyeisha Harkness
Wesley Ekes
Neighborhood Working Group 3
Co-Liaison: Ammar Elawad
Co-Liaison: Niamh Mcquaid
Charlotte Ray 
Daniel Ajibola 
Daniel Rondon
Eliana Lisbeth Rivas Marte
Esther Ajibola
Ezra Wolfgang 
Graham Owens
Hannah Pavlos
Jessie Wang
kathleen Terrey 
Michelle Wang 
Phoebe Clark
Sophia Wang
Viviana Wallace
Council Members by Neighborhood Working Group
Neighborhood Working Group 4
Co-Liaison: Kevin Zhong
Co-Liaison: Mira Yu
Ailin Sha
Ayan Mohamed
Cinly Mo
Gabriel Krause-Grosman
Jenny Chen 
Joanna Lin
Lily Huang
Noemy Genao
Sabah Vitale
Yolando Oliveira
Neighborhood Working Group 5
Co-Liaison: Benjamin Rothman 
Co-Liaison: Lauren Choy
Aniah Quesada 
Crystal Williams
Elizabeth Choi
Jasmine Thompson 
Joline Brito
Lucas Golding 
Maya Koreth 
Oriana Dunker
Sarah Castro Martinez
Tiaraoluwa Adesoro
Will Erwin
Neighborhood Working Group 6
Co-Liaison: Liliana Palencia Garcia
Co-Liaison: Parmis Mokhtari-Dizaji
Ariya Patel 
Audra Soni
Ayah Bouchouary
Christine Maher
Gabriella Sarnaglia
Jieying Li
Jolie Nguyen
Jonas Zatlyn-Weiner
Maria Agudelo
Vera Jacobson

Contact Us

Are you a student interested in civic engagement, a school or community-based organization interested in learning more about the council? Are you someone looking for more information on the Mayor's Youth Council model? Contact us at youthline@boston.gov.

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