Congratulations to the 2022-2023 Lloydminster Youth Council!

LYC Executive Council:
Amy Levesque, CHAIR
Aubree Tourand, VICE CHAIR
Gracie Lilienskold, SECRETARY
Maheen Mangla, COMMUNICATIONS

Coordinators: Jessie Mann and Shamille Sarcauga
*Special thanks to Maria Rideout
City Representative: Chynna Floriano
Steering Committee Chair: Lorelee Marin
Steering Committee:
Maverick Hann
Constable Melanie Flynn
Kevin Kusch
Leanne Melnechenko
Melody Oliver

Amy Levesque (CHAIR)
Amy is 18 years old and is a Grade 12 student at Holy Rosary High School. She had been on the Council for 4 years and is the Chair of the Council. Amy is also part of the family community support services (FCSS), downtown area redevelopment committee (DARC) and the Vic Juba community theatre board. She loves to volunteer and be part of the community! After high school Amy is attending Lakeland College for power engineering and welding. Thank you for all you have done Amy, we are in awe of you always. 
Aubree Tourand (VICE CHAIR)
Aubree is 16 years old and she is a Grade 11 student at Holy Rosary High School. This is her second year on the Council and she is the Vice-Chair. Aubree joined the Council because she wanted to help her community and make a safe environment for other youth. Aubree is also a certified member of the Influential Generation in giving presentations about anti-vaping and is part of the Influential Generation podcast. Thanks for all the work you do Aubree.
Gracie Lilienskold (SECRETARY)
Gracie is 15 years old and is a Grade 10 student at Lloydminster Comprehensive High School. This is Gracie’s second year on the Council and she is the Secretary for the Council. She joined the Council to make a difference in the community. Her favourite things that she has done on the Council are the skating events and taking part in the youth needs assessment. When she’s older she really wants to travel and a fun fact about her is that she has a sweet tooth and loves anything chocolate. Thank you for all you do Gracie, you are an outstanding Member.
Maheen Mangla (COMMUNICATIONS)
Maheen is 15 years old and is a Grade 10 student at Lloydminster Comprehensive High School. This is her first year on the Council and she joined because she wanted to be able to create and assist in making ideas for the betterment of the community. Some fun facts about Maheen are that she is part of the Ahmadi Muslim community, which first instilled her love for volunteering and helping others. She is a strong feminist and she loves to read, write and travel which is why she aspires to study abroad after high school to become a Gynecologist!
Aiden Mark
Aiden is 18 years old and is a Grade 12 student at Lloydminster Comprehensive High School. He joined the Council to better the city he lives in, he wanted make lots of fun memories with his last year here in Lloydminster and he also wanted to be apart of something bigger. This is Aiden’s first year on the Council, after he graduates he will be going to the U of S for Accounting. Aiden is huge leader and has lots of great ideas and opinions. We love having him on the Council.
Amina Ahmed
Amina is 16 years old and is a Grade 11 student at Lloydminster Comprehensive High School. This is her first year on the council. She wanted to be on the Council so she could participate more in community events. Some fun facts about her are that she loves to write, she thinks film is very important and she loves to travel. We love having her on the Council!
Aknoor Kaur
Aknoor is 17 years old and is a Grade 12 student at Lloydminster Comprehensive High School. This is her first year on the Council and she joined because she wanted to make change in the community and be around great people. Aknoor is very passionate about reading, music, and the earth. She loves bringing happiness to people and she loves being able to help people. Thank you for joining the Council and thank you for sharing more about yourself on Pecha Kucha last year. We appreciate you! 
Jonah Carnell
Jonah is 17 years old and is a Grade 12 student at Holy Rosary High School. This is his first year on the Council and he joined just for fun and because his brother did it. He is doing Pecha Kucha in May and he is a Ukrainian dancer! You are so talented Jonah and we love your spirit. We are so happy to have him on the Council!
Piper Carnell
Piper is 15 years old and she is in Grade 10 at Holy Rosary High School. This is her first year on the Council and she wanted to join because she wanted to share her ideas and show a good representation of youth. A fun fact about Piper is that she has been doing Ukrainian dance since she was just only 3 years old! We are so happy to have her on the Council. Fun fact about Piper, she is an incredible singer and she will be a Master of Ceremony at this years Pecha Kucha. 
Mya Hein
Mya is 15 years old and is in Grade 10 at Holy Rosary High School. She joined the Youth Council because she wanted her voice to be and be a part of something larger than herself. This is Mya’s second year on the Council. Mya loves to acting in drama class!
Camille McDaniel
Camille is 15 years old and is a Grade 9 student at Bishop Lloyd School. She joined the Youth Council because she was to give an Indigenous presence and voice. This is Camille’s first year on the Council and she has been a part of so many of the events and has been volunteering and has made a huge impact! We are so grateful to have her on the Council.
Cam Tomayer
Cam is 15 years old and is a Grade 10 student at Holy Rosary High School. This is their first year on the Council. A fun fact about them is that they are deaf and want to educate more people about the deaf community and what it’s like to grow up with a disability! They are doing Pecha Kucha this year in May. Their favourite colour is yellow and they love art! We love having them on the Council!
Teri
Teri is 15 years old and is a grade 9 student at Bishop Lloyd Middle School. This is her first year in the council. Teri is on the council to give an indigenous voice. A fun fact about Teri is that she is part of the Small Fires group and gives the blanket ceremony presentations. We love having Teri on the council!
Aaron Rousson
Aaron is 15 years old and he is a grade 10 student at Holy Rosary High School. This is his first year on the council and he joined because he wanted to meet new people and spread kindness around the city. A fun fact about Aaron is that he does karate and he has been working as a hockey official for 2 years. We enjoy having him on the council!
Jessie Mann
Co-Coordinator and Co-Founder
Shamille Sarcauga
Co-Coordinator
Lorelee Marin
Chair of the Steering Committee
Co-Founder
Constable Melanie Flynn
Steering Committee Member
Advocate and Mentor
Maverick Hann
Steering Committee Member
Youth Advocate