Our Team

Meet the people behind CivicRising

WY

William Yoon

Founder & Executive Director

Founded CivicRising to empower students to become active, informed citizens and create meaningful change in their communities.

🌟 Civic Engagement 📚 Educational Equity 🤝 Community Building

Issue Leaders

Student leaders tackling our community's most pressing challenges

WY

William Yoon

Educational Equity Leader

Advocates for equal access to quality education for all students, working to close achievement gaps and ensure every student has the resources they need to succeed.

📚 Educational Equity 🎓 Student Advocacy
JL

Jayden Li

Environmental Sustainability Leader

Drives environmental action through tree-planting campaigns, with 50+ trees planted. Advocates for renewable energy and green spaces in our community.

🌱 Sustainability ♻️ Climate Action
JY

Joshua Yeo

Housing Affordability Leader

Advocates for affordable housing solutions, organizing community forums and working with local officials to address displacement and homelessness.

🏠 Housing Justice 📢 Policy Advocacy
SJ

Seonmok Jang

Mental Health Awareness Leader

Champions student wellbeing by distributing 100+ mental health resource kits, organizing peer support groups, and advocating for more school counselors.

🏥 Mental Health 🤗 Peer Support
AP

Aditiya Patel

Transportation Access Leader

Advocates for better public transportation, helping 20+ youth share their transit needs with local officials and organizing community carpool initiatives.

🚍 Transit Equity ⚖️ Access Advocacy
HR

Hailey Rodriguez

Social Inclusion Leader

Celebrates diversity through 5+ multicultural inclusion events, standing up against discrimination and creating inclusive spaces for all community members.

🤝 Inclusion 🌏 Diversity

Community Impact

👧👦

100+ Youth Attending Civic Workshops

Students engaged in hands-on civics education and skill-building sessions

🎤

20+ Youth Testimonies Delivered to Local Officials

Young voices sharing their perspectives at government meetings

📝

10+ Bill Proposals or Civic Projects Developed

Student-led initiatives creating real policy change in our community

💗

100+ Mental Health Resource Kits Distributed

Supporting student wellbeing through accessible mental health resources

🌳

50+ Trees Planted Through Sustainability Campaigns

Environmental action making our community greener and healthier

🌏

5+ Multicultural Inclusion Events Hosted

Celebrating diversity and building bridges across our community

📸 Photo Gallery

Moments from our meetings and activities

🎬 Videos

Watch our presentations and activities

📊 Presentations & Slides

Download our presentation materials

Be Part of the Data!

Join one of our programs and help us grow these numbers even more!