Phoenix Youth Ambassadors Selected for Sister City Visits
June 19, 2002
Nearly two dozen Phoenix high school students have been chosen to serve as
youth ambassadors and travel to Phoenix's sister cities through a summer student
exchange program. The Youth Ambassador Exchange Program, sponsored by the
Phoenix Sister Cities Commission, allows young people from around the world
to learn about and experience each other's cultures. Now more than ever, projects
such as this one are important tools to help build bridges of understanding
and international goodwill. The participating families create friendships
and memories that often last a lifetime.
High school juniors are selected on the basis of their communication skills, maturity, flexibility, leadership and self-confidence. The students depart June 23 and will live with a host family in their designated sister cities for two weeks, then reciprocate and house their host family's son or daughter when they arrive in Phoenix in July
14 and stay through July 28.
Below are this year's Phoenix youth ambassadors and their destinations:
Catania, Italy
Elyse McBride, Horizon High School
Amanda Hensley, Paradise Valley High School
Chengdu, China
Ashley Greenwald, Sunnyslope High School
Eric Ensign, Sunnyslope High School
John Snowberger, Central High School
Ennis, Ireland
Jonathan Dahl, Brophy College Preparatory
Samantha Parker, North High School
Grenoble, France
Carly Bjorklund, Xavier College Preparatory
Karen Chang, Arizona School for the Arts
Hermosillo, Mexico
Reanna Blackford, Arcadia High School
Alycia McKenzie, Arcadia High School
Brian Larson, Brophy College Preparatory
Dennis Gaona, Desert Vista High School
Himeji, Japan
Matthew Crowe, Arcadia High School
Erin Duncan-Oneil, North High School
Emily Charlson, Phoenix Country Day School
Mike Lopker, Brophy College Preparatory
Prague, Czech Republic
Bethany Auten, South Mountain High School
David Talenfeld, Arcadia High School
Taipei, Taiwan
Paul Schlesinger, Sunnyslope High School
Mackenzie Beck, Central High School
Chelsea Kartler, Shadow Mountain High School
More than 330 Phoenix students have participated in Youth Ambassador Exchange Program since it began in 1988. For more information, call the Phoenix Sister Cities Commission at 602-534-3748.
Media Contact:
| Christiana Ferris |
602-262-6169 |
| Jennifer Snyder |
602-534-7529 |
