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LEAP COMMITTEE

LEAP

LEAP (Leadership through Education, Activities, and Personal Development), is a student leadership group comprised of student leaders from WIAA member schools throughout the state. Student representatives are involved with WIAA events, meetings and community projects, and have the unique opportunity to be the voice of Washington’s 225,000+ student-participants.

Each spring, the WIAA invites students who will be entering their JUNIOR year the following fall to apply. Eight students will be selected to join the Committee and participate throughout their junior and senior years. The application launches in the early spring and the annual deadline is MAY 31. For questions related to the LEAP Committee, please contact Andy Knapp.

2024-25 committee members

Taylor Almanza

TAYLOR ALMANZA

STANWOOD

Class of 2026

Bernie Anderson

BERNIE ANDERSON

HOLY NAMES ACADEMY

Class of 2026

Brandon Bao

BRANDON BAO

THOMAS JEFFERSON

Class of 2025

Bryn 2023

BRYN BECKMAN

RAINIER

Class of 2025

Catherine Doherty

CATHERINE DOHERTY

HERMISTON

Class of 2026

JOEY EARL

CHIEF LESCHI

Class of 2025

ABEL GARCIA

ROYAL

Class of 2026

Madison 2023

MADISON HULL

RENTON

Class of 2025

NIK HUSARIK

EMERALD RIDGE

Class of 2025

Kara 2023

KARA MA

THE BUSH SCHOOL

Class of 2025

MYA MORALES

SUNNYSIDE

Class of 2025

Kaiyah Sandridge

KAIYAH SANDRIDGE

ONALASKA

Class of 2026

CHEYENNE SHEWELL

ELLENSBURG

Class of 2025

Jazlyn Sosa

JAZLYN SOSA

ZILLAH

Class of 2026

Cooper Stafford

COOPER STAFFORD

SEHOME

Class of 2026

Justyce Zuniga

JUSTYCE ZUNIGA

TOPPENISH

Class of 2026

PAST committee memberS

RYLEE ALOISIO (Franklin Pierce)
ALEX BESTEMAN (Interlake)
LUKA KAWAHARA (Juanita)
JOEY LURIE (Mercer Island)
GRACIE PHAM (Davis)
KATE SCHNEIDER (Freeman)
ROCKY SRINIVASAN (Eastside Prep)
TURNER VAN SLYKE (Walla Walla)

ZEKE AKINBADE (Prosser)
AYVA BROADBENT (Lewis and Clark)
AVERY BRUMLEY (Sultan)
AMELIA CHIU (Newport (Bellevue))
DREW FIALHO (Lake Washington)
CIARA MENNITTO (Spanaway Lake)
GRACE NELSON (Odessa)
GILLIAN SPILKER (Bellingham)

AULANI BENITEZ (Grandview)
COLE CLARK (Freeman)
MEGAN LETIZ (Wahkiakum)
MAGGIE OGDEN (Clarkston)
AIDAN PERALES (Burlington-Edison)
ISRAEL REYNA (Mount Vernon)
AUSTIN SEALS (Meadowdale)
MICHELLE SOTO MEZA (Highland)

SOSNA ARAYA (Kennedy Catholic)
FIONA CLAYTON (Cleveland)
ANTONIO HERNANDEZ (Stadium)
KJIRSTIN HOPFER (Ocosta)
DANE MCMILLAN (Hoquiam)
NANCY PHAN (Rogers (Spokane))
ROMAN SCHROYER (Sehome)
BILLY SIMPKIN (Kiona-Benton)

GUNNAR AUNE (Colfax)
MALACHY CAFFREY (La Salle)
KELLY CHEN (Foster)
LAUREN FREUH (Issaquah)
ANDREW LIU (Olympia)
ROCCO PARRISH (Grandview)
KAMRYN SHANNON (Ephrata)
ALLISON YAJKO (Skyview)

BRENDEN ARCHER (Shadle Park)
MARTE BORGMANN (Garfield)
KAI BURGMAN (North Thurston)
JOH’NELL CLARK (Spanaway Lake)
ANSON HUANG (Renton)
BRAYDEN KONKLE (Burlington-Edison)
SYDNEY RAINS (Lyle)
ANAYELI TREJO (Bridgeport)

JADE CHAMBERLIN (Connell)
AARON DAVENPORT (Cedarcrest)
KATHY LE (Foss)
TABITHA MESSINEO (Puyallup)
LEXI MIKKELSEN (Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls))
DYLAN MOOERS (Tumwater)
FORD POWERS (Chiawana)
EDDIE ROJAS (Lake Washington)

MEGAN DRAKE (South Whidbey)
FEVEN FESSEHATZION (Lindbergh)
DRAKE MITBY (Ocosta)
MICHAEL LARSON (Everett)
LINDSEY LINDGREN (Oakesdale)
JORDAN OAKES (Holy Names Academy)
CAMERON READ (Goldendale)
KEITHEN SHEPARD (Union)

TYLOR ADCOCK (Kamiak)
SABRINA BOZICH (Hanford)
ALI BRANDT (Wenatchee)
PAYTON GUNHUS (Seattle Christian)
CHLOE LIUM (Bothell)
LEXUS ODEN (Todd Beamer)
ISAAC SANTOS (South Kitsap)
PEYTON VAN PEVANAGE (Davenport)

KACEY COYLE (White River)
BRADY CRANE (Chief Sealth)
MIKAYLA FERENZ (Walla Walla)
CINDY HUYNH (Lindbergh)
NICHOLAS KOSINSKI (Bishop Blanchet)
LORYN MUSGROVE (Kelso)
CONNOR PRATT (Cheney)
MARK WEBBER (Colfax)

GLORIA ALAMEDA (Bridgeport)
BRETT CARTER (Franklin Pierce)
ADAM HUSA (Mount Si)
MONIQUE ISAAK (Almira Coulee Hartline)
SARA LINDQUIST (Mercer Island)
KATE MCGREE (La Salle)
ASHLEE PEDERSEN (Mt. Spokane)
TREVOR TERRIS (Tonasket HS

MERCEDES DEBRULER (Three Rivers Christian)
LILY KARGES (Holy Names Academy)
COLIN MALASKA (Eastside Catholic)
REILLY ROACH (DeSales)
HECTOR RUIZ (Mariner)
BAILEY VALLEE (Bellingham)
TAYLOR WATKINS (East Valley (Spokane))

MADELINE ISAAK (Almira-Coulee-Hartline)
HUNTER LARSON (Aberdeen)
KEVIN NELSON (Enumclaw)
HELEN PETERSEN (Prosser)
LINNEA PHILLIPS (West Valley (Yakima))
JULIE WILSON (Vashon Island)

HAILEY GULLSTAD (Mercer Island)
SHERRY HENRY (Prairie)
NICK JAECH (Camas)
DANIEL KELLY (Onalaska)
NICOLE PRESHO (Mary Walker)
JESSICA WALLACE (Squalicum)

MAC CLARK (Cascade)
SETH DAVIS (Klickitat)
MORGAN MCBRIDE (Bickleton)
SAM MOTA-MARTINEZ (Tri-Cities Prep)
ANTHONY RASCON (Neah Bay)
ANDY SOPER (Franklin Pierce)

MAKENNA HAMRE (Juanita)
RACHEL HAYNES (Tekoa)
ANNA HESTER (Washington)
TATE KELLY (Gonzaga Prep)
AMY OHLINGER (Franklin Pierce)
BEN OLSON (Mount Si)
JUSTIN SLANINA (Washington)
CHERISH SUMMERS (LaCrosse)
CANDI ZION (Toledo)

QUESTIONS?

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