Category: Youth Advisory Board

Alayne Trinko was born and raised in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and is currently a senior at Alan B. Shepard High School. After graduating, she plans to study journalism and communications at a top-ranked university and prepare for a career in broadcast journalism. Alayne is pursuing journalism because the field will allow here to develop her skills as a writer and public speaker. It will also give her a platform from which to serve her country and the world  bydelivering the truth to the public.

Ashleigh Jackson is from Indian Trail, North Carolina, and she is currently a Senior at Sun Valley High School. Ashleigh loves journalism because she enjoys talking to people and telling stories, and that is what journalism is about. Ashleigh wants to be on the Youth Advisory Board in order to make WJMC an even better experience.

Dustin L. Tant is from Chester, South Carolina and attended WJMC in 2018. He is currently a junior at York Preparatory Academy, and once he graduates high school, he plans to attend college and get a degree in journalism and political science. Politics is his passion in life, and he has been involved in politics since he was a freshman in high school. Dustin is currently the office manager for Victory South Carolina in the 5th Congressional District. He loves what he does and wants to continue this type of work!

Kelsey was born in raised in Fresno, California and attends Kingsburg High School. She is a part of the Mu Alpha Theta math team, is volleyball team captain, and is the head editor of the school newspaper, The Viking Voice. Kelsey has played a long time role in the production of the newspaper and is currently the media and color coordinator for The Viking Voice. Olson attended WJMC in the summer of 2018. She intends to peruse a degree in Government International Relations and Law with the end goal of being a political journalist and author. Olson is excited to shape the future of WJMC!

Anna Medina is a senior at Lawrence County Christian School and a dual enrollment student at Calhoun Community College. She is very hardworking and focused, and she is currently working two jobs. Anna is proudly the secretary of her school’s beta club this year. In the future, she plans to major in architectural design and minor in journalism.

Cate Burgan is a part of the graduating class of 2019 at Harpeth High School in Kingston Springs, TN. She plans to attend Northwestern University in the fall and pursue her passion of journalism, culture, and the environment. One of her favorite quotes by Ray Bradbury reminds her daily to keep her ambitions high: “Do what you love and love what you do. Don’t listen to anyone else who tells you not to do it. You do what you want, what you love.”

Jenna Wang is a junior at Iowa City West High School working as an editorial editor and reporter for The West Side Story newsmagazine. When she isn’t busy with articles and homework, Jenna enjoys creating dancing videos for her YouTube channel, working with the Seoul Connections K-Pop Dance Club, writing short opinions/stories, singing all the time, and is a big supporter of Asian American representation in mainstream media. She’s apart of the LA Times High School Insider as a student advisory board member and is now excited to be apart of the Youth Advisory Board for WJMC after having an awesome experience at WJMC 2018.