National Youth Action Council

CADCA’s National Youth Action Council (NYAC) provides an opportunity for meaningful collaboration between young leaders and adults. Following a Community of Practice model, NYAC gives youth members a platform to represent their peers, serve as ambassadors for CADCA, and grow as leaders while highlighting the importance of youth voices.

Through the NYAC, CADCA aims to expand young people’s understanding of important topics, including substance use and overall well-being. Members take the lead on action projects and initiatives, develop and deliver presentations, and strengthen their expertise in prevention and public health efforts. In the 2024-2025 program year, NYAC members represent 15 states and Puerto Rico.

Meet the 2024-2025 Cohort

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Jasmine Figueroa
Jasmine Figueroa
Isabelle Blackwood
Isabelle Blackwood
Isabel Woehr
Isabel Woehr
Iishaan Inabathini
Iishaan Inabathini
Fiona Vitali
Fiona Vitali
Emylee Perkins
Emylee Perkins
Daniel Senior
Daniel Senior
Colby Nixon
Colby Nixon
Arjun Kuncha
Arjun Kuncha
Analise Jones
Analise Jones
Abiona Rozales
Abiona Rozales
Sandalee Silva
Sandalee Silva
Samir Vega Ortiz
Samir Vega Ortiz
Saina Soroushiani
Saina Soroushiani
Onika Alonzi
Onika Alonzi
Nandana Thannickal
Nandana Thannickal
Makeeba Akedi
Makeeba Akedi
Mackenzie Frame
Mackenzie Frame
Ruudrakshi Ganguly
Ruudrakshi Ganguly
Swathi Shenoy
Swathi Shenoy
Raegann McDonald
Raegann McDonald
Arya Pore
Arya Pore

 

Applications for the 2025-2026 NYAC will open in late summer 2025 – keep an eye on this page and CADCA’s social media channels to apply!

This program is supported by cooperative agreement number CDC-RFA-PW-24-0080 – Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.