Between Friday, June 28, and the early morning of Friday, July 5, these 24 Alabama young people will take part in the 52nd Annual YMCA Youth Conference on National Affairs at the Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, N.C.:
2020 House Floor Leader Destiny Baugh, W.P. Davidson High School, Mobile
2019 Commissioner of Corrections Sofie Behr, The Montgomery Academy
2019 Commissioner of Revenue Brett Bonikowski, Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP), Montgomery
2019 Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources Daniel Carmichael, Mountain Brook High School
2019 Lt. Gov. Carter Chandler, The Montgomery Academy
Rep. Sarah Beth Corona, Vestavia Hills High School
2019 First Year Presiding Office Perry Courtney, St. Paul’s Episcopal School, Mobile
2019 Department of Economic and Community Affairs Carter Dewees, Vestavia Hills High School
2019 Speaker of the House Hannah Hale, The Montgomery Academy
2019 Director of Legislative Affairs Will Hamlett, The Montgomery Academy
2019 Chief Justice David Hantouche, St. Paul’s Episcopal School, Mobile
2020 Lt. Gov. Ben Harris, Mountain Brook High School
2019 Commissioner of Mental Health Julia Holmes, Vestavia Hills High School
2019 Sec. of State Trinity Hunter, Saint James School, Montgomery
2020 Speaker of the House Chloe Kinderman, Mountain Brook High School
2019 Chief of Staff Madeline Martin, Spain Park High School, Hoover
2019 Senate Pro Temp William Robertson, The Montgomery Academy
Sen. Abigail Ronson, Vestavia Hills High School
2019 Gov. Jared Schaffer, Spain Park High School, Hoover
2020 Gov. Pavel Shirley, Mountain Brook High School
Sen. Maggie Sparks, Northside Methodist Academy, Dothan
Rep. Lindsay Tadlock, Spain Park High School, Hoover
2019 Sec. of Law Enforcement James Torbert, The Montgomery Academy
Sen. Chris Yang, Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP), Montgomery
This year’s conference will be led by six presiding officers, including two from Alabama, who were selected following the 2018 conference – Olivia Pride and Addison Smith.
ALTERNATES (in order of selection should delegates above be unable to attend)
1 2020 First Year Presiding Officer Alison Gaston, Mountain Brook High School
2 2019 Commissioner of Children’s Affairs Anna Sadie, Catholic Preparatory High School, Montgomery
3 Rep. Margaret Chandler, The Montgomery Academy
4 2019 Deputy Chief of Staff Libba Lamberth, St. Paul’s Episcopal School, Mobile
5 2019 First Year Pro-Temp Jane Grey Battle, Mountain Brook High School
6 2019 Editor In Chief Ashleigh Long, Vestavia Hills High School
7 2019 House President Pro Tempore Ryan Barranco, Saint James School, Montgomery
8 2019 Commissioner of Senior Services Caroline Lloyd, Cherokee County Student Y-Club
9 2019 Administrator of Alcohol Beverage Control Coleman Turnipseed, St. Paul’s Episcopal School, Mobile
10 Sen. Martha Ernest, The Montgomery Academy
11 2019 Finance Director Vincent Indovina, Spain Park High School, Hoover
12 First Year Delegate Austin King, Smith Station High School
13 2019 Legal Adviser Richard Keith, Spain Park High School, Hoover
14 2020 Senate Floor Leader Chloe Annakin, Spain Park High School, Hoover
15 First Year Delegate Jada Burroughs, Brewbaker Technology High School, Montgomery
16 Sen. Rachel Duthu, W.P. Davidson High School, Mobile
17 First Year Delegate Nathaniel Bass, Vestavia Hills High School
18 First Year Delegate Maya Bridgwaters, Vestavia Hills High School
19 Rep. Jackson Craft, W.P. Davidson High School, Mobile
20 2019 Human Resource Commissioner Reagan Chavers, Spain Park High School, Hoover
21 2020 Senate President Pro Tempore Ryan Conn, Vestavia Hills High School
22 Rep. Micaiah Collins, Ramsay High School, Birmingham
23 Sen. Calvin Bryd, YMCA Heart of the Valley, Huntsville
24 Rep. Erica Luckie, Booker T. Washington Magnet High School, Montgomery
25 Rep. Josh Phillips, Spain Park High School, Hoover
26 2019 First Year Chaplain Olivia Webb, Northside Methodist Academy, Dothan
27 Sen. Jack Orr, YMCA Heart of the Valley, Huntsville